Job Details
Position Type:
Student Workers/Garden Caretaker
Date Posted:
4/8/2024
Location:
Bayfield School District
Date Available:
Mid-May
Closing Date:
05/03/2024 The School District of Bayfield is seeking two (2) part-time (up to 20 hours/week) student Garden Caretakers to join our team! These positions will run from mid-May through November 2024.
Position Overview: Under the direction of the Education and Agritculture Coordinator, the Garden Caretakers will help install and maintain new and existing school gardens at Bayfield & LaPointe Schools including vegetable gardens, herb gardens, fruit trees, pollinator garden, high tunnel, and aquaponics system. Work with Education & Agriculture Coordinator, other garden caretakers, AmeriCorps member, and community volunteers.
Duties may include:
- Garden Tasks: weeding, sowing seeds, transplanting, shaping beds, fixing irrigation, harvesting, weighing, packing, and delivery of bulk produce to the cafeteria.
- General landscaping: moving soil, weeding, trimming, building raised beds, and mulching.
- Education: potentially assist with garden lessons during summer camp or TAP
- Foraging field trips for school tea station; harvest, dry & process herbs
- Water and maintain greenhouse
- Compost, site cleanliness & litter patrol
- Maintain tools and garden equipment
Requirements:
- Current School District of Bayfield student.
- Applicants should be at least 14 years of age
Pay: $12.50/hour
Application Procedure: To apply, please complete an online application at www.bayfield.k12.wi.us - Employment. Thank you for your interest in employment with the School District of Bayfield!
The School District of Bayfield is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.