Careers
We're hiring!
Database Manager/Fundraising Assistant
Immediate opening for a Fundraising Assistant to manage data entry, gift recognition and help with special events, and marketing. Full time plus benefits. Attention to detail, excellent writing & communication skills, & graphic arts required.
Full Job Description: Database Manager/Fundraising Assistant
Newark Youth Leadership Project College Mentors
We are looking for dedicated and adventurous college or university students to serve as "College Mentors" in the Conservancy's Newark Youth Leadership Project. College Mentors work in one of four departments (education, youth farm stand, horticulture, and urban farming) and are employed for up to ten weeks from June to August 2020.
We are seeking students from a variety of majors; however, there must be a demonstrated interest in connecting your studies with supporting a strong, healthy social and physical environment. Appropriate majors include environmental science, biology, horticulture, nursing, public health, sociology, anthropology, and many more.
Full Job Description: NYLP College Mentor
Service Opportunities
FoodCorps
As a FoodCorps service member, you will lead hands-on lessons, influence healthy school meals, and build a schoolwide culture of health. Each year, FoodCorps, an AmeriCorps program, searches for its next round of leaders, including one working with Greater Newark Conservancy! The ideal candidate should believe that every child—no matter their race, place, or class—has a right to healthy food at school.
Visit the FoodCorps website for more information and to apply. Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Contact Sarah O'Leary, Director of Family and Youth Education, for questions and to schedule a pre-interview: soleary@citybloom.org.
Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC)
Jesuit Volunteers (JV) have served at Greater Newark Conservancy in various capacities including Youth Farmstand and Community Greening Coordinator. As a JV, you live simply in community with other JV's working locally. For more information on JVC and to apply please click here.
