RSU 71
RSU 71 is seeking 2 Food Education Service Members for the 2024-2025 term.
The FoodCorps service positions would focus on three of the elementary schools: East Belfast School, Kermit Nickerson School in Swanville, and Ames School in Seasrsmont, as well as supporting a newly created, district-wide Elementary School Gardens Coordinator position focused at recently graduated site: Captain Albert Stevens School in Belfast. Belfast, the hub of more rural, surrounding towns, has a thriving, historic downtown which is home to the state’s largest and oldest food co-op, access to multi-use trails on the ocean and in the woods.
Captain Albert Stevens Elementary School (CASS) has a small, but well-loved garden, which has increased in size and scope each year, and a recently added orchard, hoop house, and outdoor classroom. The program at this school is well-established at this point and the service member would be working toward a self-sustaining program, to be established at the end of the 22/23 school year. The service member serving at Ames school would be looking to establish a program in the mold of that at CASS while also working with the kitchen to support connections between local food providers and the school kitchen and district director of nutrition, who is also supportive of this endeavor. The service member will coordinate with the returning service member serving at Nickerson and East Belfast Schools, as well as a newly hired elementary schools garden coordinator for the district. Both service members would support the continued development of a plan for district-wide coordination of programming.
When you serve in Maine, you are joining a family of 12 Service members serving all across the state. We connect both virtually and in person, spend time together and learn, and enjoy all the natural beauty and excellent food culture Maine has to offer. No matter where you are, you have the support of the cohort and FoodCorps Maine staff, Malia and Ryan who both grew up in Maine and love sharing all that is great about this state with service members who we hope will put down roots here and continue to be an important part of Maine.
Preferred Qualifications
- Must have the ability to work with others, including students, volunteers, and teachers
- Belief in education’s role in transforming society is also important
- A gardening background is a plus, particularly when it involved gardening with youth, but is not strictly necessary
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Interested in serving in RSU 71? Contact Malia at
malia.demers@foodcorps.org -
Interested in learning more about our Maine corps? Contact Ryan at
ryan.parker@foodcorps.org
RSU 71 is seeking 2 Food Education Service Members for the 2024-2025 term.
The FoodCorps service positions would focus on three of the elementary schools: East Belfast School, Kermit Nickerson School in Swanville, and Ames School in Seasrsmont, as well as supporting a newly created, district-wide Elementary School Gardens Coordinator position focused at recently graduated site: Captain Albert Stevens School in Belfast. Belfast, the hub of more rural, surrounding towns, has a thriving, historic downtown which is home to the state’s largest and oldest food co-op, access to multi-use trails on the ocean and in the woods.
Captain Albert Stevens Elementary School (CASS) has a small, but well-loved garden, which has increased in size and scope each year, and a recently added orchard, hoop house, and outdoor classroom. The program at this school is well-established at this point and the service member would be working toward a self-sustaining program, to be established at the end of the 22/23 school year. The service member serving at Ames school would be looking to establish a program in the mold of that at CASS while also working with the kitchen to support connections between local food providers and the school kitchen and district director of nutrition, who is also supportive of this endeavor. The service member will coordinate with the returning service member serving at Nickerson and East Belfast Schools, as well as a newly hired elementary schools garden coordinator for the district. Both service members would support the continued development of a plan for district-wide coordination of programming.
When you serve in Maine, you are joining a family of 12 Service members serving all across the state. We connect both virtually and in person, spend time together and learn, and enjoy all the natural beauty and excellent food culture Maine has to offer. No matter where you are, you have the support of the cohort and FoodCorps Maine staff, Malia and Ryan who both grew up in Maine and love sharing all that is great about this state with service members who we hope will put down roots here and continue to be an important part of Maine.
Preferred Qualifications
- Must have the ability to work with others, including students, volunteers, and teachers
- Belief in education’s role in transforming society is also important
- A gardening background is a plus, particularly when it involved gardening with youth, but is not strictly necessary
-
Interested in serving in RSU 71? Contact Malia at
malia.demers@foodcorps.org -
Interested in learning more about our Maine corps? Contact Ryan at
ryan.parker@foodcorps.org