EMPLOYMENT & Volunteer OPPORTUNITES

TEMPORARY LINE COOK
SUMMER CAMP INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

VOLUNTEER AT CHEEKWOOD

TEMPORARY LINE COOK
Working closely with the Executive Chef this position will be responsible for preparing dishes accurately for the Pineapple Room Restaurant with detail to presentation. Must have kitchen experience in a full service restaurant and demonstrated knife and cooking skills with the availability to work Tuesday-Sunday day shift and an occasional night. Successful candidates subject to background check. Send your letter of interest and resume to: Penny Bruckse, Vice President Human Resources, Cheekwood, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37205.Or email Pbruckse@cheekwood.org. EOE 

SUMMER CAMP INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNTIES
OVERVIEW:
Cheekwood Education Internships are designed for the university or college student seeking to gain hands-on experience in a non-profit museum and botanical garden. Interns will experience all aspects of museum education including: developing and teaching classes, creating educational materials, overseeing studio spaces, contributing to Cheekwood’s wide range of programming, and working with a variety of age groups. 

AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS: (see individual descriptions for additional information)
Summer Camp Intern   
Ceramics Camp Intern 

HOURS / TIME COMMITMENT:
The Education and Public Programs’ Summer Internships run 9 weeks, May 30- August 3. Camps will not be held July 2-6.Time commitments and specific schedules vary by internship type. See the full internship descriptions for details. 

COMPENSATION / COLLEGE CREDIT:
All interns are encouraged to obtain credit for internships through their academic institution. The education department internship is an unpaid position. Interns are responsible for their housing, meals, and travel expenses. However, interns will receive discounts in Cheekwood’s restaurant and gift shop and have access to the art studios for their own use during non-camp or class times. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Interested applicants should send the following materials no later than April 15th, 2012: Cheekwood Volunteer Application Resume Letter of Interest Suggested, but not required: Images of artwork and/or students’ artwork 

Mail or email applications to:
volunteers@cheekwood.org  
-or- 
Cheekwood Summer Camp Internships
Attn: Volunteer Department
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37205

Organizational Overview: Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art is located in Nashville, Tennessee.  Originally the private estate of the Cheek family (built between 1929 and 1932), Cheekwood opened as a garden and museum in 1960.  Today, Cheekwood operates with an annual operating budget of $6.5 million and over 100 full and part-time staff.  Located on 55 acres, Cheekwood provides one of a kind indoor and outdoor experiences for the over 180,000 people who participate in its programs annually.  Named to the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion and the original boxwood gardens are an inspired work of architecture and design, and the ideal setting for the gardens and the art museum.  Cheekwood boasts ten distinct gardens and important botanical collections and has strong support from many different garden related constituents. The accredited art museum has strengths in American painting, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts.  The Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail showcases an outstanding collection of outdoor sculpture by internationally acclaimed artists along a natural hiking trail.  For more information about Cheekwood visit our website at www.cheekwood.org.  

Cheekwood Mission:  Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate.  Cheekwood exists to celebrate and preserve its landscape, buildings, art and botanical collections and, through these unique means, provide an inspiring place for visitors to explore their connections with art, nature and the environment.

Cheekwood Vision:  Cheekwood will be cherished locally and recognized nationally for its unique ability to welcome visitors of all ages with one-of-a-kind indoor/outdoor experiences reflecting its noted art and botanical collections displayed in one of the great American Country Place Estates.