Summer Garden Activities Manager

Hiring Organization: Interlochen Center for the Arts
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Location: Interlochen, MI
Application Due Date: May 15, 2023

Garden Activities Manager (Summer)

- Job Tracking ID: 85509-355598
- Job Location: Interlochen, MI
- Job Level: Student/Internship
- Level of Education: Any
- Job Type: 0-3 Month Contract
- Date Updated: 02/22/2023
- Years of Experience: 1+
- Starting Date: 06/05/2023
Job Description

Walk among our towering pines, where music from over one hundred practice huts invades your senses and lifts your spirits. Fill your summer with art and passion. Work joyfully. Discover Interlochen.

Interlochen Center for the Arts is looking to hire a Garden Activities Manager for the upcoming season of Interlochen Arts Camp. The Garden Activities Manager will be directly teaching students, creating curriculum for outdoor education, giving tours to classes and visitors, and hosting evening events for summer campers. Housing and all meals are included with this position. The dates of employment are 6/5/25-8/25/23. Start date and end date can be flexible as needed. This is an hourly position.

Major Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing the development of the sustainability related summer curriculum for students of a variety of ages and grades
- Maintains both consumable evening recreation supplies (food, crafts, etc) and maintains the inventory of hard-goods (pots, pans, grills, etc) provided by the Sustainability Department
- Ensures the care and return of equipment and recognizes when replacements are needed
- Assists with placing all purchase orders and shopping for evening recreational activities and events
- Supports other department staff on site-related gardening and projects, as needed
- Contributes to all aspects of the Sustainability Department programs (including the evening events, public tours, and projects within the department)
- Oversees and maintains the pavilion and outdoor kitchen space during the summer months/camp season
More information about Interlochen Center for the Arts:

A global destination for artists and arts enthusiasts, Interlochen Center for the Arts nurtures creativity through five dynamic platforms: Interlochen Arts Camp, the renowned summer arts program; Interlochen Arts Academy, the nation’s premier fine arts boarding high school; Interlochen Presents, a producer of more than 600 annual performances by internationally celebrated guest artists, Interlochen students, and faculty; Interlochen Public Radio, two listener-supported, 24-hour public radio stations (classical music and news); and Interlochen College of Creative Arts, a convener for lifelong learning in the arts.

Since 1928, Interlochen’s mission to inspire people worldwide through excellence in the arts and education has produced generations of purposeful creative lives. For more information, visit interlochen.org. Follow Interlochen on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at @interlochenarts.
Experience and Skills
- Education in fields that are related to education, environmental science, biology, agriculture, or similar is preferred
- Experience working with children, grades 2-12, and adults
- Experience in education, curriculum design, effective classroom management, and creative hands-on instructional techniques
- Basic essential computer/technology skills are required
- Experience working with with gardens
- Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities to work with others both on a team and independently
- Highly self-motivated and self-directed and feel comfortable working with minimal supervision
- Enjoy the outdoors, science, nature, and agriculture
Required Items to Upload on Your Application:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Safeguarding our students, guests, and employees is a valued mission within Interlochen Center for the Arts. As a condition of employment, Interlochen Center for the Arts requires all new hires to receive various vaccinations, including the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, barring an approved exemption. Prior to beginning employment, all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and all new hires will be required to submit proof of vaccination prior to their start date.
Job Benefits
- Housing in a shared residence hall room is included
- All meals (when dining services is open to employees) are included
- Discount on performances and at our on campus store, The Scholarshop
Interlochen Center for the Arts provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion (religious creed), age, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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