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Posted: Tue, March 26, 2024

$20.27 - $35.00 per hour Catskill NY job

Phone Number: 9172548530

Email: berta@matthewstrother.org

Farm manager / groundskeeper wanted for contract work in a not-for-profit dedicated to the Humanities, Philosophy, and Literature.

Farm manager / groundskeeper wanted for contract work in a not-for-profit dedicated to the Humanities, Philosophy, and Literature.

The work will consist on:

– Planning for, preparing, and leading a group of amateurs doing manual labor (mostly focused on food production, maintenance, and landscaping)

– Leading and expanding garden beds and food production operations

– General repairs and maintenance of a historic barn and its outbuildings

– Small building and construction projects

– Using hand tools to complete repairs and installations

– Garden and landscape maintenance, planting, mowing

– Farm equipment maintenance

– Management and supervision of other contractors as needed

Requirements:

– Proven experience as a farm manager, groundskeeper or a similar role

– Proficiency in using hand tools and power tools

– Knowledge of construction techniques and materials

– Farming and gardening knowledge