Position Title: Assistant Grower
Reporting to: Senior Community Projects Manager
Our Mission: To sustain and enhance the Hudson Valley’s inspirational beauty and health for generations to come.
Mission of the P osition:
The Assistant Grower engages with local residents, and volunteers, and helps foster community involvement around growing food at the Pershing Community Farm. Responsibilities include supporting day-to-day farm operations, assisting with outreach programs, and helping to cultivate relationships with local community groups, schools, and businesses for collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as an advocate and mentor for urban agriculture, assist with outreach to build a strong volunteer base, and promote the farm's produce distribution systems. Assist the Urban Farmer with daily farm-related tasks including planting, weeding, harvesting, irrigating, soil maintenance, pest management, food distribution, general maintenance, and cleanup.
Responsibilities may include:
- Collaborate with the community to promote urban farming, assist with workshops, and educate residents on urban farming practices.
- Engage with volunteers and help lead volunteer workdays on the Farm.
- Assist in planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops.
- Help keep the farm tidy and presentable.
- Work with community garden members to keep the community garden plots maintained and productive.
- Assist community gardeners as needed.
- Assist with free community farmstand.
- Keep records of community feedback.
- Engage with visitors, provide information on produce, and promote sustainable farming practices.
- Help maintain farm infrastructure such as the toolshed, greenhouse, irrigation systems, fencing, etc.
- Collaborate with local food system partners to advance initiatives that develop land stewardship and agricultural skills in local youth.
The responsibilities outlined above are subject to change based on the evolving needs of the Pershing Community Farm. The Assistant Grower will work closely with the Urban Farmer to adapt to new initiatives and challenges.
Qualifications
- Interest in community engagement, urban agriculture, or sustainable food systems
- Enthusiastic and collaborative approach to community organizing and outreach
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Physical ability to perform tasks associated with farming and garden maintenance, including lifting, bending, and working outdoors in various weather conditions
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic, community-centered environment
- Bilingual Spanish language proficiency is a plus
Compensation:
This is a part-time, seasonal position working 15 hours per week from May 2026 through October 2026, at a starting rate of $25 per hour.
Contact:
Please send resume and cover letter through our career page, with your application. Further information can be found on our website: www.scenichudson.org. No phone calls please.
Scenic Hudson provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type. Decisions related to all terms and conditions of employment are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Skills Required
- Interest in community engagement, urban agriculture, or sustainable food systems
- Enthusiastic and collaborative approach to community organizing and outreach
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Physical ability to perform farming and garden maintenance tasks (lifting, bending, working outdoors in various weather)
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic, community-centered environment
- Bilingual Spanish language proficiency
What We Do
Scenic Hudson's mission is to sustain and enhance the Hudson Valley's inspirational beauty and health for generations to come.
