Openings at City of Rogers Parks and Rec, Apple Seeds Teaching Farm, and the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. Cover photo by @blondegirlfrnd on Instagram
If you love spending most of your time in and around nature, then maybe it’s time to consider turning that passion into a career! Our corner of the Natural State currently has several job openings that fit that bill—working in outdoor parks, caring for plants and wildlife, and educating the public on the beauty and fragility of our environment. Check out these incredible offers in Northwest Arkansas!
Trails Coordinator at Parks and Recreation in Rogers
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This job opportunity is for someone who loves our extensive trail system and wants to care for it in a dynamic work environment. Parks and Recreation in Rogers is looking for someone to supervise maintenance of city trails, trailheads, and Adopt a Trail fixtures.
The ideal candidate will be someone who loves working with others as a supervisor of several subordinates and volunteers. The Trails Coordinator will be an ambassador of Parks and Recreation in Rogers on and off the trail: in this job, you’ll be interacting with visitors, planning and carrying out projects, and implementing volunteering activities.
You can expect that no day in this job will ever be the same as the next. As the Rogers Parks Department states, the Trails Coordinator “has historically been expected to handle an extremely wide variety of tasks, some of which are not within the traditional purview of a typical municipal parks department.” Is this job opportunity calling your name? Learn more about this position HERE.
Program Manager at Apple Seeds Teaching Farm
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The Apple Seeds Teaching Farm at Gulley Park in Fayetteville is an initiative which aims to help students “learn, cook, share healthy meals together, and be inspired to do the same in their kitchens.” Apple Seeds features a Teaching Kitchen, several gardens, and an orchard open to visitors where they can participate in gardening activities, learn about food, and even get to enjoy the world’s freshest meal—straight from the garden and self-prepared!
Apple Seeds is currently looking for a new member of their management team who would oversee and expand two educational programs: Farm Lab and Cooking in the Schools. Farm Lab is a program that aims to teach students about healthy eating and nutrition during a hands-on field trip in the gardens. Cooking in the Schools takes garden-fresh cooking classes to elementary and middle schools, making learning about nutrition a fun and memorable experience.
The ideal candidate for this position is someone who is ready to dive in and get excited about growing the programs offered at Apple Seeds. The Program Manager would be someone who enjoys working with children and has some experience with teaching. In this position, you would be overseeing the existing Apple Seeds programs and looking for ways to improve how they run.
Apple Seeds is also looking for four AmeriCorps VISTA service members to join the initiative and help bring about meaningful change in the way kids see nutrition and healthy eating. Find out more about all of the open positions HERE.
Membership Development Manager at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
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“The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is a captivating destination in Northwest Arkansas that draws more than 80,000 visitors a year. The Garden is a collection of twelve themed gardens and includes the region’s only butterfly house. We are a member-supported public garden dedicated to education and environmental awareness and serve as a community destination for unique nature experiences.”—The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is looking forward to welcoming a Membership Developing Manager to its team. This position entails managing raising funds and increasing the Garden membership. This job is perfect for someone who enjoys public speaking and has some small scale event organizing experience.
