Company description

Pendle Hill is a Quaker study, retreat and conference center that offers programs to people of all faiths and backgrounds. Pendle Hill offers residential, commuter, and online study programs, weekend workshops and retreats, conferences, scholarship opportunities, publications, bookstore, and rental space on our beautiful 24-acre campus. Pendle Hill is a fragrance-free, pet-free community.

Internship description

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Food-to-Table Organic Garden Summer Intern participates in the day-to-day garden tasks and projects, fostering and sustaining a holistic, cost-effective, land-centered food ethic that nurtures the body and spirit of the Pendle Hill community in accordance with our food philosophy and Quaker Testimonies. Throughout the summer the Intern will work on a project of their choosing and have the opportunity to sit in on Pendle Hill Education workshops taking place in the garden. The hottest few hours of each work day will be spent in the kitchen, assisting in the incorporation of garden produce into meals, and performing other tasks as assigned. The Garden Intern will also spend one full day a week working in the kitchen.

TIME EXPECTATIONS: This is a full-time, non-exempt, term limited position which will extend from 11 to 13 weeks based on Summer Garden Intern’s availability. This position requires a Tuesday through Saturday workweek.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: $10.00/hour plus:

• 3 meals a day (meals added to taxable compensation)
• Small Pendle Hill studio apartment (without kitchen) available at a modest cost
• The opportunity to obtain a Swarthmore College ID card, which enables access to the Swarthmore library and recreational facilities.
• The opportunity to take Pendle Hill courses for free (provided supervisor has at least two weeks’ notice to modify work schedule).

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $7.25/hr to $15/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

March 09, 2020