FWSCS Fairplex Learning and Development Center - Farm Assistant (26​/27) - FWS Only

FWSCS Fairplex Learning and Development Center
- Farm Assistant (26/27) - FWS Only

Job Title FWSCS Fairplex Learning and Development Center
- Farm Assistant (26/27) - FWS Only

Student Position Type

Appointment Type

Appointment Type Part-Time

FTE

Work Schedule

Hours: The Federal Work Study Farm Assistant at the Farm at Fairplex will work between 8-20 hours a week in a schedule agreed upon between the employee and the Farm Manager (may include weekends). Students must have reliable transportation to and from the Farm site.

Department Manager

Hiring Manager

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 2

Position Summary Information for Announcement

University Overview

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The University supports a diverse and inclusive environment where students recognize and benefit from the life experiences and viewpoints of other students, faculty, and staff. Diversity is an active and intentional practice that supports difference and multiplicity to expand knowledge, educate capable citizens, develop the whole person, and serve our local and global communities. Promoting and sustaining diversity is a commitment to educational quality and the creation of positive, respectful learning communities.

Job Description Summary

* IMPORTANT NOTE : APPLICANTS MUST be currently enrolled at ULV and have a FEDERAL WORK STUDY award to be eligible for this position. *

The ideal Farm Assistant is a hard worker, enjoys working outdoors, takes instruction well, takes initiative, and has excellent follow-through in completing assigned tasks. The candidate will demonstrate a positive attitude and a learner’s posture, interested in agriculture and regenerative growing practices, becoming increasingly able to present agricultural knowledge and describe the work of The Farm to guests that visit. The Farm Assistant must stay focused on their delegated work while also maintaining a friendly disposition to Farm visitors, which may include children, youth, their teachers, local business people, Fairplex staff, and others.

The starting pay for this position is $18.00 per hour.

Specific Duties

Specific Duties

• Basic Gardening using hand tools, such as pruners, clippers, shovels, hoes, rakes, assorted harvesting, and other tools.
• Setting up trellises and constructing planting structures
• Collecting green waste, turning compost, building compost piles, and shoveling wood chips
• Mixing soil (6 different soil mix combinations are created at The Farm)
• Preparing fields for planting, including mulching and soil amendment application
• Seeding, planting, and propagating
• Hand watering in the nursery & grow rooms
• Weeding
• Maintaining a neat and orderly environment; maintaining and storing tools and equipment
• Preparing the grounds for irrigation projects while assisting the irrigation crew
• Animal care, including feeding, watering, and refreshing bedding (poultry & rabbits)
• Following safety guidelines in efforts to promote a professional work environment and meaningful experience for volunteers and visitors
• Preparing The Farm for Farm events such as farm field trips, tours, fair time activation, and assisting with farm-based…