Seasonal Farm Production + Educator Staff
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Start Date: April 1, 2025 Compensation: $30/hr + PT benefits
32 hr/week position - April 1 - October 31, 2025 - Seasonal
Earth Matter NY seeks an seasonal Farm Production + Educator Staff to manage crop production and assist with
educational groups on our 1/8 acre educational farm and Lavender Field on Governors Island. Join our team to facilitate our “Table to Farm” exploration of the nutrient cycle and how applications of compost benefit growth of crops. You will work with a wide variety of people including trainees, volunteers, and regular Heritage Farmers of all ages. You are a community organizer, problem solver, detail-oriented person, and creative. You can grow food, fix equipment, make flyers for events, and write social media content. You seek to be a sustainable urban agriculture expert and ambassador.
Responsibilities/Duties
- Manage greenhouse, farm bed prep, and irrigation
- Assist with record keeping (i.e. tracking yields, crop plans, plant rotation, harvest schedule, crop performance, etc.)
- Assist in all aspects of farm production through community engagement
- Co-lead corporate and other team building groups - workdays, tours, workshops
- Coordinate and co-lead volunteer activities, including regularly scheduled farm shifts and Heritage Farmers
- Develop, manage Island vendor sales system - growing and distribution of herbs and added value products
- Assist with farm & compost experiments conducted with trainees
- Collaborate to manage all aspects of farm upkeep; maintain farm tools and equipment, organize various materials as needed
- Relocation - assist with site design and physical relation of Soil Start Farm in 2025
- Staff Compost Learning Center (CLC) during weekend Open Hours as needed
- Participate in chicken care and goat care shifts as needed
- Attend Earth Matter staff meetings
- Perform additional duties as determined by Earth Matter NY
Qualifications/Requirements
- Lead ⅛ acre farm production with various in ground, raised bed, and greenhouse techniques
- Education facilitator experience with the groups public, and groups, and volunteers
- Volunteer coordination + management, with a commitment to developing leaders for all NYC communities
- Power tool operation, carpentry and maintenance experience
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple, competing tasks
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills with members of the public, visitors, regular volunteers, trainees, and internal Earth Matter teammates
- Self-directed, motivated, highly accountable, flexible, well-organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to work outdoors in 3 seasons, and some weekends
- Social media skills (content creation, post, and management) are a plus
- Google Drive mastery, (e.g. creating documents, managing spreadsheets); knowledge of Canva is a plus
Education/Experience:
- At least three seasons experience on a working farm, preferably in urban conditions
- Compost making experience (backyard, community garden, or industrial scale)
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Active NY driver’s license preferred
Additional Information
Hourly Compensation: $30/hour + PT benefits (commuter and phone benefits, paid federal holidays, standard sick pay)
How to Apply: Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@earthmatter.org. For more information about Earth Matter NY visit earthmatter.org. Earth Matter NY is an equal opportunity employer.
Location: Governors Island, NY, NY 10004
Organization: Earth Matter NY Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art, science, and application of composting in and around New York City. Earth Matter NY seeks to reduce the organic waste misdirected into the garbage stream by encouraging neighbor participation and leadership in composting.
Contact Information
Earth Matter NY
Email: jobs@earthmatter.org