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Join our team! We are currently hiring for the following positions:

Program Manager
The Program Manager will supervise and provide operational support to program staff, while fostering an organizational culture of growth and inclusion among program staff. The ideal candidate is reliable, organized, personable, outgoing, and approachable, and possesses past supervisory experience in a youth development or education capacity. Learn more

Finance Associate 
The Finance Associate will be responsible for the day-to-day financial activity of the organization, including monitoring financial activity, generating regular reports, overseeing accounts payable and receivable, and ensuring that the proper protocols, systems, and regulations are adhered to by City Growers staff. Learn more

Project Leader, Green Ambassadors Program (Temporary)
The Project Leader will facilitate the Green Ambassadors pilot program, in partnership with the longtime Queens-based nonprofit, HANAC. The purpose of the Green Ambassadors pilot program is to apprentice Queens youth in urban agriculture and organic farming techniques, and allow them to share these skills with younger students in the revitalization of an underutilized garden. Learn more

Afterschool Group Leader
The Afterschool Group Leader will work directly with 30 middle school youth in a DYCD-funded SONYC afterschool program with Academy of Arts & Letters in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. In this part time position, the Group Leader will lead youth in activities focused on farm-based learning, green arts and crafts, nutrition and healthy living, ecological stewardship, and urban expeditions. Learn more

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to employment@citygrowers.org.

Farm Education Internships

City Growers’ Rooftop Farm Education Interns help facilitate environmental and food education programs at Brooklyn Grange rooftop farms in Brooklyn and Queens. Each season, City Growers seeks Rooftop Farm Education Interns to help make our farm-based learning workshops more effective and engaging for visiting youth. Applications are accepted year round. Past interns have gone on to secure positions at City Growers, Brooklyn Grange, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Queens County Farm Museum, Edible Schoolyard NYC, Local Roots, Food Corps NY, Harlem Grown and Farmigo.

What makes a Great City Growers Farm Education Intern?
A strong desire to learn more about environmental education, urban agriculture, rooftop farming, and food justice; positive attitude around children and young adults of all ages; prior teaching experience or experience working with children/teens; gardening/farming experience; knowledge of sustainable practices and basic biological processes; strong interpersonal skills.

Time Frame
Internships run seasonally (spring, summer & fall) April through November. Interviews take place March, May/June and August. Interns are asked to commit to 2-3 days a week, 5 hours a day, for the duration of the season.

Interested?
Are you a passionate and enthusiastic educator with a strong interest in sustainable agriculture and the food movement? Send your resume and cover letter to info@citygrowers.org and tell us why you want to join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!

Quotes from Former Farm Education Interns
“I stayed on with City Growers as an intern for three seasons because it puts food, vegetables, agriculture, and all of these things that many times get a bad reputation into a positive light. I stayed on with City Growers because, like everyone who works here, I think it is so incredibly valuable to allow people, especially kids to be able to connect with nature in a way that makes sense to them: through food! I mean, I can tell you that living in NYC can be overwhelmed by concrete, asphalt, and brick, especially in the summer, and I know I was feeling the relief to get out on the roof everyday, where it was green and breezy. So I know that all of the kids that come up to the roof also have that same awe-factor, not just from the view.”
-Gina Maskell, 2014 Rooftop Farm Education Intern

 

“When I heard about the opportunity to intern with City Growers I was drawn to the idea (& the challenge) of how education, particularly youth education, can impact the trajectory of our food system and how people of all ages relate to the source of their food from an urban perspective.”
-Mallory Sustick, 2014 Rooftop Farm Education Intern

 

“Doing something that you are passionate about makes work fun. I looked forward to being at the farm Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Also, when being in front of a group of children, you have a lot of influence in how enthusiastic they are. If you have low energy, they will too. It is really important to make educational opportunities exciting and relatable to children.”
-Sydney Nemroff, 2014 Rooftop Farm Education Intern