Company description The Petworth Community Market, Inc. is a non-profit organization of Petworth residents in Washington DC, which manages a weekly market that acts as a catalyst and stimulator of economic and social activity for the benefit of the Greater Petworth Community.  By providing an opportunity for the sale, trade and promotion of produce, goods, services, and ideas, the Petworth Community Market seeks to improve the quality of life for local producers, artisans and entrepreneurs as well as residents and neighbors throughout the neighborhood and the City.
 

Petworth Community Market provides access to local food, goods, and educational resources by engaging neighbors in a vibrant weekly market.

VALUES

• Community Connectedness: We bring together the diversity of the Petworth community thus generating connectedness, energizing our public space, and inspiring participation and action in making the neighborhood a better place to live, work, and play.
• Nourishment: Food is the fundamental sustenance that nourishes our body, mind, and soul and can bring a community together in culture and celebration. Access to fresh nutritious food is a foundation for health and human dignity.
• Community Sustainability: Our market believes in the importance of supporting the local economy, prioritizing locally produced goods, supporting small-scale independent businesses, focusing on healthy eating and lifestyle, encouraging shopping within walking distance, and being conscious of our environmental impact.
• Accessibility and Inclusiveness: We value the diversity of the Petworth community in age, socioeconomic, race, sexual orientation, and family makeup. Our market reflects, fulfills, and celebrates this diversity. We believe that healthy living choices should be an option for all and take action to incentivize participation.
• Relationships: Positive personal connections and cooperation underlie our contributions to the community whether that is with our customers, vendors, volunteers, partners, community leaders, local business, or with our own board and staff.
• Education and Outreach: Our market is committed to providing the Petworth community with accessible educational resources surrounding food, healthy living and sustainability through outreach activities.
• Organizational Integrity: Our organization was started and built by a group of visionary and volunteer Petworth residents. We believe in the strength of personal passions coming together to build something powerful. We are committed to the long-term strategic, operational, and financial health of the organization.

Job description

The Petworth Community Market (PCM) is seeking a creative, organized and energetic person qualified to assist the Board of Directors and the Market Manager to manage a weekly seasonal farmers market.

 

The PCM is a seasonal weekly market founded in 2010 and located on 9th Street between Georgia Avenue and Upshur Streets NW. PCM provides an opportunity for the sale, trade, and promotion of local produce, goods, and services with a focus on producers, artisans, and entrepreneurs in the greater Petworth area. The PCM is open from 9 AM to 1 PM every Saturday, May through November.  
 

Job Description: The PCM is looking for a Deputy Market Manager to assist the Market Manager with a variety of tasks vital to the smooth and consistent operations of the market.  Together the Market Manager and Deputy are responsible for overseeing the day-of operations of the market, the accompanying weekly accounting updates, and a variety of tasks related to ensuring the continuity of the PCM’s operations.  Duties to be shared between the Market Manager and Deputy include:

 

• Manage the operation of the market on their designated Saturdays (the rotation between the Market Manager and Deputy is TBD).  Tasks include:
  • Retrieve PCM equipment from storage and setup market
  • Close 9th Street to traffic and ensure all non-market oriented vehicles are removed before market
  • Direct vendors to their designated spaces as they arrive and conduct vendor inspections to ensure compliance with PCM policies
  • Manage market day credit card transactions and food assistance programs
  • Administer patron counts
  • Answer questions and provide information to patrons
  • After closing, complete accounting tasks, such as recording transactions and payments owed to vendors, and managing EBT accounting in cooperation with the treasurer of the Board of Directors.
• Write and disseminate a weekly electronic newsletter
• Represent the PCM at special events and fundraisers
• Liaise with vendors and potential vendors
  • With the assistance and direction of the Board of Directors, assist in researching and recruiting new vendors and manage the vendor application process
  • Serve as vendors’ primary contact to the PCM before and during the season
• Assist in coordinating with community organizations, musicians and/or other partners  in relation to the community activities associated with the market
• Assist in recruiting and managing volunteers
• Assist in maintaining the PCMs website
• Assisting in PCM fundraising efforts
• Assisting in planning and executing special events on market day
• Assorted other administrative and management duties

Time Commitment: Approximately 10 hours per week, will vary.  Schedule and hours to be developed with the PCM and Market Manager to support Saturday markets onsite with some rotation. Starting immediately through November 22 (this 2019 market season). We seek an applicant who is interested and potentially available to join us for off-season preparation. 

 

The successful market manager candidate will have

• A basic knowledge of and interest in farmers market operations
• Excellent communication, problem solving, organizational, and time management skills
• An interest in working with people – farmers, vendors, and community residents
• Physical ability to move and set up the market tents and related market equipment
• Customer service oriented and community minded 
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred but not required
• Positive attitude a must

 

Pay Rate: Hourly rate of $13.25

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