Student Farm Assistant (Hourly)

Austin Community College District • Elgin, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Assist farm manager in completing tasks for the Agricultural Sciences Sustainable Student Farm. Performs farm duties in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts, including planting, feeding livestock, and assisting with farm stands. Maintains farm tracking systems and logs. Operates farm equipment such as tillers and weed eaters.

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.
• Entering data, maintaining files, and performing other clerical duties.
• Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population.
• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
• May also use social media, work with desktop publishing, and update webpages.
• As required.
• As required.
• Work is routinely performed in a standard farm environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Performs farm duties in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts, including planting, feeding livestock, and assisting with farm stands.
• Maintains farm tracking systems and logs.
• Operates farm equipment such as tillers and weed eaters.

What This Job Offers

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