Posting Number: req27130
Department: Sch Geography, Dev & Environ
Location: Tucson Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The University of Arizona's School Garden Workshop within the School of Geography, Development & Environment invites you to apply to the role of Community Outreach Professional IV. In this position, you will work closely with the Director to build and manage relationships with internal and external constituents while supporting the administration and implementation of program objectives. You will help promote the program and collaborate with the Tucson Unified School District to engage K-12 students and members of the community.
As a Community Outreach Professional, you will support a program that helps students, teachers, and community members develop and sustain gardens and use them as experiential learning sites. Responsibilities will include implementing marketing and communications efforts, activating and coordinating the advisory board, assisting with grant writing and reporting, and coordinating special events.
The University of Arizona's School Garden Workshop (SGW) uses school gardens as hands-on learning environments that connect academics to sustainability, local ecology, and food systems. Through this service-learning program, interns support garden development in underserved Tucson schools, working with educators and K-12 students. The Sonoran Desert School Gardener's Almanac-an annually published, free resource-extends this impact by connecting classrooms and communities to regional knowledge through partnerships with local contributors. Together, these efforts foster curiosity, cooperation, and community engagement.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities
Stakeholder, Community, and Business Partnership Management
Department: Sch Geography, Dev & Environ
Location: Tucson Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The University of Arizona's School Garden Workshop within the School of Geography, Development & Environment invites you to apply to the role of Community Outreach Professional IV. In this position, you will work closely with the Director to build and manage relationships with internal and external constituents while supporting the administration and implementation of program objectives. You will help promote the program and collaborate with the Tucson Unified School District to engage K-12 students and members of the community.
As a Community Outreach Professional, you will support a program that helps students, teachers, and community members develop and sustain gardens and use them as experiential learning sites. Responsibilities will include implementing marketing and communications efforts, activating and coordinating the advisory board, assisting with grant writing and reporting, and coordinating special events.
The University of Arizona's School Garden Workshop (SGW) uses school gardens as hands-on learning environments that connect academics to sustainability, local ecology, and food systems. Through this service-learning program, interns support garden development in underserved Tucson schools, working with educators and K-12 students. The Sonoran Desert School Gardener's Almanac-an annually published, free resource-extends this impact by connecting classrooms and communities to regional knowledge through partnerships with local contributors. Together, these efforts foster curiosity, cooperation, and community engagement.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities
Stakeholder, Community, and Business Partnership Management
- Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, community partners and other constituents to support School Garden Workshop objectives.