NWREC Student Farm Crew

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title
NWREC Student Farm Crew

Appointment Type
Student Employee

Job Location
Aurora

Position Appointment Percent
100

Appointment Basis
12

Pay Method
Hourly

Pay Period
16th - 15th of the following month

Pay Date
Last working day of the month

Remote or Hybrid option?

Min Hourly Rate
$15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate
$19.50 (Standard); $19.00 (Non-Urban); $20.50 (Portland Metro)

Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill up to eight student technical positions for the OSU-North Willamette Research Center at Oregon State University (OSU).

The North Willamette Research and Extension Center is recruiting students who will assist field, landscape and facilities maintenance.

All positions are located at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), Oregon State University in Aurora, Oregon.

Maximum of 24 hours per week during school year/ 40 hours during school holidays and summer break.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by theNational Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, and Career & Self-Development

Position Duties

100% of duties will consist of mowing, pruning, planting, hoeing or weed pulling, painting and event staging and assist with minor building maintenance/repairs. May be asked to run errands to offsite locations.

Employee will also be expected to assist other research programs at NWREC when additional staffing is needed.

Research program related duties include berry picking/harvesting crops, weeding, hoeing, digging and mowing.

Minimum Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student:
    Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

• Perform assigned tasks without close supervision.
• Capable of working outside and standing/walking for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Students who are under 18 years old are required to have passed a tractor safety certification class prior to operating a tractor.
• Attention to detail.
• Maintain a positive and collegiate attitude.
• Student employees (but not all employees) may be selected to drive to offsite locations, as needed, at the request of the farm manager.

• Work typically begins at 7:00 am most days, with 6:00 am start on our busiest harvest days, and will generally be done by 3:30.
• Occasionally we ask that students stay longer to finish a task, but work will not exceed 40 hours per week during the summer and 20 hours per week while school is in session.
• Work is performed outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Positions are open from May/June through Aug/Sept depending on…