Company description

Who We Are

The Wyckoff House & Association comprises the Wyckoff House Museum and Wyckoff Association. As the Wyckoff House Museum, we preserve, interpret, and operate New York’s oldest building and the surrounding one-and-a-half acres of park and urban farm space. Through innovative educational and farm-based programs, we build cultural and agricultural connections within our community, emphasizing immigration, family, food, and community through history.

Job description

The Wyckoff House Museum seeks an experienced, organized, collaborative, and enthusiastic Lead Farmer to lead our agricultural operations and engage with our community through environmental education programs.

Position Responsibilities: What You’ll Do

Lead Farm, Park Grounds, and Horticulture Operations (40%)

• Manage seasonal farm operations, including seeding, dead-heading, pruning, harvesting, seed saving, and propagation of vegetables, annual flowers and native plants.
• Oversee all aspects of horticulture operations including weeding, planting, irrigation, trellising, hoop house management, and cover cropping.
• Supervise 2 part-time, seasonal farm team members, occasionally overseeing junior staff and volunteers
• Oversee Community Composting systems management

Serve in support role for key farm and site operations (20%)

• Assist Farm Coordinator with seasonal weekly Farmstand management
• Communicate site, supplies, grounds, and animal care needs, including trash, maintenance, and pest management requests to Site Operations staff.
• Maintain farm log and other farm-related documentation systems

Educational Programming & Community Engagement - (30%)

• Lead assigned farm rotations and occasional workshops during GAP program
• Support museum-wide educational programming including, teaching some farm-based lessons and leading activities during family or large-scale museum events
• Serve Saturday Site Supervisor as needed
• Assist museum and program staff as needed

Organizational Operations and Programming Support (10%)

• Contribute to reporting and recording systems measuring program impact to support fundraising
• Participate in staff meetings and team-wide collaboration

Qualifications: Who You are and Keys to Success

To be successful in this job you possess these four qualities:

• Attentive Relationship Builder: You empathize with the communities we serve and put people at ease, especially when there are lines of difference or power. Part of your job is connecting with people from many diverse backgrounds. You find (and even create) opportunities to deepen connections and build authentic, mutual relationships with visitors and different stakeholders across lines of difference.
• Communicative and Collaborative: You communicate well with others, including sharing context and asking questions to understand others’ perspectives. You organize and share information effectively. You listen closely to understand needs or concerns and take steps based on that input. You get back to people in a timely manner. You seek out and are able to hear, reflect, act on, and learn from feedback.
• Adaptability, Problem Solving and Resilience: You are always ready to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and address obstacles. You adapt to the evolving needs of the organization and think several steps ahead to develop solutions. You look for the root of both simple and complex problems. You bounce back from setbacks, turning hurdles into learning opportunities.
• Equity driven: You recognize ways that race and other identities intersect in the work, especially with communities we serve. You identify potential for bias and actively work to minimize inequities in collaborative processes. You are able to reflect on and empathetically describe the impact of one’s own identities—and those of others—in a given situation, decision, or process

Additionally, we are searching for candidates who possess the following knowledge, skills, and qualifications:

• At least two years experience working in agriculture, urban farming, or garden settings, with preference given to those experienced with in-ground, raised bed, and greenhouse techniques.
  leadership skills
• Background in education, especially agricultural, environmental, or experiential education, and/or public programming.
• Experience engaging with underrepresented communities (personal, lived experience or professional, work experience) or working in a diverse and non-traditional setting with a diverse client base.
• Able to lift, pull, and push up to 40 lbs; embracing the physical nature of this work.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions, required.
• Passion for and knowledge of food sovereignty and food justice.
• Carpentry, maintenance, or power tool operation experience.

What Else you Should Know:

This is a seasonal, part-time, hourly position based onsite at the Wyckoff House Museum in Brooklyn, from 28-35 hours per week from April to November 2026.

Availability is required for at least two weekday mornings (Tuesday–Friday), and for Saturdays during events, volunteer days, and farmstands, primarily in the peak season. The starting pay ranges from $26 to $28 per hour.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $26.00 - $28.00

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Deadline

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