Job DescriptionGarden to Table Trust is a growing charity that works with schools and kura to empower thousands of tamariki across Aotearoa New Zealand to whanake (grow), hauhake (harvest), whakarite (prepare), and whangai (share) seasonal, affordable and sustainable kai.?
The programme enables schools and kura throughout the country to deliver, embed and sustain impactful food education. Empowering tamariki as changemakers, children take the lead, learn by doing it for themselves, develop essential life skills and build resilience. Garden to Table's real-world learning is curriculum-linked and helps teachers integrate this learning across subjects like maths, science, and literacy. Principals report the programme creates better health, learning, and environmental outcomes for students.
These positive impacts radiate far beyond the school gates - to whanau, the wider community, and the planet - ultimately enabling a more sustainable, equitable and climate-friendly social and economic future.
Garden to Table's dream is for every child in Aotearoa New Zealand to have the opportunity and resources to grow and share their own fresh kai as part of daily life.
Learn more about our incredible success stories and see more about our vision and kaupapa at www.gardentotable.org.nz
Want to join us? We are recruiting to find a dynamic new team member to join our Regional Coordinator team. This is an exciting opportunity to support and continue to build a community of Garden to Table schools in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland with the support of a very helpful and friendly team of colleagues across the motu.
The Garden to Table Regional Coordinator, Te Tai Tokerau Northland role is flexible, you will work from your home office, and we promise you will have wonderful colleagues and enjoy being part of our super friendly team. The rewards of helping to empower tamariki, whanau and hapori to build connection with each other through growing and sharing kai and caring for Papatuanuku make every working day enriching.
You will be the local face of Garden to Table, supporting schools and kura with their programmes, developing strong community relationships, and working collaboratively with other organisations. You'll be an upbeat, collaborative and pragmatic problem-solver with a positive, 'can-do' attitude, who is willing to go the extra mile. You'll be comfortable working with teachers and school principals one minute and community groups and corporate sponsors the next.
You don't have to be a skilled cook or gardener, but you MUST be passionate about making a positive difference to support more tamariki to discover a love for growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing great kai. Candidates with existing relationships with local community organisations are strongly desired and presenting/training experience would be an advantage.
This is a positive, rewarding, exciting and busy role and, you won't work school holidays, so more time to enjoy with your whanau and friends!
Garden to Table Trust?is proud to be an equitable workplace, where we?welcome and accept diversity and difference. We will endeavour to support your individual needs?and?provide a safe and inclusive environment, to achieve equitable outcomes for our?employees,?schools and students.
About the role This is a permanent role of 20 hours per week for 40 weeks of the year (excluding school holidays). The rate of pay will be $37.13 per hour, $29,704 per annum.
You will also receive $10 per week of the school term towards home office and phone expenses. You'll get an extra day off each year for your ra whanau (birthday). And you'll get an extra day off each year for your hauora (wellbeing) - your Garden to Table "cool as a cucumber" day off.
This is a work-from-home role and you will need your own transport and mileage will be reimbursed.
Key responsibilities include Developing a vibrant community of Garden to Table schools through activities such as specialist meetings, teacher meetings and open visitsand being the local representative of the Garden to Table Trust
Maintaining a relationship with 'Garden to Table Model Schools' and ensure the standard of their Garden to Table programme is maintained
Delivering group Garden to Table training to local schools, as outlined in the Garden to Table training manuals, to a required standard
Engaging and collaborating with other community groups such as Enviroschools, Heart Foundation, local councils and marae
Developing volunteer relationships to support Garden to Table schools and raising awareness within the local community to support volunteering at Garden to Table schools
Being a local contact point for funders and sponsors, and developing local business relationshipsand identifying potential donors and sponsors of the Trust, and passing these to the relevant fundraising staff members for follow-up
Ensuringaccurate records are maintained within the relevant CRM system
Continuing to promote Garden to Table to the wider school community, including presentations to CoLs/Kahui Ako, Principals meetings, etc.
Identifying and co-ordinating with other Garden to Table staff, such as the Communications Manager to source ideas and content for staff to create stories and news for communications purposes.
Skills and experience The ideal candidate will bring experience working with or in schools, a love for working in not-for-profits, and a track record of community focused mahi that contributes to Garden to Table's kaupapa: https://gardentotable.org.nz/kaupapa
You will demonstrate -
You are highly collaborative and a real team-player and demonstrate a solutions-focused work style
Excellent verbal and written communication skills - the ability to communicate effectively, professionally, and respectfully is important?
A proven ability to work with a wide cross section of people and communities. A desire to get to know and work with people from a range of backgrounds and ethnicities and have strong relationship building skills,be inclusive and show respect for diversity
You have excellent relationship development skills?
Confidence using every day te reo Maori is an advantage, or the willingness to learn and grow your reo
You are computer literate – Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Salesforce (or other CRM systems). Confident to use communications systems to work with colleagues from a distance
Strong administration skills - maintain good records and regularly report on work progress
Proven ability to think strategically and turn it into actions that make a difference on the ground
High level interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise internally and externally with schools and supporters and suppliers
Organisational, administration and time management skills.You are able to plan, prioritise and organise work within set timelines and budgets?and be able to work independently
A positive can-do attitude and you take initiative
You have a Driver's Licence and access to personal transportation
OrganisationGarden to Table Trust
Job SummaryBe the local face of Garden to Table in Northland
Salary$37.13 per hour
How to apply If you can see yourself in our team, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply by sending your cv and cover letter to
SectorNot for Profit
Cause (Sustainable Development Goals)Zero Hunger, Good Health and Wellbeing, Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Action
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