Job description
OUR CULTURE:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
At the Y, you can channel your passion into a lifelong career helping to deliver positive change. Every day, our staff – of all ages and from all walks of life – work to bridge the gaps in community needs by nurturing the potential of youth and teens, improving our community’s health and well-being, and providing support to our neighbors, by serving others, building strong relationships, and incorporating our YMCA values into our everyday work.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Garden Programs Leader leads purposeful projects and programming for volunteers in the YMCA Greenhouse. The Garden Programs Leader encourages and aids volunteers in maintaining a beautiful greenhouse for YMCA members and community members to enjoy.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Directs and supervises program activities to ensure proper maintenance and harvesting of the greenhouse and garden.
- Recruits, trains, develops, schedules, and directs volunteers as needed to keep the greenhouse and garden in beautiful condition
- Establishes new program activities and expands program within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
- Assists in the development, distribution, and organization of program information and registrations.
- Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in garden programs.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations and YMCA members, modeling relationship-building skills in all interactions.
- Coordinates use of garden and greenhouse for program activities and events.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1-3 years of gardening experience.
- Formal training preferred
- Completion of YMCA required training upon hire
- Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the greenhouse, and work on the ground, for long periods of time
- The employee is regularly required to lift and carry food and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds
- The employee is regularly required to bend, lean, kneel, and walk within the greenhouse
- The employee is regularly required to work outdoors for extended periods of time
- The employee is regularly required to engage with others through oral comprehension and expression
- Specific vision abilities required for this position include close and distance vision and the ability to adjust
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
The YMCA of the Inland Northwest commits to being an inclusive organization for all. Driven by our mission and values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility we actively work to close equity gaps for marginalized and underserved groups. We are inspired to elevate social justice issues facing our community, remove systemic barriers, welcome cultural diversity, and create equity for those in greatest need. Through collaboration with our diverse community partners together we work to effect meaningful change. In all things, we are dedicated to ensuring our Y is a safe, welcoming place for all people to be, belong, and become. The YMCA of the Inland Northwest provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants.
STARTING PAY: $15.74/hr
WHAT
YOU
GET FROM WORKING AT THE YMCA:
- Frequent opportunities to make a difference in the lives of youth, adults, and senior members
- Free individual YMCA membership (<19 hours/week) with YMCA program discounts available
- Paid sick time accruing at 1 hour every 40 hours worked
- Up to two hours of Child Watch services per day, per child while employee is on site and working
- Flexible schedules that work for YOU
- Something new and exciting to learn and work with every day
- Retirement plan with 8% employer contribution after 2 years of service (1,000 or more hours worked required in each anniversary year)
The happiest and most fulfilled Y staff are motivated to help others and want to be a part of something larger than themselves. Join our team! Come be a part of a charitable, mission-driven organization that works for individual and community well-being for all, for a better us.
Apply today!
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