Job Opportunities

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Job Opportunities at Land-Based Learning

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The Center for Land-Based Learning provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

About the Center for Land-Based Learning

The Mission of the Center for Land-Based Learning is to inspire, educate, and cultivate future generations of farmers, agricultural leaders and natural resource stewards. We achieve this mission by providing experiential education programs for high school students (the SLEWS, Caring for our Watersheds, and FARMS Leadership Programs) and a beginning farmer training and development program for adults (the California Farm Academy). These model programs provide hands-on experiences through which participants develop leadership skills and create connections to environmental, agricultural, and food system careers. Our programs span more than 30 California counties and reach over 2,000 people each year.



Community Food Program Coordinator

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The Position

The Community Food Program Coordinator is a full-time position based at Center for Land based Learning's (CLBL) headquarters in Woodland and reports to the Community Food Program Manager. The primary role is to assist in the planning, coordination, execution, and marketing of the Woodland Mobile Farmers Market. The other duties will include implementing a marketing plan for mobile market; facilitating community partnerships; outreaching to constituents and stakeholders in the community; and assisting the Program Manager in program administration including grant reporting and managing grant deliverables.

Key Job Responsibilities

Mobile Market Duties (75%):

Grant and Administrative Duties (25%):

Requirements

Preferred Skills

Hours, Benefits, & Compensation

This is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt position. The wage range is $23 to $26 per hour. This position includes medical, vision, and dental benefits, vacation, sick days and 12 paid holidays. CLBL also provides the opportunity to enroll in Flexible Health Spending Accounts, supplemental insurance through Colonial Insurance, and 401(K)/Roth IRA options. Benefits also include one floating holiday for a total of 13 paid federal holidays in a calendar year. Position comes with cell phone reimbursement and expense/mileage reimbursement plus company credit card for CLBL related expenses.

To Apply

Send cover letter and resume to:
Susie Sutphin
Center for Land Based Learning
Community Food Program Manager

susie@landbasedlearning.org
805-889-3587

This position is open until filled. The Center for Land-Based Learning is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.



Central Valley FARMS Manager

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The FARMS Program

The FARMS (Farming, Agriculture and Resource Management for Sustainability) Program introduces, trains, and recruits high school students for college and career opportunities in agriculture and environmental sciences. For the past 30 years, the FARMS Leadership Program has been expanding opportunities for high school students who have a passion for agriculture. A second year program, FARMS Advanced, was added in 2015 and, for the first time in 2017, paid internships were offered to graduates of the Advanced program. Currently the FARMS program has 16 different cohorts and over 200 participating students from Red Bluff to Bakersfield, and Sonoma to Salinas.

Job Summary

The Center for Land-Based Learning is seeking a Central Valley FARMS Manager to operate programming in Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties. This position is full time, management-level exempt, remote with flexible work hours, and requires travel extensively throughout the region (incurred expenses will be reimbursed). The expectation is to work 40 hours a week, although running multiple programs throughout the region may require more hours in one week than others, and some weeks with less than 40. As the position is exempt, overtime pay is not paid, but rather as a Manager, the position requires the work to be done when it is needed.

Core Responsibilities

Job duties include, but are not limited to planning, coordinating, and facilitating both the FARMS Leadership and FARMS Advanced Programs for the Central Valley region:

FARMS Leadership Program (1st year students):

FARMS Advanced Program (2nd year students):

Qualifications & Experience

Skills Required

Expectations

This is a remote position so it is expected that you provide your own home office space and travel (rental vehicle accessible for longer trips) to all field days, partner meetings, and other required events or training. As there is not a day-to-day oversight it is expected that this management position has a high level of self motivation, professionalism, ethics, and the interest in working independently while managing their time effectively. As this position represents the entire Center for Land-Based Learning organization in the greater Fresno area, and as such the employee is expected to be a positive and friendly ambassador of our organization for the Central Valley region.

Hours, Benefits & Compensation

The Central Valley FARMS Program Manager position is a full time, exempt position. The salary range is $65,000 - $75,000 yearly depending on experience. This position includes medical, vision, and dental benefits, vacation, sick days, 12 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday. CLBL also provides the opportunity to enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts, supplemental insurance through Colonial Life, and 401(K)/Roth IRA options.

To Apply

Review of applications will begin on March 31st, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. Send a resume and cover letter to: