Location: Queens County Farm Museum
Job Type: Part-time
Department: Education

About Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum is one of the longest continually farmed sites in New York State,
dating back to 1697. As a designated New York City Landmark and a site on the National
Register of Historic Places, Queens Farm welcomes over 500,000 visitors annually. It connects
people to agriculture, colonial history and the environment, offering learning opportunities on
biodiversity, health and wellness, climate change, and the preservation of local history.

The farm hosts a variety of acclaimed education programs, public events, and adult education
opportunities. It also operates a year-round Farm Store and numerous seasonal farmstands
onsite and with community partners. The 47-acre site features nine buildings, including the
historic Adriance Farmhouse (c.1772), a Farm Store, and a Greenhouse (1926), along with
growing fields, animal paddocks, composting areas, and an apiary. Queens Farm is a fully
operational farm with livestock, vegetable production, and farm equipment.

The Opportunity
QCFM seeks an Educator to help facilitate one or more of our Public Education Program offerings.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Onsite morning programs: school-to-farm class trips, virtual tours
  • Offsite after-school programs
  • Onsite scouting programs
  • Onsite camps
  • Facilitating all aspects of our visitors’ experience, including
    • Coordinating group arrivals and depatures
    • Leading demonstrations and interactive experiences for students. (Our educational programs teach students about sustainable and regenerative farming, the food system, healthy eating, heritage livestock, environmental stewardship and colonial American history. Curriculum details are available on our website.)
    • Ensuring that all QCFM visitors have an educational and enjoyable experience
    • Assisting QCFM staff in pre- and post- visit duties
    • Educators work in a part-time capacity with a weekday work schedule that varies (morning vs. afternoon) based on programming.

Required Qualifications & Experience
QCFM encourages applicants to apply even if they do not meet all of the below qualifications.

  • A quick learner with a friendly personality
  • Ability to independently lead outdoor tours for groups of 25-40 youth and adults
  • Experience working with diverse elementary, middle, and high school students
  • Background in early childhood education and/or with special needs populations preferred
  • Knowledge of sustainable agriculture, urban farming, and incorporating or creating STEM lesson plans
  • Passion for history, plant and animal sciences, and inquiry-based learning
  • Desire to collaborate with colleagues in a team environment
  • Physical ability to ride tractor-drawn hayride wagons, lift 25 pounds, set-up and breakdown workshops
  • Ability and willingness to work outdoors, rain or shine
  • Additional paid opportunities available upon interest for our weekend public events and site rentals

Hours & Compensation

This is a part-time position (approx. 20 per week during peak times) during 9am – 1pm.
Some additional hours available during afternoons and weekends.

Pay starts at $20.00/hour.

To Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to laura@queensfarm.org explaining why you want to join the QCFM team, and which educational programs are of interest (field trips, after school and/or camps). Accepting applications on a rolling basis.

Applications will be accepted until the position is closed.

Queens County Farm Museum (QCFM) supports diversity in the workplace. QCFM is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer (EOE) and supports a drug-free workplace.