We Bring Nature Indoors for Seniors!

Eldergrow is looking for our next friendly, nature loving Educator in Mount Angel & Salem, OR. If you enjoy gardening, helping others, flexibility on when you work and learning new things, then Eldergrow is perfect for you. You work just 7-8 hours a month per garden during the day to provide elders a therapeutic connection to nature by teaching classes using our mobile indoor garden that lives in long-term & memory care communities.

This is a fun and gratifying role that sometimes even includes chocolate (which comes from plants after all). An Eldergrow Educator’s goal is to make connections with elders and build relationships with community staff. You must be friendly, outgoing, able to project your voice, caring, and comfortable around elders who have varied cognitive and physical needs. The best Educator candidates will have some gardening or basic plant-care skills and experience interacting with a vulnerable population like seniors, teaching young children, persons with disabilities, mental health conditions or addictions.

Learn more about Eldergrow’s mission and the work we do at https://www.eldergrow.org/join-our-team/

What does your time and pay look like?

Mount Angel: Monthly stipend of $275.00 for 12 hours of work each month (2 gardens, at 1 community)

• Two monthly gardening education sessions per garden, connecting with seniors (1.25-1.5 hours each, total of up to 6 hours, monthly)
• Pictures, documentation and after post-session garden maintenance (1 hour each for a total of 4 hours, monthly)
• Procuring plants/supplies twice a month (1 hour, monthly)
• Attending monthly online Educator community training (1 hour, monthly)

Salem: Monthly stipend of $162.50.00 for 7 hours of work each month (1 gardens)

• Two monthly gardening education sessions per garden, connecting with seniors (1.25-1.5 hours each, total of up to 3 hours, monthly) at communities in Frisco, TX
• Pictures, documentation and after post-session garden maintenance (1 hour each for a total of 2 hours, monthly)
• Procuring plants/supplies twice a month (1 hour, monthly)
• Attending monthly online Educator community training (1 hour, monthly)

*One educator could potentially take on both the Mount Angel and Salem communities if desired for a higher overall stipend of $387.50.*

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Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience with Elders or other vulnerable populations who may have both physical and cognitive limitations
• Moderate gardening /plant care skills
• Must have access to dependable internet, a computer, and printer for class documents.
• Smartphone- We require that educators take and upload photos after every class.
• Able to pass a background check to work with vulnerable populations
• Driver’s license and insured vehicle required - you will drive to communities that engage our service and occasionally pick up gardening supplies.
• Willing to join and participate in our company Facebook group.
• Mild physical requirements include: 1) able to stand/move around the room for at least an hour 2) kneel/bend down to maintain the garden, 3) lift soil bags and 4) push the mobile garden (on wheels no lifting):

** To apply:

In addition to your resume, please answer quick a few questions sharing why this opportunity interests you, your applicable experiences, and your availability for this type of work.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $387.50 per month

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Classes will be taught inside senior living communities or skilled nursing facilities. Educators will be required to follow safety protocol including, but not limited to, wearing approved PPE, completing COVID screenings.

Application Question(s):

• Would you feel comfortable working with a small group of elders with dementia or other memory/physical challenges?
• Many of our Senior Living partners require COVID vaccinations. Are you currently able or willing to meet this requirement by the care community? (blank forms will not be considered due to the nature of this role)
• Please include a statement about how you meet several of the main qualifications for this position:
• Please confirm you understand that this is a part-time contractor position, not a full-time job:

Experience:

• gardening/outdoor: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License AND dependable vehicle (Required)

Work Location: One location

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