Jobs
Outreach VISTA
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture is experiencing exciting organizational changes and growth. Part of these exciting changes and growth includes a strong community outreach plan and larger team of people who are well-trained to provide services to all people in our community. The Outreach VISTA will provide administrative support and will make deeper connections between CCUA and the community through outreach. The VISTA member in this position will share information about CCUA’s resources with organizational partners, volunteers, and program participants by attending community events and managing CCUA’s new Welcome Center Front Desk. The VISTA member will also work with the entire CCUA team during the annual Harvest Hootenanny.
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Application Deadline: Thursday, August 6th at midnight
Veterans Urban Farm Apprenticeship
The Farmhand Apprenticeship position with CCUA’s Veterans Urban Farm offers a learning experience for Veterans passionate about working outside, sustainable food systems, and growing their own food. The Apprenticeship is designed to prepare Veterans who need a gateway into the workforce. During the Apprenticeship, the Farmhand will learn sustainable and regenerative agriculture methods of vegetable production, landscaping, food safety, and other hands-on skills while working alongside the Veterans Urban Farm team. The Veterans Urban Farm Manager will direct the Farmhand Apprentice on projects, allowing the Apprentice to hone the skills needed to prepare for a desired job/career. The Farmhand will also work to strengthen job skills, set personal goals, and participate in networking opportunities during the Apprenticeship.
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Positions Available: 3
Opportunity Gardens Part-Time Program Assistant
The Opportunity Gardens Part-Time Assistant (OG Assistant), reporting to the Opportunity Gardens Manager (OG Manager), will primarily assist families with garden installation, garden mentoring visits, delivering materials, attending program events, and other tasks. Successful candidates will enjoy working with people, enjoy working outdoors, and have a strong work ethic. This is a year-round, part time position with a mixture of set work hours and flexible work hours determined by the OG Manager and OG Assistant.
Planting for the Pantry VISTA
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture’s (CCUA) Planting for the Pantry (P4P) program is a small team of committed individuals who are responsible for the the planning, planting, growing, harvesting, and donation of produce from Columbia’s Agriculture Park’s one acre intensively-managed market farm. We produce over 25 crops from this field each season, for an annual donation of over 30,000 pounds of top-quality produce to The Food Bank Market. This AmeriCorps VISTA position will report to the Farm Manager in dedicating a year of service to learning and practicing the skill sets necessary to address food insecurity, run a small market farm operation, and how to utilize regenerative farming practices that work with nature to produce high yields in a limited urban space. Note this is an AmeriCorps VISTA position that is a one-year position employed by AmeriCorps.
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Positions Available: 2
Application Deadline: Thursday, July 30th at midnight
