North Shore Site Supervisor - Lynn, United States - The Food Project

Description

What We Seek

The Food Project's Youth Development Model
At The Food Project we work in three youth crews, each related, but different, dynamic and particular.

Seed Crew is a 6 week intensive immersion creating the foundation for all that we do - farming, learning about sustainable food systems, personal development, working on a team, learning about systems of oppression, and cultivating a sense of agency to participate in changing oppressive systems on a very local level through the work we do.

Responsibilities

Youth Engagement -
75%

- Seed Crew Set up (June-July ):

• ○ Coordinating with the operations team on train schedules, tickets, workshops supplies, gear orders.

- ○ Assist operations with onboarding paperwork as needed.
- ○ Prepare and gather materials to lead social justice workshops throughout the summer.
- ○ Prep and co-lead summer leader training

• Summer Seed Crew Implementation (July-Aug):
• ○ Implement daily sessions with the Seed Crew in accordance with stated schedule, design and learningobjectives, focusing on building introductory knowledge of social justice and food justice issues and skills in communication and relationship building across social barriers, farmer and community engagement.

- ○ Train, coach, mentor, and supervise peer leaders and Crew Leaders to ensure a smooth, high-impact experience for Crew Workers throughout the summer
- ○ Coordinate documentation, mapping, and evaluation processes for the work with our Evaluation Manager


Management
20%:

• Supervisor Checkins: One on one checkins between Site Supervisor and Youth Development Manager and/orGB Associate Director of Youth and Community for feedback and support.
• Crew Leader Checkins: These are oneonone checkins between the Site Supervisor, crew Leaders, and PeerLeaders to provide feedback and support for managing Crew Workers.
• Weekly Team Meeting Check-Ins: Lead and facilitate weekly meetings to support feedback gathering and selfaccountability processes.
• Farm Intersections: Oneonone checkins between the site supervisor and farmers at respective sites areneeded to coordinate logistics.
• Community Partner Intersections: One on one check ins between Site Supervisor and Community Partners at

respective sites to coordinate logistics.

• Budget: Update and comanagement of Seed Crew budget.

Organizational Health
5%

• Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: Training, work, affinity group space, dialogue space.
• Feedback Participation
• Active Organizational Team Member: Department/team intersectional collaboration in respectivework/communication as needed and requested
  Qualifications:
• At least one year of experience working directly with high school youth in teaching, organizing, mentoring, and/or facilitative capacity.
• Experience facilitating discussions or training about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) as well as in working with diverse groups of people.
• Demonstrated skills in youth development, including setting healthy boundaries between youth and supervisors and responding effectively to the nonprogrammatic issues youth bring up in the course of their work.
• Capacity to uphold high standards set by the community, and ability to motivate a group of young people while fostering their potential.
• Strong interest in working with youth as partners and supporting the youthcentered aspects of the work.
• Excellent organizational skills, dependability, flexibility, and capacity to manage time effectively bothindependently and on group projects.
• Some familiarity with food systems and food access issues.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to drive large (15 passenger, cargo van, and/or truck) vehicles in the city.
• Farming or gardening experience (preferred).
• Familiarity with Lynn (preferred).

Location & Schedule

This position will be based in Lynn and Wenham, MA, Monday through Friday work during the programmatic season of June 3rd to August 26th.

During Leader training June 17th

• July 3rd travel will fluctuate between regions (North Shore and Greater Boston)

Recruitment Process

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary


Pay:
$ $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week


Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k)

matching

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Lynn, MA required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lynn, MA 01901: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Lynn, MA 01901