Community Garden Coordinator - $8.00/hour

Position Title Community Garden Coordinator - $8.00/hour Position Type Student Number of Open Positions 1 Department Sustainability (2714) Campus Main Campus (Grantham) Supervisor Lori Chance Work Period Acad Yr 2024-25 Hours Per Week 8 hrs/week in semester, 40 hrs during summer Duration of Appointment Fall, Spring, Summer Work Schedule The student Garden Coordinator is required to work 8 hours/week during the academic years and 40 hours during the summer (May through August). Position Description Position Summary The Office of Sustainability at Messiah University cultivates an environment for across campus coordination of sustainability thought and action through the development of student leadership. The Community Garden Coordinator will facilitate and manage the people and projects of the community garden for the duration of the calendar year. This position will be required to work as part of the summer garden team (please see summer garden worker job description for more details). Major Preferred Experience Required Familiarity and volunteer experience with the Office of Sustainability and the Grantham Community Garden is a plus Experience Preferred Skills, Characteristics Required for Position Proficiency with MS Office Ability to influence and lead peers Strong communication, both verbally and in writing Passionate about implementing sustainability solutions to the campus environment Dress Code Requirements farm clothes, casual, business casual when appropriate Special Working Conditions Must be available for most of Spring 2024, all Summer 2025, and most of Fall 2025. Flexible working hours. Background Check Required No Primary Duties 1. Plan and prepare for growing season including seed orders, planting schedule, and seed germination 2. Recruit, manage and track volunteers 3. Complete necessary farm tasks, such as planting, weeding, watering, pest management and maintenance 4. Organize and run market farm stands (including but not limited to mass emails, posters, word of mouth, etc.) 5. Track income and expenses 6. Collect data related to produce planted and create reports documenting the successes and failures of garden 7. Coordinate care for campus chickens 8. When necessary provide care to campus apiary 9. Send emails to CSA and campus community for garden events/updates 10. Update content for sustainability website and make Instagram/Facebook posts 11. Document work of garden through photos, social media, etc. 12. Attend garden events and functions such as work days and team meetings 13. Maintain consistent and reliable attendance Secondary Duties Other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities Open Until Filled Yes Application Deadline Quicklink for Posting

Created: 2024-11-09