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Positions Open with WVFB Mobile Ag
Education Science Lab
Farm Tour Scheduled
for May
Are you a professional educator
seeking a fulfilling part-time
position? Would you enjoy
helping to spread awareness about
agriculture? Teaching in the West
Virginia Farm Bureau Mobile
Agriculture Education Science
Lab may be just the thing you’re
looking for! WVFB is seeking
candidates for several part-time
teaching positions with the
Mobile Ag Lab. All training and
curriculum is provided. Applicants
can be based anywhere within
West Virginia. Candidates must
have a college degree and teaching
certificate (can be RESA certified
for substitute teaching), strong
communication and organizational
skills, valid driver’s license and
be moderately physically fit.
Agriculture knowledge is a plus!
Mark your calendar now
to join the West Virginia
Farm Bureau Young Farmer
& Rancher Committee on
Saturday, May 31st for a day in
Pocahontas County.
WVFB is also seeking an
Assistant Coordinator for the
Mobile Ag Lab. This position will
be based at the WVFB office in
Buckhannon. Position is full time
with benefits. Duties will include
assisting the Director in basic
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office procedures, scheduling and
maintaining the lab, occasional
substitute teaching in the lab, and
other duties as assigned. Applicant
should have strong oral, written
and organizational skills, be
computer literate and have a valid
driver’s license. Bachelor’s degree
required and current or pending
teachers certificate a plus (can
be RESA certified for substitute
teaching).
If promoting science and
agriculture through one of these
opportunities appeals to you,
send your resume to: WV Farm
Bureau, 62 Farm Bureau Road,
Buckhannon, WV 26201, attn.:
Steve Butler by May 15, 2014.
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be submitted by the 15th of the
month prior to publication. Timesensitive announcements must be
submitted no less than 8 weeks
prior to the date of the event.
Electronic submissions, including
photos, are preferred. Send to
[email protected].
The day will begin with
a tour of a local tree grafting
expert's orchard and include
stops at cattle and sheep farms,
as well as a blueberry farm.
Lunch will be included. Times
and locations will be announced.
Don’t miss this terrific and
FREE opportunity to learn
about some of West Virginia’s
most interesting agriculture
operations! Contact Susan
Wilkins at 304-651-8569 or
Nicole Sattler at 304-456-5039
to reserve your spot today!