Summer Agriculture & Farm Hospitality College Internship
Objective:
- To offer college students the opportunity to learn about modern sustainable agriculture, direct marketing and ecology while earning a fair salary in a pleasant family farm environment.
Major Responsibilities:
- Harvest supervisor for strawberry and blueberry crops
- Harvest-Your-Own operations (cashier, field supervision, parking, customer service)
- Agricultural duties (weeding, pruning, harvesting)
- Farm educator
- Other farm maintenance tasks, such as: cleaning, painting, produce box folding, farm kitchen duties (post-harvest handling, produce preservation and food preparation)
Qualifications:
- Team player, positive attitude, outgoing personality
- Strong communication skills
- Good physical health: comfortable standing for 8 hours, able to lift 50 lbs, and to perform demanding work at a fast farm pace
- Able to work in all weather conditions (including extreme heat and rain)
- Sincere interest in learning about sustainable agriculture, conservation, and eating healthy/locally
Time Commitments:
- Full-time summer commitment for 12 weeks, from May 22 to August 11 (apx. 400 hours over 12 weeks; weather/crop dependent)
- Must work weekend and some evening hours, including holidays (such as Memorial Day and July 4th)
- Strawberry season (June) - 6 day work weeks, with Sunday afternoons and one weekday off
- Blueberry season (July/August) - 5 day work weeks, with Sundays and Mondays off
- One 3-day weekend granted in July, as assigned by managers
- Work days can start as early as 7:30am and can finish as late as 7pm (varies); typical shift is 8 hours
Educational Experiences:
- Strawberry/Farm training before start of retail season (apx. 15 hours of structured lessons)
- Blueberry/Summer Agricultural Work training in July (apx. 8 hours of structured lessons)
- Project-oriented, on-the-job instruction on agricultural techniques, farm products, and direct marketing
Compensation Notes:
- Pay is at an hourly rate and payroll is on a bi-weekly basis
- Compensation relates to amount of work and dedication to the completion of summer farm work
- Successful returning farm interns will have experienced job status and can be compensated as such
- Retail clothing (t-shirts, caps) provided
- Housing/Transportation is not provided
Applications will be accepted through March 4, 2019.
Interviews will be conducted in-person at the farm in January and March (as we try to hold them during students' breaks).
For other part-time/seasonal positions, applications are available at our Farm Office at 606 Walnut Tree Hill Road in Shelton.
Thank you for your interest in working at Jones Family Farms.
