Community Education Specialist 3– Half Moon Bay, CA, Job ID 86236
Position Summary:This position will be in charge of the management, development, and community engagement of the Phoenix Garden, a six-acre garden site in San Mateo, CA. This role combines hands-on horticultural work maintaining the site with youth development, education, program coordination, education, and partnership development. This position will oversee all aspects of garden maintenance, including watering, propagation, pest management, composting, bee-keeping, and ongoing site beautification, while also leading the development and delivery of community educational programming.In collaboration with other education staff, the CES 3 develops and delivers garden-based educational programming for youth from vulnerable demographics. These populations include: youth who have been incarcerated and/or involved with the justice system, youth who are at-risk of justice system involvement, and youth in residential treatment settings. Current programming includes a youth internship focused o