HIRING: Greenhouse Assistant at Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga

Terms: Part-time, 20 hours/week through 2024 with potential for Full Time in 2025; Required hours M-TH, 9am - 12pm; $16/hour

Organization:

Crabtree Farms is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community-based urban farm and service organization. Our mission is to increase access to locally grown food, provide farm-based educational opportunities and cultivate community.

We believe in providing a welcoming space for all to grow, learn and connect with each other and the land. The farm engages the community by growing & selling nutrient dense food and plant starts, providing farm based education for all ages, food access programming and year-round volunteer opportunities. Through partnership and collaboration, we seek to be an impactful community asset, especially for our most immediate neighbors in Clifton Hills, East Lake and Alton Park..

Job Description: Greenhouse Assistant position works directly in tandem with the Greenhouse Manager to develop and implement a successful greenhouse operation including the facilitation of a robust greenhouse volunteer program.

Key Functions:

• ●  Perform general greenhouse tasks: watering, plant propagation, soil preparation, infrastructure improvements, pest control.

• ●  Assist Greenhouse Manager with Spring and Fall Plant Sale preparations

• ●  Facilitate the Greenhouse Volunteer and Workshare Program. Within this role responsibilities

  include:

  • ○  Communicate with and schedule volunteers/workshares

  • ○  Lead volunteers/workshares on daily tasks with Greenhouse Manager support

  • ○  Plan weekly itinerary with Greenhouse Manager the week prior

    General Skills & Experience:

    Qualifications:

• ●  Previous experience leading volunteers or facilitating groups.

• ●  Minimum one year horticulture or agricultural experience.

• ●  Highly motivated and eager to work in a community-facing organization.

• ●  The individual should be able to lift 50 pounds and work actively outside in all seasons.