Farmers Market Coordinator

Market Coordinator Job Description

The Market Coordinator is responsible for the setup, maintenance, and break down of the market.
It is a physical, hands-on and roll-up-your-shirt-sleeves position that works outside, rain or shine, in close collaboration with the Executive Director, and market-day volunteers. This role is ideal for someone looking to learn about farmers market management and support Queen Anne
Famers Market’s (QAFM) mission to build community, support farmers, and champion local.

Key Responsibilities - “WHAT” of the job

Health, Safety & Security:

• Provides a healthy, safe and secure market environment.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Directs individuals, both volunteers, vendors and market-goers proactively, when necessary.
• Addresses and reports injuries and accidents immediately.
• Assists the Market Director with health and safety checks

Operations:

• Sets up and breaks down each market.
• Maintains the market grounds, including recycling, composting and waste programs.
• Manages Information Tent including SNAP/EBT, Fresh Bucks program, WIC

FMNP other food access programs.

• Oversees at-market merchandise sales.
• Builds effective working relationships with vendors, volunteers, staff and market- goers.
• Drives the market’s truck, safely loading and unloading equipment from storage to the market site.

Vendor Management:

• Supports Market Director with vendor check-in, compliance, and checkout.
• Assists with site marking as needed

Human Resources:

• Trains, directs, and retains market-day volunteers.
• Ensures compliance vendors, volunteers, staff and market-goers comply with COVID-19 protocols.

Administrative:

• Tracks market-day performance metrics.
• Maintains market-day records and reporting, as assigned
• Attends QAFM Board meetings and other meetings, as needed.

Financial:

• Adheres to QAFM financial and cash-handling standards and procedures.
• Monitors and achieves all assigned budgets.

Advocacy, Marketing & Development:

• Supports PR, event and development initiatives, as needed.
• Uses smart phones/camera equipment to capture market scenes and products.
• Builds strong relationships with key QAFM stakeholders, including market-goers, volunteers, staff, local businesses, community leaders, city officials and property owners bordering the market.

Other Responsibilities:

• Oversees market when Market Director is absent.
• Takes responsibility for other assigned projects and tasks, as needed.
• Develops knowledge, skills and abilities to become a Market Director.
• Understands responsibilities will evolve as QAFM’s needs change.

Key Skills – “HOW” of the job

• Treats everyone under the sun with respect and dignity (even on cloudy days). We are a diverse bunch.
• Communicates simply and effectively (without losing your personality).
• Is a go-between to resolve conflicts while keeping your cool and staying calm (and without letting anything get you down).
• Connects the dots to solve problems creatively, efficiently and effectively.
• Brings a drive and passion for farmers markets, QAFM, building community and the Queen Anne neighborhood.
• Brings people together behind a common goal, inspiring teamwork and a positive market environment.
• Organizes and juggles lots of different deadlines, priorities and tasks (often at the same time and on the go).
• Executes with a strong attention to detail (especially with money) even when there are lots of distractions.
• Operates efficiently and productively, making big things happen with limited time frames and resources.
• Finds ways to do things better, easier, faster and/or cheaper.
• Works happily and effectively independently as well as on a team (and with other teams).

Key Requirements - You have the ability to:

• Work in an outdoor environment in adverse weather conditions.
• Maintain professional customer service demeanor at all times
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Lift 50 pounds safely and regularly.
• Maintain a current King County Health Department Food Handlers Permit and First

Aid/CPR Certification.

Compensation, Hours and Benefits
QAFM offers competitive wages ranging $21-$24/hour. A $20 meal stipend is provided on market day.

Regular work hours are typically from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm (10-12 hours) on Thursdays from May 29 to October 9. In addition, you will need to be available to work:

• An employee and vendor orientation, as well as pre-opening day set up and training will be scheduled the week of May 1
• QAFM special event days on Saturdays May 10, October 25 and November 22

Employees are expected to work every market day. Our community counts on you!

About Us
QAFM is Seattle’s only independent, community-run farmers market. We are located in the heart of the Queen Anne neighborhood on W. Crockett Street between Queen Anne
Avenue North and 1st Avenue West. Learn more at www.qafm.org

The Queen Anne Farmers Market is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to apply.

How to Apply:

Submit resume and cover letter via hiring listing on really

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $21.00 - $24.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Can you lift 50lbs regularly into and out of a pickup truck bed?
• Do you have a current and valid driver's license with a clean driving record?

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Seattle, WA 98119: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $24