Job Opening: Community Engagement Coordinator
- Company
- Massachusetts Employer
- Location
- Salem, MA
- Posted on
- May 10, 2024
Job Description:The Commonwealth Corps Members will assist in outreach
and engagement efforts to grow our food access partnerships and provide
local food distribution support. Service members will perform the
following: (a) Mobile Market Launch: engage food insecure communities
and food access partners in a North Shore Mobile Market Coalition;
support Mobile Market operations; provide nutrition education; and track
results to develop an enterprise model for a new mobile market program
in low-income North Shore communities; (b) Food Hub and Farm Production
Support: alongside farmer trainees and farmer training staff, support
educational goals and experiential farm programming in demonstration
training plot, support demonstration plot maintenance with Practicum
participants, volunteers including planting, weeding, harvesting of
crops for food access and food hub markets; (c) Food Hub Logistical
Support: support volunteer outreach, training, coaching, and food hub
distribution logistics; (d) Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement: engage
volunteers and identify volunteer needs on farm and in food hub; (e)
Community Event Planning and Support: develop schedule of community
engagement events on farm and volunteer roles needed, engage community
partners to leverage outreach, and support execution of events and
follow up services. What You?ll Do: Essential Responsibilities:
\~Complete a minimum of 1,500 hours of service, serving through June 21,
2025. \~Attend a minimum of 6 Commonwealth Corps trainings and service
events held by MSA post orientation. \~Participate in a minimum of 1
hour of MSA-related activities each week. This may include filling out
timesheets, completing a bi-monthly reflection or check-in, or other
MSA-related tasks or activities. \~Engage communities in New Entry\'s
new Mobile Market program and engage food access partners in the North
Shore Mobile Market Coalition. \~Conduct community outreach to increase
awareness and engagement in New Entry programs and services to build
partnerships and generate community support for the mission. \~Recruit,
engage, manage, track, and steward volunteers to support New Entry
operations. \~Contribute to New Entry newsletter development and website
content. \~Participate in Food Hub coordination and management,
including share packing, volunteer supervision, marketing, CSA/Senior
share newsletter development, and connecting low-income consumers to
fresh locally grown food. \~Support Farmer Training team to prepare
produce for market (harvesting, washing, and packing produce), support
demonstration plot maintenance (planting, weeding, watering), and
facilitate produce distribution to consumers. Marginal Responsibilities:
\~Support planning and coordination of on farm community events and
tours for the public. \~Support agricultural training courses and
workshops. \~Facilitate project evaluation, collection of metrics, and
tracking of project outcomes. \~Be a part of the greater Commonwealth
Corps community, including participating in cross-site learning groups,
writing a short profile for the CC newsletter, connecting with other
members on our online platforms, and attending optional social/service
events. Job Qualifications You must be: \~ A Massachusetts resident with
legal authorization to work in the U.S. \~18 years of age at minimum
(member age range is 18 ? 70+ years old) \~Excited to give back to your
community and interested in developing your skills and gaining new
professional experiences \~Able to balance service internship
commitments with personal commitments in a sustainable way \~Passionate
about food justice, local food, farming, and building community
connections to food and land \~Excited and able to be outdoors in all
weather conditions, on uneven terrain in an agricultural setting \~Eager
to interact with diverse individuals and plan engaging community events
and activities for all ages \~Adept at compute programs such as
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