Farmers Market Staff
Farmers Market Staff
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$ 17 - 19
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Job Description
About Our Farm: Founded in 2002 Pats Pastured provides the highest quality pastureraised and grassfed meats. Our goal is to provide our livestock with a life that allows them to express their natural instincts fully in a pasture environment. That means that our pigs get to root run and play; our chickens get to peck scratch and crow; our turkeys gobble and strut; and our cows eat grass outside NOT corn in confinement.
General Description: Our farm is looking for motivated and outgoing individuals with a passion for agriculture and food to represent Pats Pastured both at our home farm store and at various Rhode Island farmers markets.
We have an immediate need for market staff to work our indoor market in Newport on Saturdays. The market hours are 9:00am 12:00pm (hours worked approx. 6:30am 1:30pm).
Additionally we are starting to recruit for our outdoor market season.
Starting in early May and running through the end of October these are seasonal retail positions. Beyond helping to share with the community our farms pride and passion in what we grow the work involves a unique combination of product handling and sales savvy farm marketing and good ol fashioned facetoface customer service.
We are hiring several parttime employees for our farmers market positions. We offer the opportunity to work multiple shifts in several locations including:
- Wednesday at Aquidneck Market Newport; Market Hours 2:00pm 6:00pm
- (hours worked approx. 12:00pm 7:30pm)
- Saturday at Aquidneck Market Middletown; Market Hours 9:00am 12:00pm
- (hours worked approx. 7:00am 1:30pm)
- Saturday at Casey Farm Market Saunderstown; Market Hours 8:30am 12:30pm
- (hours worked approx. 7:00am 1:30pm)
- Saturday at Hope Street Market Providence; Market Hours 9:00am 1:00pm
- (hours worked approx. 7:00am 2:30pm)
- Pats Pastured Farm Store East Greenwich as available
We also have openings working our FOOD CART at the Hope Street Market. Food service experience a definite plus:
- Saturday at Hope Street Market Providence FOOD CART Hours 9:00am 1:00pm
- (hours worked approx. 7:30am 2:00pm)
Farmers Market Staff will come to the farm in East Greenwich to pick up product before the market and return product to the farm after the market as well as for monthly staff meetings.
Requirements: Schedule and availability are critical. Must have a valid drivers license and clean driving record be able to lift up to 50 lbs and have a good personality for sales.
All applicants must also:
- Be well organized efficient and able to work independently.
- Possess a positive diligent work ethic.
- Actively take initiative.
- Love working outdoors in all weather.
- Be friendly outgoing and knowledgeable.
- Present a professional clean warm and approachable appearance.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have a valid Drivers License and clean driving record. MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) required for hire.
Compensation:
$17.50 $19.00 per hour DOE; health insurance is not provided.
Staff receive generous food allowance and discounts.
Employment Type
Part-Time
