Assistant Farm Manager, Casey Farm

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historic new englandEast Providence (RI)

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PRIMARY FUNCTION: Responsible for assisting the farm manager in the agricultural, horticultural, and marketing work associated with running Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Principal programs include an organic community supported agriculture program and weekly farmers market.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 30% Supervises farm hands in a variety of farm related tasks, including but not limited to harvesting, transplanting, and weeding of crops as well as preparing and cleaning fields.30% Assists farm manager, as needed in greenhouse seeding, transplanting, field work, moving of materials, equipment maintenance/repair, supervising Groundskeeper, and animal care.20% Assists in supervising Work Shares and volunteers in above tasks.10% Assists in the selling and donating of produce.5% Answers questions from visitors and the public regarding farm activities.5% Performs other duties as requiredSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Direct Reports: Farm Hands: The assistant farm manager hires, trains and evaluates all farm hands. Workshares: The assistant farm manager trains and schedules the workshares and all other volunteers.
QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent education 3 years of job-related experience Valid driver's license and the ability to drive farm equipment are required.
Other Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing a field crew Experience managing volunteers Experience with tractors, power tools and mowing equipmentWORK ENVIRONMENT: As typically performed, this position regularly involves talking, hearing, sitting, standing, walking, and bending/stooping. The position also involves lifting up to 50 pounds. The employee must perform functions including; basic keyboarding and electronic and paper database/file management, each of which typically requires manual dexterity in combination with eye-hand coordination. The position also requires constantly reading documents for general understanding. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

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