Current openings

• Seasonal Facilities Assistant, May-November

Oxbow’s Seasonal Facilities Assistant will split time between supporting grounds maintenance and public engagement efforts. Time will be spent on technical projects (directly supervised) and performing independent grounds work, such as mowing, trail building, and mechanical removal of invasive weeds. This position will provide facilities support on days when Oxbow is open to the public and at private events, helping maintain the parking areas and keep the grounds and facilities clean and operational. This position is ideal for someone with light trade skills and an interest in land stewardship, who takes pride in their work and appreciates a job well done.

• Native Plant Nursery Seasonal Production Assistant, March-November

Oxbow’s Native Plant Nursery works to support conservation and restoration of our region’s native flora. To this end, we produce about 75,000 high quality, locally adapted and genetically diverse plants each season for use in restoration, landscaping and retail nursery sales.

The seasonal production assistant will work with the year-round nursery staff in all aspects of plant production during the 2019 growing season. The position requires someone able to take on responsibility, work efficiently with attention to detail. Additionally, we are looking for individuals with a background and interest in botany, horticulture, nursery science and/or environmental stewardship, and an enthusiasm for native plants and their production.

• Seasonal Farm Crew, April-November

As a member of our farm crew you will join a team of experienced organic farmers and have the opportunity to work within all aspects of our farming operation. Farm crew members will have responsibilities including propagation house work, weed control, field planting, harvest and post-harvest handling, and sales and deliveries of food. Farm crew will also be expected to manage areas of production including pest and fertility management, greenhouse production, and irrigation.

Our operation functions at a unique scale, employs collaborative decision-making processes, and has a focus on providing professional development opportunities to our farm crew. Because of this, the ideal candidate would be passionate about sustainable farming and interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.

This is a seasonal, hourly position with 5-6 day work weeks. Hours may be variable and long depending on the time of the year. Crew members receive hands on training in all aspects of our diversified production system as well as the option for extracurricular educational experiences.

• Lead Summer Camp Instructor & Seasonal Educator, June-November

The Lead Camp Instructor/Seasonal Educator will contribute to all aspects of Oxbow Education (“OxEd”) programming, starting with summer camp and summer farm adventures (field trips), then continuing into our busiest school field trip season – Fall Farm Adventures.

This position contributes to the oversight and coordination of camp staff and volunteers, addressing issues and training needs as they arise and assisting in the facilitation of a mid-season refresher training for staff. The Lead Camp Instructor will contribute to camp activities and planning, including creative contributions of stories, crafts, music, or Kids’ Farm features. This position will likely include parent communication and camp prep responsibilities and contribution to reflection, debriefing, and formalizing of camp documents and reporting.

New this year, two weeks of our day camp will feature concurrent camp sessions: one session for campers ages 4-6 (Dig In!) and one simultaneous session for a smaller group of pre-teen campers ages 11–13 (Dig Deeper). Lead camp instructor/seasonal educator will contribute to programming and mentorship of the pre-teen camp, and at times will welcome them into their small camp groups to support the early learners with farm, culinary, or nature connection activities.

Camp instructors must be available to work ALL training and camp weeks, as outlined below. Between camp weeks you will be leading summer field trips, working on farm projects in our Kids’ Farm, leading programs on Oxbow Saturdays and other public event days as needed, and planning for upcoming camp sessions.

There may be opportunity to grow with OxEd beyond the fall season.