Company description

The mission of The Good Samaritan Health Center is “spreading Christ’s love through providing quality health care to those in need.” We accomplish this mission through providing comprehensive medical care, dental care, health education, case management and mental health counseling at sliding scale fees for the uninsured and underinsured.

Four years ago, the founder of Good Sam, Dr. Bill Warren, set out to close the health services gap by purchasing a 1-acre plot of land and starting an urban farm. This vegetable production farm provides over 12,000 lbs. of produce per year for residents of our surrounding neighborhood who would not have access to this food otherwise. We sell our Certified Naturally Grown produce at highly subsidized rates and we give food to patients who are enrolled in a weekly food prescription program to help them address their diet related illnesses.

Job description

The Good Samaritan Urban Farm encourages healthy eating habits among our patients and the Westside community, aiming to improve diet-related medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Located in the backyard of the center, Good Sam is home to one of Atlanta’s most innovative urban farms. We supply fresh, naturally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and even flowers to our patients through our Food Rx program bridging the gap in food access inside one of Atlanta’s neediest food deserts.

General Summary of Duties:

As a team collaborator within the Good Samaritan administrative staff, the Assistant Farm Manager will conduct farm labor, oversee production and administrative duties of a one-acre farm located on the center’s property. Reporting to the Farm Manager, the Assistant Farm Manager will coordinate the planting, gestation, harvesting, washing, weighing and data tracking of farm yields. The management of the distribution process for produce shares to patients and the daily market is also a major function of this positon. This person must be a spiritually mature believer/follower of Jesus Christ.

Education:

At least one year experience in farming and/or agriculture and the food sustainability movement

Preferred one year farmer’s market retail experience.

Spanish speaking is a significant plus

Principal Responsibilities:

• Plant, cultivate, harvest, and track poundage of various crops such as, but not limited to vegetables, fruits, horticultural specialties and field crops on the field and inside greenhouse
• Responsible and knowledgeable use of hand tools, such as, but not limited to, shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, garden equipment and machinery
• Duties include but are not limited to tilling, irrigation systems, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, picking, cleaning, sorting, handling and packaging harvested products
• Responsible maintaining standards set in regards to customer service, production, and safety guidelines
• Manage FoodRx program pick-up including share packaging, daily farmer’s market and sales with tracking and data collection
• Ensure a safe and clean environment when handling produce and storing in refrigeration areas
• During seasonal “off months”, support farm preparations, greenhouse planting schedule and soil maintenance
• Maintain compliance with EBT (SNAP, WIC) applying for 2016 Wholesome Wave program
• Supervise farm volunteers while serving on the farm and coordinate their labor and duties
• Ability to safely lift 25 pounds repeatedly
• Safe driving record, valid license, proof of car insurance and registration
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to share your faith in Jesus Christ as the opportunity presents itself
• Ability to represent the Ministry in the community with integrity
• Perform other duties as assigned

Compensation

this position is: hourly, under $15/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline