Community Garden Coordinator - $8.00/hour

Community Garden Coordinator - $8.00/hour

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Position Details

Position Information

• 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

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 Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare for growing season including seed orders, planting schedule, and seed germination
• Recruit, manage and track volunteers
• Complete necessary farm tasks, such as planting, weeding, watering, pest management and maintenance
• Organize and run market farm stands (including but not limited to mass emails, posters, word of mouth, etc.)
• Track income and expenses
• Collect data related to produce planted and create reports documenting the successes and failures of garden
• Coordinate care for campus chickens
• When necessary provide care to campus apiary
• Send emails to CSA and campus community for garden events/updates
• Update content for sustainability website and make Instagram/Facebook posts
• Document work of garden through photos, social media, etc.
• Attend garden events and functions such as work days and team meetings
• Maintain consistent and reliable attendance

Secondary Duties

Other duties as assigned.

Special Working Conditions

Must be available for most of Spring 2025, all Summer 2025, and most of Fall 2025. Flexible working hours.

Background Check Required:

No

Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Posting Specific Questions

• * Please describe what sustainability means to you (300 words maximum). (Open Ended Question)
• * Please describe what sustainable agriculture means to you. (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents:

Optional Documents:

Human Resources: One University Avenue Suite 3015 Mechanicsburg PA 17055; 717-796-5300
Student Employment: One University Avenue Suite 3015 Mechanicsburg PA 17055; 717-796-1800 x.2900