Summer Internship Application
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Apply for an opportunity to learn how to start and grow your own produce. Documenting your journey from start to finish, learning also how to prepare and cook nutritious healthy homegrown vegetables.
OVERVIEW The above horticulture internships at Friendship West Baptist Church Garden is designed for students who seek a valuable learning experience in gardening. Interns will work closely with the garden manager to acquire hands-on experience and complete meaningful projects with lasting value. They will also get a chance to develop skills in public engagement. Interns will learn about maintaining ecologically balanced habitats by performing regular horticulture maintenance duties including planting, watering, weeding, pruning, and fertilizing. These duties involve manual labor, exposure to adverse weather conditions (particularly heat and humidity), dirt, dust, and possibly some horticultural organic chemicals. Interns will be instructed in and exercise safe working practices. Special projects are typically added to an intern’s regular duties so that they can practice project management skills needed to see a project through from start to finish. Projects vary greatly and are determined on an individual basis. | ||
DUTIES
Perform hands-on, horticulturally related tasks in the garden, namely: planting, watering, pruning, weeding, mulching, fertilizing, propagating, and pest control. Developing and carrying out special projects. Interns are required to work 4 to 5 hours per week for 8 weeks. There can be an extension of the program based on the reliability of the interns and funding.
These tasks will be done twice every week and other days based on assigned projects.
The hourly pay will be $20. Hours extending pass 5 per week will need prior approval from the Garden Manager and Project Director.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be at least 15 years of age.
Selection is based on both an evaluation of the individual’s application and available positions. A limited number of stipends are available for the enrolled interns.
HOW TO APPLY
Download and complete the Summer Internship application form from the download link above and attach at least a 250-word essay on “Why Gardening Matters in the 21st Century!”. Forward application and essay to [email protected]..
INTERNSHIP LOCATION
This will be at the Friendship West Baptist Church:
2020 W. Wheatland Road, Suite 109E | Dallas, TX. 75232
Phone: 214-752-7266 | Fax: 214-752-0587
INTERNSHIP DATES
The Internship starts in June 2023 meeting Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm:
Module 1: June 9 and 10, 2023
Module 2: June 16 and 17, 2023
Module 3: June 23 and 24, 2023
Module 4: June 30, 2023
Module 5: Graduation: July 1, 2023
Perform hands-on, horticulturally related tasks in the garden, namely: planting, watering, pruning, weeding, mulching, fertilizing, propagating, and pest control. Developing and carrying out special projects. Interns are required to work 4 to 5 hours per week for 8 weeks. There can be an extension of the program based on the reliability of the interns and funding.
These tasks will be done twice every week and other days based on assigned projects.
The hourly pay will be $20. Hours extending pass 5 per week will need prior approval from the Garden Manager and Project Director.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be at least 15 years of age.
Selection is based on both an evaluation of the individual’s application and available positions. A limited number of stipends are available for the enrolled interns.
HOW TO APPLY
Download and complete the Summer Internship application form from the download link above and attach at least a 250-word essay on “Why Gardening Matters in the 21st Century!”. Forward application and essay to [email protected]..
INTERNSHIP LOCATION
This will be at the Friendship West Baptist Church:
2020 W. Wheatland Road, Suite 109E | Dallas, TX. 75232
Phone: 214-752-7266 | Fax: 214-752-0587
INTERNSHIP DATES
The Internship starts in June 2023 meeting Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm:
Module 1: June 9 and 10, 2023
Module 2: June 16 and 17, 2023
Module 3: June 23 and 24, 2023
Module 4: June 30, 2023
Module 5: Graduation: July 1, 2023
