Summer Education Intern

Summer Education Intern

Part-time (24 hrs/wk), Hourly, Temporary, Non-Exempt

June 23, 2025 - August 15, 2025

LOCATION

Ocean Hour Farm,

152 Harrison Ave

Newport, Rhode Island

www.oceanhourfarm.org

SUMMARY

The mission of Ocean Hour Farm (OHF) is to serve as a center for education, scientific research, and demonstration of regenerative agricultural practices. The 43 acre property lies just across the street from the Narragansett Bay, making it an ideal location for highlighting the critical connection between land and ocean health. The vision of the farm is to provide a living example of regenerative agriculture and land stewardship – an integrated system where plants, animals, and people heal ecosystems while producing food and fiber for the community. The OHF Education Department works with numerous local schools and organizations to provide environmental education experiences to local youth that highlight this interconnection between ocean, land, and human health and develop ecoliteracy skills.

The 2025 Summer Education Internship is an ideal opportunity for a high school-aged learner who is passionate about environmentalism and interested in exploring careers in environmental education, regenerative agriculture, and/or environmental science.

THE EXPERIENCE

The internship starts off with a brief orientation to Ocean Hour Farm and our work. This includes opportunities to shadow staff members who work in different departments including livestock management, crop production, and ecological monitoring. The intern will have two main focuses: 1) assisting with Ocean Hour Farm’s youth summer camp education programs, and 2) maintaining and developing the new Youth Education Garden.

During our summer camp programming, the Education Intern will work alongside the Tide to Land Education Apprentice and Education Program Associate to prepare for and facilitate educational activities with youth on topics ranging from soil science to regenerative agriculture practices such as composting and companion planting.

The Intern will also lead on maintenance and development of the recently built Youth Education Garden. Maintenance involves planting, weeding, watering, harvesting, and other tasks. Development projects will involve further bed construction, new plantings, and assisting with new projects to continue curating the space for educational usage. Throughout the summer, they will lead on one design project on the garden site, with guidance from the Education Program Associate.

By the end of the internship, this individual will have gained group management and organizational skills as well as a greater understanding of educational program design with environmental focus. They will also develop their regenerative agriculture and permaculture design skills, having the chance to shadow our crop production team and apply their learnings to the Youth Education Garden space, as well as through participating in weekly group work days and skill shares.

• The Intern reports directly to the Education Program Associate and will work on the following projects:
• Maintain and develop the Youth Education garden as an educational food production space
• Assist with curriculum development and logistical planning for visiting summer camp programs in July and August for youth ranging from 1st to 5th grade with the Tide to Land Education Apprentice
• Assist the Tide to Land Education Apprentice in co-teaching activities as needed. 
• Lead on the day to day set-up and break-down of summer programming, including management of all materials. 
• Occasionally join the Education Program Associate on partnership development meetings, on and off-site. 
• Maintain the organization of educational documents and materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Able to commit to the full term of the internship. 
• Demonstrated interest and experience in gardening (personal gardens included)
• Relevant work/volunteer experience teaching or leading youth programs. 
• Have demonstrated interest in the fields of environmental science, education, community engagement and/or sustainable agriculture.
• Comfortable speaking in front of groups of youth.
• Expressed interest and excitement about exploring environmental education as a career. 
• Works well with others and communicates clearly
• Progressive thinker and open-minded, especially to learning new things
• Successful completion of background check,  ability to legally work in the USA and valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
• Ability to lift 55 pounds on a regular basis; work outside for long periods of time in unfavorable conditions; perform strenuous manual labor requiring considerable walking, lifting, reaching, climbing, stooping, pushing, pulling and carrying.
• Familiarity and comfort using Google Suite and other platforms like Canva, Miro, etc. 
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, to establish and maintain effective relationships with coworkers, visitors, and others in the workplace. (Bonus if able to communicate in Spanish)
• Comfortable working with and around mixed livestock.
• Able to work outdoors in hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy weather conditions.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Ocean Hour Farm is an equal opportunity employer and strives to create an atmosphere where diversity of identity, experience, and background are welcomed, valued and supported. Ocean Hour Farm believes that diversity brings about greater sustainability on all levels and aims to use its resources to generate greater social and environmental diversity through its grant-making and other related investments. Ocean Hour Farm is committed to considering candidates for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability and any other status protected under applicable law, and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

OTHER INFORMATION

Employees must adhere to all applicable organizational policies and procedures. Regular and predictable attendance is required. Employees must be able to cope effectively with deadlines and multiple demands. Background check will be conducted for the final candidate (if over the age of 18).

Salary : $20