Community Garden Coordinator
$8.00/hour
Position Type: Student • Open Positions: 1 • Department: Sustainability (2714) • Campus: Main Campus (Grantham)
Hours per week: 8 Spring/Fall, 40 Summer (must start early) • Duration: Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026
Position Summary
The Office of Sustainability at Messiah University cultivates an environment for across campus coordination of sustainability thought and action through the development of student leadership. The Community Garden Coordinator will facilitate and manage the people and projects of the community garden for the duration of the calendar year. This position will be required to work as part of the summer garden team (refer to summer garden worker job description for details).
Primary Responsibilities
* Plan and prepare for growing season including seed orders, planting schedule, and seed germination
* Recruit, manage and track volunteers
* Complete necessary farm tasks, such as planting, weeding, watering, pest management and maintenance
* Organize and run market farm stands (including mass emails, posters, word of mouth, etc.)
* Track income and expenses
* Collect data related to produce planted and create reports documenting the successes and failures
* Coordinate care for campus chickens and, when necessary, provide care to campus apiary
* Send emails to CSA and campus community for garden events/updates
* Update content for sustainability website and make Instagram/Facebook posts
* Document work of garden through photos, social media, etc.
* Attend garden events and functions such as work days and team meetings
* Maintain consistent and reliable attendance
Qualifications & Skills
* Familiarity and volunteer experience with the Office of Sustainability and the Grantham Community Garden is a plus
* Proficiency in MS Office
* Ability to influence and lead peers
* Strong communication skills, verbal and written
* Passionate about implementing sustainability solutions to the campus environment
Work Conditions
Must be available for most of Spring 2026, all of Summer 2026, and most of Fall 2026. Flexible working hours.
Dress Code: farm clothes, casual, business casual when appropriate.
Background Check: Required.
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