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Farm Manager

The Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District is looking to hire a full-time farm manager for AgInnovation Farm a student-centered working educational farm that connects students, schools, and the community through hands-on learning in sustainable agriculture, food systems, environmental stewardship, and local food access, in Portsmouth.

Responsibilities: Keep AgInnovation Farm safe, organized, productive, and ready for students, staff, volunteers, community members, and school partners; oversee the farm’s daily and seasonal care, including growing areas, pathways, shared workspaces, storage areas, and general grounds; planting, watering, weeding, mulching, pruning, harvesting, composting, soil care, pest monitoring, irrigation support, and general crop maintenance; help maintain the high tunnel, student growing beds, pollinator areas, microclover spaces, orchard, food forest, community garden pathways, compost areas, and native plant spaces; help prepare the farm for school cafeteria use, produce donations, and local food access efforts; maintain tools, small machinery, landscape equipment, irrigation systems, fencing, farm structures, and the tractor; support the daily care of the farm’s chickens.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent; valid driver’s license and clean driving record; ability to work 40 hours a week; experience working with and around students; ability to work outdoors in changing weather conditions; strong organizational and time-management skills; experience using hand tools, small machinery, landscape equipment, or farm equipment; ability to lift up to 50 pounds and complete physical farm tasks; ability to follow farm procedures, food safety expectations, and safety protocols; preferred experience includes farming, gardening, landscaping, sustainable agriculture, conservation, land stewardship, or related work and proximity to Portsmouth.

Compensation: $30 an hour.

To apply: Send resume, brief statement of interest, and three professional references to Sara Churgin at [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. A background check is required.

Stewardship Coordinator

The Seekonk Land Conservation Trust (SLCT) is looking to hire a part-time stewardship coordinator for 20 hours a week.

Responsibilities: Ensure the responsible management, monitoring, and protection of the SLCT’s conserved lands, including fee-owned properties and properties with conservation restrictions; conduct annual monitoring of all conservation restriction properties and all fee-owned properties; coordinate with landowners; prepare written monitoring reports for review and approval by the SLCT board and submit finalized reports to landowners; maintain accurate and complete stewardship records within the landscape database; ensure stewardship work is completed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with SLCT policies and conservation objectives; maintenance activities may include trail mowing, brush hogging, tree and shrub pruning or removal, plantings, invasive species management, hazard tree removal, and trash removal; develop and maintain relationships that support stewardship and conservation goals: supervise landscapers, tractor operators, and arborists to carry out property maintenance on fee-owned properties; supervise volunteers and community groups; coordinate with municipal departments, regulatory agencies, abutters, and utility companies; plan, organize, and facilitate community cleanups and stewardship workdays.

Qualifications: Keen interest in working cooperatively, managing the tasks identified in the job description, especially monitoring and reporting on properties; flexible in regard to education, work, and employment history.

Compensation: $30,000 to $35,000 based on experience.

To apply: Send inquires, resume, and 2-3 professional job references to SLCT Trustee
Kathleen Leddy at [email protected].