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