Philadelphia Orchard Project

Excited to say that Philadelphia Orchard Project is hiring for two roles this summer! The priority deadline for both roles is July 15. The full position descriptions, including responsibilities, salary, and benefits, as well as overview of the hiring process, can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eP4gEMx 🍏 Orchard Assistant: this role is 30 hours/week and primarily field-based, supporting our community orchard partners and the Learning Orchard at regular work days, and also supports our educational workshops and youth programs. 🌳🍒 🫐 Finance and Operations Coordinator: this is a new role at 35 hours/week, primarily office-based and remote, with one day per week at POP’s office at The Woodlands. You will mainly be working “behind the scenes” to help with financial, fundraising, and administrative tasks that allow our programs to run smoothly. Must love spreadsheets! 📊🤓 If either of these roles interests you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. And please, share them with your networks to help us find the perfect candidates. #hiring #sustainableagriculture #nonprofitjobs

Great to see attention being brought on the Land Bank. Since last spring, Philadelphia Orchard Project has been part of an informal coalition advocating for reform of this agency and a reaffirmation of the premise that urban agriculture is a viable and positive long term use for land. Protecting and preserving green space *for community use* must be balanced with the need for land for affordable housing: these needs (and the groups advocating for these things) should not be pitted up against each other. https://lnkd.in/eEvV2avz

Come work for me! We're hiring someone to support the Urban Forestry unit in our customer service and communications with the public. Apply today! https://lnkd.in/en2NwAm5

The City opened an application for Park/Water Projects Technician, which is a position that Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) hires for a variety of jobs including inspector positions in our Street Tree Office, and field positions on our Natural Lands Team. This application is only open until 2/16/24. PPR may be hiring staff from this list during the 2024 calendar year. https://lnkd.in/e5jM_7Sz This is a civil service job and has a different hiring process than folks might be used to. Here are the steps: - Applicants apply for a position that may be available at many different City departments - If an applicant meets the requirements they are invited to take an exam to determine their skill level - Applicants who pass the test receive a score and are added to a hiring list that goes in order of the score they received on the test - When a position opens in a Department the applicants at the top of the list are invited for an interview - Applicants who do well in an interview are offered a job The City only posts opportunities to take this exam every few years, so if you don't want this job now but might in the future, you should still apply!

Catch Philadelphia Orchard Project on Fox29's Good Day Philadelphia morning show on Monday January 22 around 8:15am. We'll be there for an exciting announcement, so make sure you tune in! Or, if you're not the morning type, check our news page later in the day or week for the update. https://lnkd.in/e-vTDfQ7

On behalf of the Philadelphia Orchard Project (a community partner of Big Picture Alliance aka BPA), we hope you'll join us at Fund Film Futures, a fundraising gala to support Big Picture Alliance's youth filmmaking programs across Philadelphia - Thursday Nov 30, 7pm @World Cafe Live! GET TICKETS or DONATE today at https://lnkd.in/gw4hDQUJ. Over the past year, POP has been working with BPA's youth and professional film-makers on a series of projects: 3 partner stories (featured in this spring's Big Picture Film Fest - Bloom Where You Are Planted); an updated "POP intro" video, and new pest & disease videos explaining some of the most common challenges faced by urban orchardists. We're so excited to be sharing the latter two soon! The partner stories can be seen on POP's YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gitS4zNa Throughout the process of engaging on this work together, we have been impressed by BPA's collaborative spirit, creativity, and youth programs. They connect youth eager to learn about film-making with caring and talented mentors and teachers, and have helped us better tell our own story through their talents.   The Fund Film Futures event brings together BPA’s diverse network of community members, industry partners and civic leaders to celebrate the work of our young filmmakers and ensure ALL Philly youth have access to digital media education and career pathways. The evening includes a mixer with food, music and silent auction, followed by a screening and awards presentation honoring special guests. All proceeds directly support BPA’s pathway of school, summer, and workforce programs providing hundreds of Philly youth access to digital media tools, creative community and professional mentorship – empowering them to define their own narrative from script-to-screen and from curiosity-to-careers. Thanks to BPA's event sponsors Loaded Pixel Maestro Filmworks ChatterBlast Media Seven Knots Film & Media All Ages Productions and Reliance Standard Life Event teaser video is shared below, and link to register or donate is in the comments!

Take a look at our post on Instagram sharing info about the honorees and co-chairs of next week’s Philadelphia Orchard Project annual Orchard Celebration! I’m sharing one of the photos and then linking to the post on POP’s IG which includes image descriptions and captions for all the photos. We hope to see you next week at the Learning Orchard, Saturday Sept 23 from 12-3pm. https://lnkd.in/eReBqu5h