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Youth Farm Crew Facilitator Position at Working Theory Farm
About the farm:
At Working Theory Farm, our mission is to empower youth through the shared work of farming to grow food for partner organizations who distribute this food to families in need. We provide employment, mentorship, and educational opportunities to underserved youth in Washington County by growing vegetables and raising livestock on our no-till organic farm. We work with youth who are or have been unsupported by traditional systems, primarily representing populations impacted by the juvenile justice system, that are experiencing or have previously experienced homelessness or housing instability, and/or have been impacted by food insecurity or poverty. Both the youth we serve and the community members we feed are primarily Latino.
Youth are on the farm nearly every week of the year with different cohorts in the Spring, Summer, and Fall alongside leadership roles like Crew Leads and an Operations Crew. Our goal with all of these youth is to provide positive relationships with caring adults and teach the lessons that farming is so good at teaching — creativity, problem solving, awareness, personal and social responsibility, resilience, and collaboration, to name a few.
We strive to build a safe and supportive work environment for everyone employed here on the farm. We are committed to justice, equity, and accountability and building an organization where we live these values. Our programming is focused on uplifting youth and feeding community members who are facing injustice.
In order to carry out this mission, our small team is in need of a supporting adult staff member during the height of our season to support youth crew programming and facilitation. At the heart of the mission is the connection that comes from doing the hard work on land together with young people, as co-workers, community members, and caring humans to tend the land and sustain change in ourselves, in our communities, and in the larger food systems of Washington County.
We encourage people who have been impacted by systems and structures of violence and land dispossession in our community to apply. We recognize this includes Indigenous people who have had their ancestral lands stolen from them and lifeways forcibly repressed, Black people who have been removed from land, criminalized, and prevented from land access and ownership, people who or whose families have faced violence or exploitation in commercial agriculture or labor systems, people who or whose families have had to cross borders and face criminalization for it, and people who have been impacted by the carceral system and been punitively removed from their home families and communities.
Even if you feel like you may not meet all the position qualifications, we strongly encourage you to apply if you feel alignment with our values and mission.
About the position:
The seasonal farm mentor will be on with youth crews three days a week, ~5 hours a day.
Description of day-to-day work :
Physical Requirements and Environmental Considerations
Skills and Experience (what we’re looking for from all candidates):
Skills and Experience Could Include: (We don’t expect you to have all of these experiences. Anything on this list will catch our eye):
EOE:
As an equal opportunity employer, WTF is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, disability, age, marital status, military status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or any other characteristic or basis prohibited by applicable law.