Community Garden Coordinator

Community Garden Coordinator

H00625P

Weber State University - Ogden, UT

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$13.50

The community garden coordinator will have primary responsibility for operating and maintaining WSU’s community garden throughout the growing season. Garden produce will be grown and delivered to the Weber Cares Pantry. Specific Community Garden Coordinator duties include the following:

1. Serve as WSU’s Garden Club President: Recruit and manage volunteers, as needed, to assist with garden and compost maintenance throughout the summer (April to Sept).
2. Organize and execute a spring clean-up of the garden where beds are weeded and prepared for planting, compost or manure is spread on the beds, and crop planting is planned.
3. Prepare the garden to overwinter from October through November. This would include clearing irrigation lines, organizing theshed, andprepping and planting any overwinter crops.
4. Coordinate with Employee Wellness and the Weber Cares Pantry to decide what is planted, recruit volunteers, schedule volunteer days, and get produce to the pantry.
5. Chair WSU’s Community Garden committee: organize meetings, plan agendas, and send out minutes.
6. Serve on WSU’s Food Sustainability Committee with the Food Sustainability Coordinator
7. Assist with community garden related content development for websites, newsletters, and other outreach materials.
8. Assist WSU Food Recovery Network President as needed with weekly food recoveries
9. Assist with the implementation of additional sustainability programs and projects such as food drives, campus farmer’s market, and tree plantings.

Must be a current WSU student with a minimum GPA of 2.5

No

02/26/2026

02/28/2026

03/26/2026

https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/7709

To apply, complete the online application, attach a resume, the contact information for three references, and a cover letter.

If you are hired, please keep in mind that you will need to complete the appropriate Payroll and HR documents prior to beginning work.

The screening of applicants will begin immediately.

Due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals who have worked in a salaried capacity for Weber State University are ineligible to be hired as an hourly or adjunct employee at Weber State for six months.

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles etc., using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Agility is emphasized. Important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion., Maintaining equilibrium to prevent falling. Walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. , Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. , Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees., Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. , Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. , Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time. , Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another., Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. , Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. , Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. , Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. , Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Required to have visual acuity to perform activities such as: operating machines, (i.e. lathes, drill presses, power saws) where the job is at or within arm’s reach; skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, plumber, mechanic.

The worker is subject to outside environmental changes. No effective protection from the weather. , The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside. , The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity. , The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level., The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body. , The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals. , The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.