The Council on the Environment's Learn it Grow it Eat it Project will be hiring 2 project assistants for 7 weeks this summer to work in 2 community gardens in the Bronx supervising high school youth teams in the gardens and doing healthy eating outreach in the community. The job announcement is attached and copied below.
Lenny Librizzi Council of the Environment of New York City ____________________________________________________________ Summer Internship Available Learn it, Grow it, Eat it Project Assistant Internship Qualifications: College graduate or commensurate experience, willing to work outdoors with teenagers, urban horticulture, 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 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 the 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, project assistant interns will supervise five teenage interns in the community gardens and doing 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 organize education tables at farmers markets and other public spaces, disseminate information, and conduct surveys to identify healthy eating options in the neighborhood. Project Assistants 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 5th to August 21st 2007, To apply: Send cover letter and resume (e-mail preferred) by May 18, 2007 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 Salary: $18/hour -- Lenny Librizzi Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) 51 Chambers Street room 228 New York, New York 10007 www.cenyc.org 212-788-7927 phone 212-788-7913 fax llibrizzi at cenyc.org