Company description

Founded in 2016, our mission is to cultivate social and economic justice in the local food system through dynamic, inclusive and creative collaborations across our diverse rural community.

Job description

The Position:

The Gleaning Coordinator (GC) position is essential to the work of Long Table Harvest and is responsible for running all on-the-ground logistics of the Gleaning Program. The GC is on the road Mondays and Tuesdays, weekly from May through November, picking up seedlings and a variety of foodstuffs, which are then immediately disbursed to our partner distribution sites throughout Columiba, Dutchess and Greene Counties. Additional duties include sporadic in-field fruit gleaning with volunteers, as well as some minimal spring and winter administrative duties.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining relationships and managing communications with 40+ farms and 30+ distribution sites on a weekly basis
• Taking stock of food and seedling donations, and thinking ahead to ensure all distribution sites are receiving an adequate amount of food based of their needs and preferences
• Driving a large cargo van safely and securely approximately 8-10 hours per day
• Keeping records of pounds of food received by type and inputting into our online database bi-weekly
• Twice weekly social media posts to recap work done on Mondays and Tuesdays
• Maintaining cargo van including on-time oil changes, any repairs that are needed, and annual state inspection

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Exceptional organization and communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and comfort driving a large cargo van long distances
• Good record keeping ability
• Thoughtful and forward thinking / good at problem solving
• Knowledge of local foodshed and familiarity with produce / farms / farming
• Self-starter with good initiative and ability to work independently

Start Date, Schedule and Compensation:

Start Date: Monday, April 21st, 2025

Approximate Schedule:

• Mondays May to mid-June from around 9am to 4pm
• Mondays and Tuesdays mid-June through November from around 7/8am to 4:30pm
• There are a few federal holidays that fall on a Monday and the schedule is adjusted for delivery solely on Tuesdays those weeks.
• Outreach via text on Sunday and Monday evenings to farms about picking up produce the following days and creating the weekly delivery route / schedule
• There are additional hours for in-field gleaning which vary based on farm availability from August - October as well as flexible hours devoted to social media posting and data input.

Compensation:

Compensation starts at $28/hour with an increase of $2/hour for the second season, plus produce and end of season bonus. Work hours are around 18-22 hours a week. We will prioritize candidates who are willing to commit to at least two full seasons, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

January 15, 2025