Grant-Funded Alliance Garden Manager Seasonal
Grant-Funded Alliance Garden Manager Seasonal
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Job Description
Job Title: GrantFunded Alliance Garden Manager (Seasonal)
Reporting Relationship: Director of Alliance Garden
Unit: IWUMarion
Department: BiologyIWU Marion
Campus Location: Ott Hall of Sciences & Nursing
This role must adhere to all safety regulations and IWU safety policy. The manager must comply with any processes and procedures established by Indiana Wesleyan University administration.
This is a grantfunded four month seasonal role serving approximately 40 hours per week.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Use discretion and independent judgement with regard to planting maintaining and harvesting garden produce
- Train supervise and manage REEU Fellows students and volunteers
- Provide technical instructional and advisory support for REEU Fellows
- Oversee the safety of seasonal research employees and guests as they work with chemicals tools and potentially adverse weather conditions
- Assist the USDA REEU Principal Investigator with curriculum development and educational instruction for both seasonal research employees and garden guests
- Assist the USDA REEU Principal Investigator with data collection and reporting to USDA
- Manage daily maintenance of the Alliance Gardens: watering (plots have irrigation system) and pest control
- Work with Alliance Garden director and staff to manage the harvest and distribution of IWU Farm Boxes
Qualifications:According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.
Education
- Minimum of Bachelors of Science degree in a related field
Experience
- Minimum of one 1 year working in the horticultural field is required
- Minimum of one 1 year of previous professional experience associated with the responsibilities of this position
Required Skills
- Excellent people skills to lead inspire motivate and work cooperatively and harmoniously with fellow employees volunteers committees members and the public
- Proven ability to complete assigned tasks and projects meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks
- Capability to supervise others (including interns and volunteers) with daily garden tasks
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office preferred
- Ability to lift push pull and carry 40 lb. bags of soil transferring mulch planting and heavy lifting are all regular aspects of this position
- Work is primarily outdoors therefore candidate must also have the ability to and be willing to work in a variety of conditions including heat cold and rain
IWU Kingdom Diversity Statement
IWU in covenant with Gods reconciling work and in accordance with the Biblical principles of our historic Wesleyan tradition commits to build a community that reflects Kingdom diversity. We will foster an intentional environment for living teaching and learning which exhibits honor respect and dignity. Acknowledging visible or invisible differences our community authentically values each members earthly and eternal worth. We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement that exhibits Christs commandment to love all humankind.
LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER
As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion 42 U.S.C. Sections 2000e1 and 2000e2.
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other jobrelated instructions and to perform other jobrelated duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
