Keeler Gardens offers a robust variety of internships and volunteer opportunities for all ages. Whether you’re looking to get hands-on experience in the garden, build your organizational/technical skills, or gain service hours, we have a role for you! Interns and volunteers work year-round in both hands-on and administrative roles to improve Keeler Gardens. Work in the garden, write articles and blog posts, or manage our social media. We can use your help!
Continue reading to hear from our interns and to learn more about our jobs and programs.
If you are interested in joining us as an intern, or in sponsoring the internship program, contact Chief Operations Specialist, Gina Iliopoulos, Gina@KeelerGardens.org.
Keeler Gardens and After School Matters
Keeler Gardens has been working with After School Matters since 2018 to offer a unique professional experience to students. Our internship opportunities offer teens the chance to gain work experience and build their skill set, as well as meet other students with similar interests.
“A few skills that are universal in interns are dedication, critical thinking skills, and a continuous desire to learn. They will quickly discover that working at Keeler Gardens is a two-way street: utilizing their talents while learning more about them (and nature!) both directly and experientially.”
Serena Westcott, ASM intern
All positions available through ASM are seasonal, based on their session schedule. If you’re interested in applying through After School Matters, visit their website here. If you have any questions we would be happy to speak with you, contact us here.
“I decided to work with Keeler Gardens because of my affinity for nature. Our human nature relationships extend beyond what we believe as individuals. This is where Keeler Garden came in, and helped me grasp our human nature relationship by deepening my connection with nature and positively influencing my mental health.”
Syeda, 2021 Fall ASM Intern
Job Descriptions
- Horticulture Intern
Learn about plant materials, soil, and wildlife support. This role will give you experience on a variety of plant materials, design techniques, and environmental management.
- Horticultural Specialist Assistant Intern
Shadow and assist Lead Horticultural Specialist to assist with detail work around the garden and administrative tasks supporting the horticulture at Keeler Gardens.
- Media Intern
Support Keeler Gardens’ blog, Facebook, Twitter, GrowIt!, and Instagram profile by taking and organizing pictures and videos. This internship will give you experience in photography and supporting social media.
- Business Administrative Support
Support Keeler Gardens in an administrative role. This role will educate on bookkeeping, donor relations, scheduling, and communication.
- Horticultural Documentation Intern
Support Keeler Gardens in an administrative role. This will focus primarily on the documentation of all plants at Keeler Gardens. Additional responsibilities may include other documentation processes.
- Building Projects
Building a variety of structures to support the mission of connecting with nature. This role will educate on basic building skills. This is an excellent opportunity for creative expression, including many aspects of art and cultural expression.
- Advanced Opportunity-Facilities
Opportunity to learn and develop management processes of all physical inventories on site, including systems, equipment, supplies, and materials. An additional broader scope relates to identifying structural issues, improvements, and risk management on site. Other projects may also be proposed. This role is related to other projects and roles, as it is in support of many aspects of site management. This role will educate on materials management skills along with the connection between overall processes and site needs in relation to the details of specific equipment and materials.