Community Garden Crop Production & Manager Assistant

Part-Time Community Services

Job Description

Part-Time Crop Production, Volunteer & Mgr Support  : Christchurch South Community Gardens Trust

Minimum 4 hrs/week.    Saturday ( 4hrs – 10am – 2pm)  Opportunity for more work over time - show us you are reliable and can commit to learning the ropes and have great skills and energy  to offer . 

Location: On our main community garden site at 188 Strickland St, Sydenham  and other off site projects as required.

The role will help facilitate the trust’s goal of developing a resource which contributes effectively and authentically to neighbourhood sustainability in all its forms.

Key Responsibilities include

  • Participation in and working alongside volunteers and other staff engaged in compost production, crop and nursery production.
  • Record – keeping – participation, waste/ recycling/ crop production.
  •  Public relations  – visitor requests, sales,  market days, tours, workshops 
  • Managing Repairs & maintenance of outdoor and indoor facilities..  Tidying and organising sheds and outdoor recycling and collection areas.
  • Grant Writing : production expenses / R&M

Skills & Personal attributes include;

  • Enthusiastic about community horticultural production – esp annual vegetable crops
  • Physically able to carry out general gardening duties including compost production.
  • Can safely use hand and power tools.
  • Excellent communication  skills and standard of literacy and numeracy. IT skills.
  • Approachable & Reliable. High degree of maturity and personal integrity required. Excellent  boundaries, diligence and commitment required. Can follow instructions, retain information and work alone.
  • Social work skills

Responsible to : Christine Blance, Manager, Christchurch South Community Gardens Trust info@cscommunitygardens.net.nz

Organisation

Christchurch South Community Gardens Trust

Job Summary

Part-Time Crop production & Manager Assistant ( 4hrs/week)

Salary

$30/hr + kiwisaver

How to apply

Email CV & Cover letter to; 

Christine Blance

Manager

Christchurch South Community Gardens Trust

info@cscommunitygardens.net.nz

Sector

Not for Profit

Cause (Sustainable Development Goals)

Sustainable Cities and Communities

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