Farm Worker/Livestock Curator

DEPARTMENT: HARVESTING HOPE FARM

POSITION TITLE: FARM WORKER

STATUS: Full Time

TERMS OF THIS POSITION:
Subject to the continued funding from Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Food Security grant.

Mission Statement:
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

SCOPE OF POSITION:
Work on the Harvesting Hope farm to ensure maximum harvest during the planting season.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Experience with farming and animals
• Self motivated
• Team player
• Able to communicate with supervisor needs for essential function
• Excellent communication skills with staff and volunteers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain poise under pressure
• Customer service mindset
• General social service knowledge
• Ability to read
• Able to receive instruction verbally and/or written
• Ability and willingness to keep information confidential

Summary of Job Duties:

• Maintaining adequate clean and well stocked housing and recreation area for livestock.
• Collect eggs daily
• Scheduled wellness check of livestock, with basic first aid administered as needed.
• Maintain appropriate levels of water and food for livestock
• Work with volunteers to direct daily goal and area of focus
• Harvesting, weighing, and displaying produce for client use.
• Loading and offloading of produce as needed and indicated from supervisors.
• In the off season and while periods of inclement weather, workers will aid and assist in the daily operations of the food bank and warehouse, and rotating stock as necessary.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as rakes, shovels, and garden carts.
• Ability to operate small farm tractor
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to withstand long periods of outdoor exposure
• Ability to understand written or verbal information

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is a reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

“The Salvation Army will comply with all governmental orders and any contractual obligations relative to COVID-19 safety measures, including mandatory vaccination of staff, if required. The Salvation Army will consider requests for exemptions from any such requirements on either religious or medical grounds.”

Employment Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/People with Disabilities.

A generous benefits package is included with full-time positions: paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and medical, vision, and dental insurances.

Health Insurance: Low bi-weekly premiums ($34.62) for employee only coverage, Kaiser HMO for those residing in a Kaiser service area, Anthem EPO/PPO is available for those residing outside of a Kaiser service area. Voluntary 1 and family coverage at additional cost. Delta Dental DHMO and DPPO dental insurance offered starting at $2.31 bi-weekly cost. Employees are covered by an employer paid life insurance policy. Voluntary supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability plans are available.

Retirement Plans: Employer-funded Money Purchase Pension Plan (Defined Contribution Plan) 50% vested at 5 years eligible service time, employee funded voluntary 403(b) options

Parental Leave: Benefit will be one week (5 business days) of paid leave at the employee’s normal rate of pay for births, adoptions and foster placements.

Sick Leave: 12 days annually accruing from day one, eligible for use after 3 months’ service time.

Paid Vacation: 2 weeks annually accruing from day one, for non-exempt positions. 4 weeks annually accruing from day one, for exempt positions. Accrued vacation is eligible for use after 6 months’ service time.

Paid Holidays: 13 designated holidays 1 floating holiday per year.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)