SEASONAL POULTRY HELP POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Each morning and evening, our chickens must be moved onto new pasture, watered and then fed. It’s a rigorous physical job that requires lifting 50 pounds, attention to detail and love of being up and outside early. Besides moving chickens, this person will help with other general farm chores, including mowing. What we’re really looking for is an area high school student(s) looking for part time employment during the summer. One person can come early in the morning and be done by noon for the day. Second person can work 2-3 hours daily in the early evening. Weekends are required. 20 hours per week, hourly wage dependent on experience.
A few disclaimers and explanations –
- All wages listed above start at $8.50 per hour. While the farm certainly isn’t rolling in the dough, we believe strongly that we must pay a living wage to the folks who have made organic farm work a career choice.
- All positions are seasonal, from as few as three months up to eight months. Our plans are to grow the farm so that we can offer year –round employment, but we’re not there yet.
- Really eating well is part of what an organic farm should be all about. We provide three meals per week to our staff, prepared by some pretty amazing farm chefs. We also make sure that everyone working with us has plenty to eat at home, with ample allowance for produce and chickens to meet your home eating needs.
- There is NO housing or health insurance offered with any of the positions offered at JenEhr Family Farm. We understand this is a huge issue in both society and at our micro level. But the economics of the farm simply make it impossible to offer any kind of health insurance benefits
- To apply for any of the positions listed, please email or snail mail a copy of your resume. Most positions are filled by March 1st, so please don’t delay.
