WCH Apprentice

Chicago Botanic Garden • Chicago, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Windy City Harvest Apprentices will be working as part of a diverse, dedicated, energetic team to gain meaningful, hands-on, guided experience at one of the following sustainable urban agriculture sites: Windy City Harvest (AVI, Rodeo, Legends, McCormick Place Rooftop, Washington Park Youth Farm, Farm on Ogden or PCC Austin Farm), or a placement at Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe campus. A minimum of internship program hours worked are required for certification through City Colleges of Chicago & Chicago Botanic Garden. Paid Work Experiences are generally 30 or 37.5 hours per week depending on placement. Schedules will also vary depending on placement.

Requirements

• A minimum of internship program hours worked are required for certification through City Colleges of Chicago & Chicago Botanic Garden
• Capacity to problem solve while working with diverse team and crew
• Be dependable and responsible
• Be comfortable filling out daily WCH logs for reports
• Be able to lift 50 pounds
• Commitment to being a supportive team member.
• Dependable and punctual
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to work a manual labor job in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively on farm production with Growers, Harvest Corps Crew Leaders and WCH Operations team, including (but not limited to), implementing crop plan, following production schedule, procuring supplies, planting and maintenance of vegetable production and ornamental areas, and distributing produce through WCH sales channels.
• Be flexible to work at Windy City Harvest sites to support in meeting sites sales goal.
• Assist at Windy City Harvest sites with post- harvest handling, packing, planting, weeding, composting, pruning, watering, and overall site maintenance.
• Support in maintaining detailed farm and post-harvest handling logs and records.
• Support with deliveries of produce and working farmer’s markets.
• Safely operate hand tools and power tools including a weed whacker, lawnmower, power drill, harvest knife, pruners, shovels, and others garden tool.
• Assist with harvest pack-out for wholesale, retail, and CSA style distribution.
• Maintain plants health.
• Assist with small construction program (i.e. repair WCH Hoophouses and raised beds).

Benefits

• Wellness initiative benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Retirement plan
• Holidays
• Holiday Thank you pay
• Garden membership - free to employees at Household Plus level
• Discounts to Garden Shop, Cafe, Garden-sponsored educational classes
• Employee events such as Orchid show, Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns, Lightscape employee & friends preview night

What This Job Offers

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