Environmental Educator - $14.50/hr

Seattle Tilth Position Description
Environmental Educator, The Garden Hotline

Application Deadline: June 9th, 2009
Desired Start Date: July 1st, 2009
Hours: Part-Time. Two days a week or more;
including weekends.
Wages: $14.50 per hour
Benefits: Generous ETO, Health Plan,
Non-matched 403(b)

Founded in 1978, Seattle Tilth is a nationally recognized non-profit organization
dedicated to cultivating a sustainable community, one garden at a time. We do this by
providing more than 300 unique educational programs each year that teach urban
and suburban dwellers to improve water and soil quality, reduce pesticide usage, and
limit their contribution to the waste stream by growing organic food, composting,
building their soil and supporting local food systems.

The Garden Hotline is an important part of the City of Seattle's Natural Soil Building
Program. The Hotline offers free information to Seattle and King County residents on
backyard composting and natural soil building techniques, resource conservation,
pesticide reduction and natural gardening practices. The City of Seattle and King
County promote the Hotline extensively to raise awareness about the educational and
problem solving service.

Some of the tasks include:
• Provide requested information to residents by phone, mail, email, or in person during
designated business hours.
• Provide information on NSB programs and resources to program managers and staff
of suburban cities and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program (LHWMP)
in King County by phone, mail or email.
• Keep up to date on current activities of: Green Gardening Program; Pacific
Northwest pest management resources; Seattle Public Utilities; LHWMP; and
innovative information on appropriate gardening strategies.
• Help create various support materials for the program as needed including flyers,
articles, resource guides and training materials.
• Help create and present educational classes/workshops to support Natural Soil
Building Programs.
• Help maintain and update an inventory of guides, factsheets, and frequently asked
questions.
• Attend Tilth Staff meetings and Natural Soil Building team meetings as requested.
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications for the Environmental Educator
• Extensive knowledge of Pacific Northwest gardening techniques, plants, pests and
their management using sustainable practices.
• Degree in Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Entomology, or related fields.
• Experience in garden design, landscape maintenance, and/or nursery work.
• Familiarity with local and national gardening resources and how to access them.
• Knowledge of backyard composting and soil building techniques.
• Program management skills and experience desired.
• Spanish language skills a plus.
• Ability to create curriculum and training materials to support program.
• Experience teaching formally or informally in the classroom, in the workplace or at
workshops.
• Excellent research skills.
• Strong writing and editing skills. (Short writing sample will be requested from finalists.)
• Experience using Microsoft Office, FileMaker Pro, and Adobe computer programs.
Experience with graphics programs a plus.
• Ability to work in a small indoor office, with lots of activity.
• Friendly, polite, and patient phone manner.

To Apply:
Submit a cover letter, resume and three professional references immediately. Only
completed applications will be considered.
Laura Matter, Program Lead
Seattle Tilth/NSB
4649 Sunnyside Ave N Room 120
Seattle WA 98103

Questions may be directed to Laura Matter at lauramatter@seattletilth.org

For more information about Seattle Tilth, see www.seattletilth.org.

Seattle Tilth is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.