Farm Coordinator - Dairy Specialist

Growing Gardens’ mission is to cultivate community through sustainable urban agriculture. Our programs empower people of all ages, income levels, and abilities by connecting them with their local food system, each other, and the environment.

Job Purpose: This position will work across all operations at the Boulder farm, with a specialization in animal husbandry, raw dairy production, and grazing management. The primary focus will be caring for our small and mighty dairy goat herd (average of 10-13 goats and 1 guardian llama). Our microdairy serves as a space for educating all ages about animal husbandry, and the important role animals play in a regenerative agricultural system. This position will also support growing staff to maintain pastures, annual cover crops, and annual vegetable crops as well as supporting farm events, dairy volunteers and educational programming as needed.

Job Title: Farm Coordinator - Dairy Specialist

Job Status: Hourly, Year-Round. Part time in the winter, full time during growing season

Reports To: Herd Manager

Hours: Part time, November- March (26 hours/week) Full time, April- October (40 hours per week) Regular weekend work is required

Pay: Salary Range $40,000- $43,000 for a .88 FTE

Start Date: 11/1/2026

Benefits: Generous benefits package includes: health and dental insurance, paid holiday, floating holiday, PTO and paid sick time, monthly cell phone reimbursement stipend, discount on plant starts and vegetables, IRA benefit. Here is the value of some of the benefits provided.

To Apply: No phone calls please. Send a resume and cover letter to info@growinggardens.org. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interviews will start October 14 on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

The experience we offer:

• The opportunity to pair your work with your passion and to have a real impact in affecting positive change in our community.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Supportive organizational culture where you have independence and room to be creative.
• The chance to be part of a thriving team culture where successes are celebrated together and coworkers enthusiastically share knowledge and support.

Candidates from minority or marginalized groups or with multicultural backgrounds or experience are especially encouraged to apply. Growing Gardens is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment; where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety and respect.

Our organization values the diverse skills and individuals that come together to create a thriving community and workplace. We are committed to the work we do, and bring our best selves each day, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously, have fun, and enjoy the process of doing good in our community. We take care of each other and put people at the center of everything we do.

Specific Job Functions

Dairy Responsibilities: 70-75% of Time

• Assists the Herd Manager in operating the Herdshare program
• Assists the Herd Manager in maintaining a healthy herd
• Coordinates and implements and rotational grazing plan
• Assists Herd Manager with public programming and education
• Coordinates volunteers for daily chore shifts
• Assists Herd Manager in leading and teaching interns and volunteers

Daily Operations:

Ability to lead a typical chore shift that includes, but is not limited to, the

following:

• Milking animals with adherence to food safety protocol
• Herd share program maintenance, milk fulfillment, and delivery
• Feeding and watering animals according to seasonal needs
• Moving animals to/from pens according to rotational grazing plan
• Assembling/disassembling electric fencing
• Moving shade structure, water buckets, and hay to designated grazing
• areas
• Raking pens and moving compost to designated areas
• Deep cleaning various areas around dairy (ie. milk parlor, milk
• processing room)

Animal Husbandry:

• Monitor and log general health of herd on a daily basis
• Assist Herd Manager with vaccinations and other medical procedures
• Assist Herd Manager with breeding, prenatal goat care, and kidding
• Hoof trimming and related grooming care
• Identify sick animals and work with Herd Manager and/or vet to develop a health plan

Education and Tours:

• Assist the Herd Manager with educational activities on the farm. This includes leading field trips, tours, bottle feedings, goat yoga events, corporate team building events, and other offsite events
• Communicate effectively with visitors to the farm, fellow staff and interns, volunteers and the land owners
• Effectively engage with farm visitors of all ages and backgrounds including: children, teens, people with disabilities, and seniors

Overseeing and Training Volunteers:

• Ability to lead a chore shift with clear instruction, and oversight, of volunteers
• Assist with volunteer work groups

Administrative:

• Log animal health, grazing information, and feed/water amounts following every shift
• Maintain records for volunteers, herd share, and rotational grazing
• Assist in maintaining herd share database and inventory
• General Farm Support - 20-25% of time in Summer (primarily June-October)
• Assist with harvesting, weeding, and planting of annual vegetable crops
• Assist with tractor work, cover cropping, irrigation, infrastructure, and pasture management
• Potential Farm Stand or CSA pick up support

Organizational Participation

• Attend weekly dairy and growing staff meetings
• Attend all-staff meetings (roughly 3 times per month) and all-staff trainings and events

Event Support - 5-10% of Time

• All growing staff, including this position will support farm events as needed. This may include set-up, break-down, and staffing events.

Qualifications/Special Requirements:

• 1 year experience working with livestock (goats preferred!)
• Milking experience is preferred
• Hours change seasonally and additional time may be required
• Regular weekend and evening work is required
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, year-round
• Ability to work on uneven terrain in the field
• Must be able to engage in physically active work every day and lift 75lbs
• Must be able to successfully manage multiple, high priority tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Must have a reliable vehicle for transportation between site and partner organizations
• Must have a cell phone
• Must submit to a fingerprint background check Preferred: Bilingual English/Spanish. Conversational Spanish skills are valued and eligible for additional compensation.