Company Name: Community Enterprises
Location: Greenfield, MA

The Employment Coordinator develops and services employment relationships between clients and community employers, providing access to an array of employment, job training, and educational opportunities. Responsibilities include job development, job placement, employer education, and customer relations. $15.25/hour. 30 hours/week, Monday-Friday, may include evenings and weekends.

Required Skills:

The ideal candidate must possess strong communication skills, both oral and written.  The ability to work independently in a team environment is necessary, as is flexibility to meet program needs. A good public relations manner is essential to represent the agency to customers and the public. Knowledge of and respect for diverse populations is required.

Education, Training, and Experience:

High School degree or GED plus three years related experience OR Associate’s degree plus one year experience and/or training.  One year of supervisory or human service experience desired.

Other Requirements:

Must have a valid driver’s license, three years driving experience, acceptable driving record, the use of a vehicle, and the willingness to transport program participants in a personal and/or agency vehicle.  Desire to do meaningful work and make a difference in someone’s life a must.  Bilingual/Bicultural experience is an asset

Excellent Benefits Package:

●  A great work environment, encouraging professional and personal growth

●  Generous paid time off, including vacation time, personal time, holidays and sick time

●  Medical and Dental insurance

●  Employee Assistance program for employees and loved ones

●  403(b) retirement plan

●  Life and Disability insurance

Applications accepted until position is filled. Please submit letter of interest and resume/application to:

Gary Daniele, Director
Community Enterprises, Inc.
60 Wells Street
Greenfield, MA  01301
gdaniele@communityenterprises.com

Company Name: East Steet Video and Variety
Location: Pittsfield, MA

Looking for a couple of part-time employees to work at East Street Video and Variety. Flexible hours, competitive wages and good work environment. Should be self motivated, able to work as a team and likes dealing with the public.

To apply, if interested, please call Don at 413.443.2000 

Company Name: Farm in the Garden Camp
Location: Stockbridge, MA

Berkshire Botanical Garden is seeking Lead and Assistant Educators for this summer’s Farm in the Garden Camp. Farm in the Garden Camp is a day camp for children ages 5-14 held on the beautiful grounds of the Berkshire Botanical Garden in historic Stockbridge, MA. Campers care for farm animals, harvest food they grow themselves, and participate in a wide range of activities: bottle-feeding lambs, making cheese, running a farm stand, fiber crafts, baking treats with eggs collected from the chicken coop, extracting honey from our beehives, and much more. The camp is small by design, with just 25 students attending each week-long session.

The position runs for seven weeks: a mandatory week of staff training and six weeks of camp. The position begins on Monday, June 20, 2016 and ends on Friday, August 5, 2016. The workday is Monday-Friday, 8:30am until 3:30pm.

$10-14/hour, 35 hours/week

The camp is small by design, with just 25 students attending each week-long session.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Lead and Assistant Educators will be responsible for co-leading a group of children ages 5-7, 8-10, or 11-14.
• The Educators will be responsible for all aspects of camp life: participating in morning circle; running animal, craft, and gardening activities; overseeing snack and lunch time; communicating behavior or medical issues to the Camp Director; and generally acting as an adult presence and one of the leaders of their group throughout the camp day.
• Outside of the camp’s standard farm-based curriculum, there is an opportunity built into each camp day for the educators to lead an activity that they design themselves. Past activities include ponding, cooking favorite recipes, creating a play, branch weaving, flower pressing, and many others.
• Lead and Assistant Educators will also support and be supported by the Farm Specialist, Camp Director and Counselors-in-Training (CITs), as well as a handful of adult activity volunteers.
• The Lead and Assistant Educators will report to the Camp Director.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience working with children required
• Experience with crafts, gardening, and farming experience preferred
• Must be highly responsible, self-motivated, flexible, and capable of working outside all day
• An abundance of patience for working with children as well as a good sense of humor and strong work ethic
• Must acquire CPR/First Aid certification before the first day of camp (June 27, 2016)
• Be able to successfully pass a background check
• Must be 18 years of age or older and have graduated high school by June 27, 2016.

To apply, if interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to Chris Wellens, Camp Director, at cwellens@berkshirebotanical.org. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.