[Community_garden] Summer Intern positions at CENYC

[Lenny Librizzi]

The Council on the Environment will be hiring 2 summer teen group leaders for our Learn It Grow It Eat It Program. The job announcement is below:

Council on the Environment of New York City
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7-Week Summer Internship Available

“Learn it, Grow it, Eat it” Summer Group Leader

Qualifications:	College graduate or commensurate experience, willing to work outdoors with teenagers,  experience and/or interest in urban gardening, interest or background in food, health and environmental issues especially healthy eating, food access and community organizing, computer proficient. Spanish, cooking, carpentry, video and art skills a plus. 

Job Description:	The Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) is a privately funded citizens' organization in the Office of the Mayor. CENYC promotes environmental awareness and solutions to environmental problems. In Fall 2006 CENYC launched its “Learn it, Grow it, Eat it” (LGE) project in five high schools and 2 community gardens in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx. The project encourages young people to take control of their health through nutrition education and improved food access in their schools and community. It has an in-school component that focuses on healthy eating and the environment, and a garden component where students learn to grow their own vegetables. This summer we are hiring 15 high school students from our program to maintain their community garden plots over the summer and to spread the word about healthy eating in the south Bronx. 

Under the guidance and supervision of CENYC’s LGE team, group leaders will supervise five teenage interns in the community gardens and help with outreach and education in the community. Specifically, in the gardens they will help to plant, weed, water and harvest and other garden upkeep projects. In the community they will help the teens to run a weekly farm stand, organize education tables at farmers markets and other public spaces, disseminate information, and conduct surveys to identify healthy eating options in the neighborhood. 
 

Group leaders will also assist in evaluating the success of the project and the performance of the teen interns.  

         CENYC is an equal opportunity employer.

Schedule:	Monday – Friday, 10-4PM, 
              July 1st to August 19th 2008, 
        
To apply:        Send cover letter and resume (e-mail preferred) by May 26, 2008 to:
        
Contact:	Lenny Librizzi or David Saphire
Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) 
51 Chambers Street room 228 
New York, New York 10007 
212-788-7927 / 7930 phone 
212-788-7913 fax 
llibrizzi at cenyc.org
saphd at yahoo.com

Lenny Librizzi
Council on the Environment
51 Chambers Street room 228
NY,NY 10007
212-788-7927 phone
212-788-7913 fax
llibrizzi at cenyc.org
www.cenyc.org





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