Job Title: GARDEN MANAGER
PVN ID: LE-2207-004960
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Lehman College is seeking a committed Garden Manager to manage all operations for a community garden at Hollis Gardens Apartments, a permanent housing complex supported by the Human Resources Administration of New York City (HRA). The HRA Pathways program provides access to training for tenants in HRA’s master lease system so they can pursue self-sufficiency through employment. Reporting to the Program Director, the Garden Manager is responsible for planning, preparation, maintenance and harvesting for the Hollis Gardens Community Garden. They will also educate and include Hollis Gardens Apartments tenants and community members in garden activities.

You must have a passion for community gardening, possess the collaborative skills to support a program team, and be available on a flexible, seasonal schedule.

Other Duties

  • Maintaining crops and garden facilities as needed to harvest the 2022 season crops.
  • Repairing garden beds, greenhouse and other facilities as needed.
  • Educating community members in gardening techniques and holding twice weekly gardening sessions during the gardening season.
  • Keeping the garden clean and safe for the community. Ensuring that visitors follow garden rules.
  • Management of the garden budget and Garden Manager work hours.
  • Taking the lead on garden events, workshops and other activities that may involve coordinating with outside vendors.
  • Working with CUNY, property management and maintenance staff to provide services to the community.
  • Planning for the 2023 season with input from staff and community members.
  • Establishing relationships with vendors as needed to order seeds, plants and supplies and to schedule repairs and other services.
  • Participating in funder updates and reporting activities, including taking attendance and writing reports as needed.

Schedule

  • Part-time as needed, seasonal hours
  • 38 hours or less every two weeks for July 2022 – March 2023. 38 to 70 hours every two weeks for April 2023 – June 2023.

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of gardening sufficient to plan, grow and harvest a 1200 square foot urban community garden producing vegetables, herbs, flowers and other crops of the community’s choosing, with input from staff.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills. Customer service mindset.
  • Ability to think strategically, problem-solve, and support organizational goals.
  • Ability to establish community networks and deal effectively with community groups.
  • Must have a passion for educating community members including those with disabilities and the elderly in gardening techniques.
  • Schedule flexibility: ablility to work at Hollis Gardens Apartments in St. Albans, in-person as needed on a seasonal basis. Occasionally support evening and weekend program events.
  • Technical skills necessary to communicate by phone, text and email as well as order supplies online and manage the garden budget and attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with public housing tenants or other low-income populations.
  • Knowledge and experience of the CUNY system and/or NYC government agencies.
  • Experience in continuing education/workforce development.

Position is grant funded until June 2023 with option of renewal.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
HRA PATHWAYS
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$20.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week
5.00-19.00
Closing Date
Aug 04, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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