Education Supervisor

About Waltham Fields Community Farm

WFCF is a 501c3 nonprofit that cultivates sustainable and equitable relationships between
people, their food supply, and the land from which it grows. We envision communities with
equitable access to the beauty, sanctuary, and food of local, sustainable farms.

Position Description
The Education Supervisor delivers and supports high-quality seasonal, outdoor, farm-based
education programs year-round for our diverse community of WFCF youth and adult learners.
These programs include our four seasonally based, on-farm, youth-centered perennial programs
(Little Sprouts, After School, Teen Corps, Summer on the Far), field trips, school visits, adult and
family workshops, and occasional outreach at fairs, farmers’ markets, and events. The
Education Supervisor works independently and collaboratively to plan, promote, prepare, and
facilitate online program registration; to design, to set up, to deliver immersive, hands-on
programs; and to maintain our educational spaces and our health and safety protocols. We seek
individuals with a high level of accountability, a passion for our mission, a strong interest in
educating, building relationships,and inspiring and growing the community of learners we serve
through our farm-based, experiential education programs.

Responsibilities
● Supervise participants and facilitate programs both independently and as part of the
education team.
● Lead, direct, and supervise the seasonal summer education team.
● Facilitate educational programs that focus on building community and unique seasonal
aspects such as observations of plants, animals, spiders and insects; exploration of food
harvested through culinary arts; and the development of more intimate relationships between
participants and the land we steward.
● Develop and document approved age-appropriate curricula using existing WFCF resources;
design and suggest new activities and lessons to create schedules of activities, recipes, games,
songs, books, and projects. (Templates provided.)
● Perform, instruct, and assist learners with gardening tasks to help to maintain the educational
components and high standards of the educational growing spaces.
● Facilitate hands-on learning by implementing emergent curriculum and experiential learning
strategies. Identify and support the unique, individual, and emerging interests of our young
learners through play and hands-on activities.
● Create, prepare, set up, manage, take down, and put away activity materials for program
sessions .
● Follow and enforce established health, safety, and food safety protocols.
● Interact and build relationships with program participants, caregivers, and parents in an
enthusiastic and friendly manner. Serve as caregivers/parents’ first contact at drop off and pick
up. Relay necessary information to the Director of Education and Community Engagement.
● Assist with the set up, management, and troubleshooting of education events in the online
registration system (Neon CRM); communicate with registering parents and caregivers.
● Complete and submit incident/injury reports, attendance/registration reports, or other
documentation as needed.
● Help to promote educational programs by taking photos and short video, managing photo
permissions, uploading, labeling, and sharing media files, assisting with social media (training
provided) and serving as an ambassador while out in the community and at in-person
promotional events.

Qualifications
● 21 years of age or older.
● 2+ years experience in child care, early childhood education, environmental education,
agriculture, classroom or out-of-school-time or pre-K programs, learning settings or
related field.
● Experience/ease conducting group meetings, leading tours/workshops, and public
speaking.
● Outstanding organizational and communication skills and strong writing skills.
● Efficiency using MS Office, Google Suite, and Canva. Familiarity with Neon CRM or other
CRM databases will be considered a real plus.
● Understanding/willingness to learn about emergent, interdisciplinary, student-led,
hands-on learning models as related to early childhood education and human growth
and development.
● Demonstrated enthusiasm for early childhood, youth education and adult education,
and developing relationships between participants, the natural world, and their local,
community-driven food systems.
● Knowledge and experience, or willingness to learn about organic gardening and
sustainable farming.
● Commitment to our mission, and a high level of respect for the dignity of the community
we serve.
● Willingness to complete paid staff training and utilize learning, including the cultural and
natural history of this land, sustainable and organic agriculture, communication, group
management, health and safety, teaching techniques, and curriculum development.
Terms of Employment
This is a part-time, non-exempt (hourly) position, with specific hours varying between a
minimum of 25 to 35 hours per week according to the FYschedule set forth in the Job Offer( 25
hrs/week January-June and November-December; 35 hours/week July, August, September, and
October) Each year, employees are required to provide necessary documentation including, but
not limited to, a copy of their driver’s license, documentation for the I-9 form. All employees
must pass a CORI; educational employees must hold current CPR/First Aid certification. (Both
items can be obtained through WFCF.) WFCF requires adherence to our wellness protocols, including precautions to avoid transmission of bacterial and viral infections.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of
the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this position.
This job description is a list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working
conditions associated with the position. Please note: Nothing in this document restricts
management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
WFCF is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees
and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, citizenship status, familial status,
ancestry, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Rev 5/25

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Jessica Herwick,
Director of Education and Community Engagement, at
jessica@communityfarms.org