Assistant Farmer Full-Time Job at Grow it Green Morristown!
Grow it Green Morristown is seeking a reliable, hands-on Assistant Farmer to help with cultivation and teaching opportunities at our Urban Farm. This position will report to the Director of Agriculture & Education. The Urban Farm is a one-acre education farm for the community and the 5,200 children of the Morris School District, making this job opportunity distinct from many typical farm jobs. If you are interested or know someone who would be, please check out the job details posted on their website! This unique outdoor position is 35 hours/week.
City Year AmeriCorps Positions for 2020-21 School Year:
City Year helps students and schools succeed. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school, helping to ensure that students in systematically under-resourced schools receive a high-quality education that prepares them with the skills and mindsets to thrive and contribute to their community. Your service will focus on helping students get and/or remain on track to graduate by providing academic support, delivering behavior and attendance coaching and encouraging student engagement to promote a positive school climate. You will be assigned to a diverse team of 8-15 young adults and serve with them during the 2020-2021 school year. Beginning each day before the first school bell rings and staying until the last child leaves the after-school program, you’ll serve students, schools and communities in a variety of ways. Positions are open in numerous cities around the U.S.
Benefits include bi-weekly living stipend, post-service Segal education award, health insurance, and loan forbearance on qualifying student loans.
For more information and application instructions, head on over to Handshake!
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Jobs in the NJ State Government for All Majors!
Meeting Recording:
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HELPFUL LINKS PROVIDED BY MR. JOSEPH FORTE:
Link to Jobs:
HTTPS://INFO.CSC.STATE.NJ.US/VATS/JOBVIEW.ASPX (AS OF THIS POSTING, THERE ARE ABOUT 50 JOBS CURRENTLY LISTED. PRIOR TO COVID THERE WERE ABOUT 250. JOE EXPECTS THERE WILL BE ABOUT 150 MORE ADDED AFTER THE CRISIS ENDS).
TRAINEE POSITIONS: (Career Center Director Greg Townsend called them the “Golden Tickets” — you apply without taking the test; it’s a one year position with benefits, after which you are eligible for union membership and can move around to other positions) From Mr. Forte: “Non-competitive positions do not have the $25 application fee. I recommend that your students apply to as many as possible as they are free and just require emailing resume/cover letter listed in the PDF!” There are often multiple openings for each position listed.
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Organizations Offering Volunteer Positions Might Also Want Interns!
There are many virtual volunteering opportunities listed in this document from the NJ Governor’s Office. Link here for a robust resource list categorized by activity, impact area or beneficiaries. If you see one that interests you, contact them to ask if it might be possible to do the work as an internship! Guidelines for internships can be found on the Career Center’s website, and you can email them at interns@drew.edu.
