Experience Work/Martha O'Bryan Center/Culinary Skills & Gardening Team Memb at Music City Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jul, 26

Salary

12.0

Posted On

22 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Gardening, Food preparation, Graphic design, Active listening, Critical thinking, Problem-solving, Communication skills, Self-management, Motivation, Research, Project development

Industry

Health and Human Services

Description

POWER Youth Summer Employment Program Job Description Company Information: Company Name: Martha O’Bryan Center Company Address: 711 S 7th St, Nashville, TN, 37206 Site Address: Stratford High School 1800 Stratford Ave, Nashville, TN 37216 Company Website: www.marthaobryan.org Company Description: Martha O’Bryan Center is an anti-poverty non-profit organization with longstanding history and deep community roots, grounded in tradition and strengthened by innovation. Nearest MTA Bus Stop: Riverside Drive and Stratford Ave Internship Information: Format: (In-Person Only) In-Person Positions Available: 12 Technology Used: N/A Internship Title: Culinary Skills & Gardening Team Member Internship Description/Learning Objectives: Food Security Team Member Participants will plant and maintain garden beds at Stratford High, assist in the MOBC Food Bank, participate in healthy cooking classes, as well as design and create a community cookbook. Participants will learn about sustainable gardening and research information on food deserts and organic foods. Objectives are to learn gardening skills, understand health food preparation, and basic graphic design (for the booklet). Job Duties: Youth will work with Near Peer coach and ASU staff on project development and execution. Activities/responsibilities will involve researching food choices, building a community garden, creating a high school friendly booklet. Youth will work on computers, to aid in graphic design relative to producing the recipe booklet and hosting a cooking demonstration at the end of the project. Preferred Competencies: Active listening, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, communication skills, curiosity, and self- management/motivation. General Information: Work Schedule Days and Hours: Monday-Friday: 11:00am-3:00pm daily. Dress Code: Casual Travel Required: N/A Physical Requirements: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the youth participant is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The participant is occasionally required to stand and walk and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Working Conditions: (example: Office Warehouse, Outdoors, with Children or Animals, etc.) Outdoor/Indoor classroom The full program is June 1st – July 17th June 1st – June 3rd: Interns attend assigned worksite for scheduled times. June 4th: POWER Youth Summit at Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport June 5th – July 17th: Team Members on site at their agencies on Monday-Friday at the time scheduled by employer. You will be scheduled to work 4 hours daily which equals 20 hours per week. July 13th – July 17th: POWER Youth Summer Employment Program - End of Summer Celebration – Team Members can showcase their projects from the summer. If you are selected as an Experience Work Team Member, you will make $12.00 an hour and receive a summer program with project-based employment for youth ages 14 -15. Experience Work projects can be focused on the arts, leadership skills or community development. In addition, you will learn “work ready” skills for future employment. There are opportunities to intern in many areas of Nashville, so please select the opportunity based on your access to transportation. The POWER Youth program, previously known as Opportunity NOW, provides career exploration and work experience activities for youth 14 to 24 years old. The name POWER Youth was selected by the peer youth leadership team based on how they view themselves and their future.

Responsibilities

Participants will maintain garden beds, assist in the food bank, and participate in healthy cooking classes. They will also work on project development, including researching food choices and creating a community cookbook.