Opportunities for rising 11th and 12th graders:
We are seeking 2 farm assistants who are rising juniors or seniors to be employed at Waynesboro Education Farm. These positions will run from June 3 to July 26. Interested students should possess the following qualifications:
- Interest in organic farming methods and practices
- Eagerness to learn and engage with the inner workings of a community farm
- Physical stamina and perseverance
- Ability to work 30 hours a week
These employees also need to be willing to perform the following duties:
- Assist with planting and harvesting
- Perform landscaping and weeding tasks
- Tend to greenhouse
- Perform basic equipment maintenance and cleaning
- Assist with other general labor tasks as needed
- Assist junior farm assistants as directed
Farm assistants will work directly with junior farm assistants under the direction of the WEF Farm Manager, Farm Educator, and other staff. These part-time employees will also further develop and expand their workplace and employment skills to meet the following targets:
Personal Qualities and Abilities
- Demonstrate creativity and innovation
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving
- Demonstrate initiative and self-direction
- Demonstrate integrity
- Demonstrate work ethic
Interpersonal Skills
- Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills
- Demonstrate listening and speaking skills
- Demonstrate respect for diversity
- Demonstrate customer service skills
- Collaborate with team members
Professional Competencies
- Demonstrate big-picture thinking
- Demonstrate career and life-management skills
- Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability
- Manage time and resources
- Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to farm work
- Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks
- Demonstrate professionalism
- Demonstrate reading and writing skills to job-specific tasks
- Demonstrate workplace safety
Compensation:
$15 per hour/30 hours per week |