PHENND Fellows-Community Farm Engagement Assistant Coord.
AmeriCorps
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Published 1 month ago
Farm, Ranch, and Greenhouse Operations
Full time
PHENND Fellows-Community Farm Engagement Assistant Coord.
Martha's Community Farm is part of Martha's Choice Marketplace and Community Farm, the most visited food pantry in Montgomery County, PA. The mission of Martha's is to "build community through access to healthy food." The Audubon, PA., farm practices regenerative agriculture and all produce grown is donated fresh for distribution to the Choice Marketplace Food Pantry in Norristown, PA. To support growing food for families in need, Martha's Community Farm acts as a community involvement hub for food system sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Member Duties : The VISTA will help to plan and implement a sustainable, successful volunteer engagement program to support Martha's Community Farm in the fulfillment of its mission objective to increase sustainable food production and distribution via community involvement. More specifically, VISTA will: 1.) Learn and assess current volunteer engagement systems to understand areas of opportunity improvement. 2.) Refine current engagement strategies, systems, and programs which increase targeted volunteer recruitment, engagement, management, retention, and reporting. 3.) Develop a plan for implementation and iteration of these strategies, systems, and programs. The VISTA will gain experience in volunteer management, communications, digital media, strategic planning, program development, and data interpretation. VISTA will work closely with Farm staff to align systems with Farm capacity and use Microsoft Planner to manage tasks, timelines, and project completion.
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* , Monthly SEPTA transportation pass .
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Education , Health , Environment , Hunger , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development .
Skills :
Public Health , Computers/Technology , Fine Arts/Crafts , Leadership , Environment , Communications , Community Organization , Education , Public Speaking , Non-Profit Management , General Skills , Social Services , Writing/Editing , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Team Work , Recruitment
Martha's Community Farm is part of Martha's Choice Marketplace and Community Farm, the most visited food pantry in Montgomery County, PA. The mission of Martha's is to "build community through access to healthy food." The Audubon, PA., farm practices regenerative agriculture and all produce grown is donated fresh for distribution to the Choice Marketplace Food Pantry in Norristown, PA. To support growing food for families in need, Martha's Community Farm acts as a community involvement hub for food system sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Member Duties : The VISTA will help to plan and implement a sustainable, successful volunteer engagement program to support Martha's Community Farm in the fulfillment of its mission objective to increase sustainable food production and distribution via community involvement. More specifically, VISTA will: 1.) Learn and assess current volunteer engagement systems to understand areas of opportunity improvement. 2.) Refine current engagement strategies, systems, and programs which increase targeted volunteer recruitment, engagement, management, retention, and reporting. 3.) Develop a plan for implementation and iteration of these strategies, systems, and programs. The VISTA will gain experience in volunteer management, communications, digital media, strategic planning, program development, and data interpretation. VISTA will work closely with Farm staff to align systems with Farm capacity and use Microsoft Planner to manage tasks, timelines, and project completion.
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* , Monthly SEPTA transportation pass .
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Education , Health , Environment , Hunger , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development .
Skills :
Public Health , Computers/Technology , Fine Arts/Crafts , Leadership , Environment , Communications , Community Organization , Education , Public Speaking , Non-Profit Management , General Skills , Social Services , Writing/Editing , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Team Work , Recruitment