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STAFF
AMERICORPS
INTERNSHIPS
& FELLOWSHIPS
BOARD
Mountain Roots Food Project is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an equitable work environment and we strongly encourage you to apply if you are part of the BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA community, are a person with a disability, a veteran, or are of diverse nationality or religion. Mountain Roots Food Project expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Positions are taken down as they are filled. If there is a position up on this page, we are still accepting applications! Apply today!
Staff Positions
If you are interested in joining our team but none of these positions are the correct fit please reach out to director@mountainrootsfoodproject.org to learn more on how to be involved. We are always looking for collaborators and enthusiastic people ready to feed the world and spread the love!
Americorps positions
YOUR BRIDGE FROM COLLEGE TO CAREER
As a bridge from college to career, we offer immersive experiences in environmental education, food security, and sustainable agriculture. Our positions combining rigorous, hands-on training, classroom learning, and in-the-field experience. You’ll receive both formal and informal training, participate in peer-to-peer learning, and over time you’ll gain more responsibility and be expected to grow in your independence. We use an AmeriCorps structure to provide apprentices with a basic living allowance and a substantial education award upon completion.
Farm to School Educator
Within a Colorado mountain community Farm to School program, you will teach hands-on lessons in environmental science, food & nutrition, outdoor experience summer camps, and after-school garden and cooking programs to K-12 students.
One-Year and Two-Year Positions
Accepting Applications
3 start dates throughout the year
Food Security Coordinator
The position will coordinate collaborative and equitable food access programs such as, food rescue, cooking classes, community gardens, Spanish language food assistance distributions, and senior outreach in a rural Colorado mountain community. The member joins a small but passionate team and serves to combat rural food deserts, food insecurity and obesity by developing new and strengthening existing programs for children and adults that increase access to and use of food assistance services promoting healthy eating, economic development, and environmental stewardship.
One-Year or Two-Year positions
Accepting Applications
3 start dates throughout the year
Internships and Fellowships
Food Security Fellowship
This is a two-year award that provides an opportunity for an outstanding graduate student to engage in the research, project design and management, operations, and innovation for the Mountain Roots Resilient Food System initiatives with a focus on regenerative agriculture and community food security. The Fellowship is also a launch point into for-profit, non-profit, and research-based regenerative agriculture, education, and food security and a deeper understanding of the critical role these play in a resilient food system.
Board
The Board of Directors is looking for passionate, skilled leaders who want to drive our mission forward.
Listed below are positions we hire for on an annual basis. Keep your eye on this page for when they go live!
FARM & FOOD SYSTEMS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
SUMMER TEACHING INTERNSHIP in ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FARM TEAM
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS
Other cool jobs UNDER OUR UMBRELLA
Our Healthy Futures AmeriCorps program recruits and places positions in environmental education, sustainable agriculture, food security, and community health across the Western Slope of Colorado.