River Program Manager, Bartram’s Garden

Posted by Bartram’s Garden on April 30, 2024

The River Program Manager supports Bartram’s Garden to position this 50-acre Southwest Philadelphia asset as a dynamic civic common and river garden.

Since 2015, the River Program at Bartram’s Garden has promoted the self-determined engagement of Southwest residents with local waterways by providing necessary tools, opportunities, and safe accessible spaces. This program includes the Bartram’s Garden Community Boathouse, a water quality monitoring initiative, swim training, and free walk-up kayaking, row boating, and fishing programs. Programs focus specifically on introductory-level water recreation and are powered by high school interns and 80+ trained volunteers.

The River Program Manager develops and implements a site-wide vision for river programming at Bartram’s Garden and oversees daily Community Boathouse and River Program operations. This position manages a team of staff and volunteers and reports to the Director of Public Programs.

We will start reaching out to candidates for interviews on May 1^st, 2024. Target start date will be May 27^th, 2024.

Full job description and application information.