What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farm Hand position at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm?
Position Function: To care for the farm, facilities and farm animals and to interpret 19th-century farm, garden, and animal husbandry for visitors to Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm.
Job Relationships:
Supervises: No one.
Supervised by: Farm Manager
Schedule:
Typically 7:30am - 3:30pm most days, with hours adjusted for summer tour season and events
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Farm Duties:
- Assist with morning and afternoon feeding of the animals. Farm staff works a consistent 7:30-3:30 schedule, with occasional flexible hours for events.
- Assist with care for the health, safety, and cleanliness of all Quiet Valley animals, including feeding, mucking out stalls, helping to administer medication, helping with haying and refilling feeders.
- Assist with basic maintenance of all animal structures, fencing, farm fields, 4 square garden including seeding, weeding, and harvesting.
- Assist with set up, organization, and demonstration for special events including Farm Animal Frolic, Harvest Festival, Old Time Christmas and other events.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Farm Manager and other supervisors.
- Ability to work around large livestock like draft horses, pigs, and cows safely.
Interpretation:
- Help with school tours, regular summer tours, workshops and special events programming as needed.
- Wear time-period appropriate clothing during hours of operation as needed.
- Demonstrate 19th century skills, farm chores, and associated knowledge.
- Work on and interpret the 19th century farm, gardens, and animal husbandry to visitors of all ages.
- Provide the visiting public with informative, accurate, and engaging information about Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, the history of Pennsylvania and 19th century America.
- Serve as role model for seasonal interpretive staff.
General Duties:
- Represent Quiet Valley with a positive, respectful, and courteous attitude and demeanor with other staff and the public at all times.
- Know and follow appropriate emergency procedures as set forth by Quiet Valley policy.
- Complete work related tasks, not specifically set forth in the job description, as requested by Farm Manager.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of farm animal husbandry or ability to learn.
- Experience with or willingness to learn agricultural presentations helpful; prior work at historic site is helpful.
- Experience with or willingness to learn school tours, outreach programs and special events is helpful.
- Successful work experience and/or college experience.
- Support Quiet Valley’s mission, policies and procedures as outlined in staff handbook.
- Demonstrate professional behavior, reliability and dependability.
- Physically able to lift 50 lbs.
- Possess a valid driver’s license with a clear driving record.
- Ability to pass child abuse and criminal record checks.
Working Conditions:
- This position is a part-time position with 16 to 35 hours weekly depending on operating schedule.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends.
- The position includes physical labor in varying weather conditions.
- Ability to use or learn to use 19th century and modern farm equipment.
- Work around hay and grains during harvesting periods.
Please contact Quiet Valley Farm at for more information and sending applications.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $11.50 - $12.50 per hour
Schedule:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Stroudsburg, PA 18360: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
Farming: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $11.50 - $12.50 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 35 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Rotating weekends
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Are you looking for weekend farm job availability, weekday, or a mix of the two schedules?
- Applicants should understand that during the summer tour season, events, and school tours, this job requires historic outfits, using historic tools, and participation in tours as an 1800s farmer (proper training, outfits, scripts are provided).
Ability to Commute:
- Stroudsburg, PA 18360 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $12 - $13