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WE'RE HIRING: VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
03/15/16 — Farm
Part of our amazing barn staff. Photo by Scott David Gordon
Position Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Location: 9515 Hergotz Lane, Austin, TX 78742 Department: Packing Shed
Reports To: Cooler Inventory Manager
Supervises: Volunteers
Position Summary:
Johnson’s Backyard Garden (JBG) is seeking a hardworking and outgoing candidate to work with our barn crew and manage our volunteers. This individual will also work one Saturday farmers' market shift. The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for managing the farm's volunteer program, ensuring that volunteers have fun and necessary tasks get complete. The Volunteer Coordinator will be supervised by our Bulk Crew Manager, though he/she will work closely with our CSA and Farmers’ Market managers too.
Responsibilities
- Arrive at farm promptly to prepare for volunteer groups.
- Greet and manage all volunteers, ensuring that they are working efficiently and safely. We also want our volunteers to have fun!
- Work with managers to predict volunteer needs and work with office administrators to make sure appropriate numbers of volunteers are scheduled.
- Serve as an ambassador-of-sorts of the farm for all volunteer visitors.
- Receive, process, and package vegetables harvested on the farm on the barn crew.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary working environment.
- Ensure quality of all produce.
- Prepare and package CSA orders.
Qualifications:
Required
- An outgoing and friendly attitude! Ability to create a positive team dynamic is key, utilizing both interpersonal skills and maintaining excellent organization.
- Excellent judgment in prioritizing responsibilities and ability to multitask.
- Self directed worker, effective in both independent and collaborative settings.
- Willingness to work extra hours during seasonal peaks
- An interest in agriculture and promotion of local and organic farming
- Previous experience managing volunteers
- Previous farm experience
- Ability to repeatedly lift 50 lbs.
- Ability to repeatedly kneel, bend, and squat.
- Ability to withstand exposure to varying weather conditions.
- Ability to withstand prolonged standing or walking.
Compensation & Benefits: Compensation is dependent on experience. Expected salary range is $10/hour. Paid bi-weekly. Permanent employees are eligible for Individual Health Plan benefits.
Directions for Applying:
Please send an email to jobs@jbgorganic.com with the following format. Following specific directions is the first way to impress us!
- Subject Line should read “[Job Title]: [First Initial]_[Last Name]” … For example, “Planting Crew Coordinator: J_Smith”
- Email body should be short & sweet - help us notice you! Ensure that it contains your contact information.
- Attach three documents to your email, ensuring that their file names are clear: 1) Cover Letter 2) Resume 3) List containing contact information of two professional references
Thank you for your interest in JBG Organic! You will be contacted for further information if we find that you might be a good fit for this position.
The responsibilities & duties listed above are intended to communicate general priorities of this position, but should not be understood as an exhaustive list of all work requirements to be completed at JBG Organic. Farms require flexibility! We are committed to training, developing, and promoting from within the company based on performance.
JBG Organic provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, or sexual orientation.
