Education Department Intern

Role : Education Department Intern

Reports To : Director of Education

FLSA : PT Seasonal, Hourly, Non-Exempt

Role Status : On-site (Availability Sept through May 3 days at week - Thursday and Saturdays required, 3rd day flexible)

About Grace Farms

Grace Farms is a center for culture and collaboration in New Canaan, Connecticut. We bring together people across sectors to explore nature, arts, justice, community, and faith at the SANAA-designed River building, situated on 80 acres of natural landscapes. Our humanitarian work to end modern slavery and foster more grace and peace in our local and global communities includes leading the Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain

The Role

The Education Department Intern will work alongside our talented team of professional educators to facilitate programs for young learners and learners of all ages! The person in this role will engage with the public by inspiring and inviting them into the Work at Grace Farms, as well as share the mission of Grace Farms through daily programming and pop-up activities. By participating in this internship opportunity, you will be honing your public speaking skills, engaging audiences with hands on learning and place-based teaching techniques. This position can be for school credit or can be a paid internship.

Duties :

• Support the Education Team with Pop-Up Engagements, Bunny Book Group, Open Arts Studio, Earth Day, 10 Year Celebration Events and other public programs.
• Assist in the set up and clean-up of the daily programming, starting and ending each program on time in the proper location, and communicating any necessary changes in schedule to the supervisor on duty in a timely manner during regular Operational hours
• Partner with the Events & Visitor Experience Team in various visitor experience capacities to extend hospitality to guests at public and private events at Grace Farms including, but not limited to : greeting, registration check-in, wayfinding, and providing necessary information to guests to ensure a welcoming and meaningful event and experience for all
• Observe and collect data that will support ongoing analysis of the programs.
• Contribute to the research and development of public programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Physical Requirements :

Compensation : $18 per hour or school credit

Grace Farms is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.