Farm Assistant- Internship (Hourly)

Austin Community College District • Elgin, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides farm assistance to the farm manager for 5 hours per week to complete internship requirements. Performs farm duties in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts. Gathers, compiles, and enters data, producing routine reports and documents. Maintains farm tracking systems and logs. Operates farm equipment such as shovels, rakes, and other equipment.

Requirements

• Farm procedures and practices.
• Customer service techniques.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population.
• Work is routinely performed outside in a standard farm environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Performs farm duties in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts.
• Gathers, compiles, and enters data, producing routine reports and documents.
• Maintains farm tracking systems and logs.
• Operates farm equipment such as shovels, rakes, and other equipment.
• Work safely and follow safety rules.
• Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed