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GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: Apprenticeships are for individuals out of college with little or no experience and eager to gain new skills and ideas. A college degree required.
Apprenticeships are offered in the following areas:
To Apply: Please
send a letter of interest & application to: Margaret Burke,
Work & Learn Coordinator, Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Road,
Shelburne, VT 05482, email: mburke@shelburnefarms.org. Please specify which opportunity you are interested
in. For more information, call (802)
985-8686 x327.
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Organic Garden Apprenticeship
Shelburne Farms is seeking a motivated post college individual to join the Market Garden Team for a season of working alongside a master gardener to gain new skills and knowledge related to organic gardening. We operate a 6-acre market garden that delivers its produce to the restaurant at the Inn at Shelburne Farms as well as the local farmer’s market. We also have an education garden for school groups, camps and families to explore, harvest and learn about gardening. Responsibilities include planting, cultivating, weeding, harvesting, irrigation, operating a rototiller, IPM, transplanting, delivering, seeding, trellising, and meeting informally with the general public.
Qualifications: Desire to learn organic gardening techniques, some gardening experience preferred. Commit to working full time, 50-55 hours a week, including one weekend day from April-October.
Weekly hours
vary with seasonal fluctuations. On-site housing and living expense
reimbursement provided.
This position has been filled for 2010.
Education Apprenticeship
Shelburne Farms is seeking motivated post college
individuals to teach and assist in the development of agricultural
and natural resource education
programs for children through adults. Strengthen your teaching
techniques, administrative skills, and agricultural and natural history
knowledge
base while involved with a variety of programs. Apprentices get
involved primarily with teaching our preschool and school field trip
programs
during the school year, and summer camps during the summer months. Qualifications: We are looking for someone with a little teaching experience that loves working with kids and ready to teach Monday through Friday. A degree in environmental studies, education, agriculture or a related field required.
This is a seasonal, full time position. (2 education apprenticeships are from January-November, 1 is April-November) On-site housing and living expense reimbursement provided.
Now accepting resumes for January 2011.
Farmyard Apprenticeship
Shelburne Farms is seeking motivated post college individuals to learn new skills and knowledge in the agriculture field by working alongside staff in our Children’s Farmyard. These skills include animal care, lambing, sugaring, and general farmyard maintenance, such as carpentry skills. Responsibilities include: providing animal care and general farmyard maintenance; supporting the sugar maker through set-up and sugaring season (including weekend interpretation and sugaring assistance); supporting the shepherd through lambing prep and lambing season (including chores, interpretation programs, and night checks; Assisting in development of new animal production techniques and helping to teach agricultural programs for general public. Qualifications: Applicants should be enthusiastic about agriculture and animal care, willing to work outside, have an interest in agricultural education, have good communication skills, be flexible, and be able to work weekends. Commit to working full time, including one weekend day (Tues-Sat) from January-April.
Weekly hours vary with seasonal fluctuations. Housing on site and $180 per week living expense reimbursement provided.
This position has been filled for 2010.
Diversified Agriculture Apprenticeship
Shelburne Farms is seeking a motivated post college individual to learn new skills and knowledge in the agriculture field by working alongside staff in our Children’s Farmyard. Learn more about animal husbandry and rotational grazing, and strengthen your knowledge of sustainable agriculture through hands on real work experiences. Job responsibilities include assisting with animal care, leading experiential agriculture activities, providing visitor information and general guest services, assisting in development of new animal production techniques, and doing general farmyard maintenance, such as carpentry work.
Qualifications: A degree in agricultural education, environmental studies, education, agriculture or a related field required. Applicants should be enthusiastic about agriculture and animal care, willing to work outside, have an interest in agricultural education, have good communication skills, be flexible, and be able to work weekends. Commit to working full time, including one weekend day (Tues-Sat) from April-October.
This is a seasonal, full time position from April to October. On-site housing and living expense reimbursement provided.
This position has been filled for 2010.
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