Community Garden Technician

Definition

Definition : Under general supervision of the Community Garden Coordinator learns practices and shares indigenous and modern farming techniques unique to the Oodham and Piipaash cultures. Assists the Community Garden Coordinator in promoting awareness of the cultural effects on farming and demonstrates a willingness to become educated about the coordination of various farming techniques. Performs general laborer duties pertaining to Community gardening and farming but also serves as a backup to the Community Garden Coordinator when necessary and assigned. This job class is treated as FLSA Non-Exempt.

Distinguishing Features : The Community Garden Technician is distinguished from the Community Garden Coordinator by an emphasis on the general labor required for indigenous and modern farming projects. The Technician also assists the Community Garden Coordinator in giving presentations and providing educational opportunities for others to learn primarily about the indigenous and traditional farming methods. Assists the Community Garden Coordinator with temporary worker workflow as assigned.

Essential Functions : Essential functions may vary among positions and may include the following tasks and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be comprehensive list of tasks performed by all positions in this classification.

Examples of Tasks

1. Community Gardening : Possesses the willingness and ability to learn retain and share SRPMIC indigenous and modern farming techniques with others.

• Demonstrates a willingness to learn about the coordination of various farming techniques.
• Instills an acute awareness of the cultural effects on farming.
• Works with the Community Garden Coordinator by interacting with other Native American communities including Arizona tribes and other tribes that have proficient and / or traditional indigenous and holistic gardening techniques in place.
• Shows the willingness to learn basic landscape design.
• Interfaces with other Tribal Government departments including but not limited to the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (EPNR) Division of Community Development Department (CDD).
• Collects seed and cuttings from desert and riparian flora for propagation of new plants in the garden.
• Assists with the future development of a greenhouse and hydroponic growing systems.
• Helps gather natural materials for traditional uses.
• Demonstrates a general awareness and understanding of the Sonoran environment.

2. Indigenous Farming Techniques : Works on tribal land to learn practice promote and share the use of traditional Native American farming techniques particularly those of the Oodham and Piipaash cultures.

3. Modern Farming Techniques : Demonstrates a working knowledge of modern farming practices genetically modified foods Bio-Farming and an overall knowledge of non-traditional foods and farming techniques.

4. General Farming : Learns about the seasonal differences in temperatures and their effect on farming.

5. Miscellaneous : Performs other job related duties as assigned by the Community Garden Coordinator or Cultural Preservation Manager.

Knowledge Skills Abilities and Other Characteristics :

Minimum Qualifications

Special Requirements

Prior to hire as an employee applicants will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Will be required to pass a pre-employment background / fingerprint check.

SRPMIC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Preference will be given to a qualified : Community Member Veteran Community Member Spouse of Community Member qualified Native American and then other qualified candidate.

In order to obtain preference the following is required : 1) Qualified Community Member Veteran (DD-214) will be required at the time of application submission 2) Qualified Community Member (must provide Tribal I.D at time of application submission)3) Spouse of a Community Member (Marriage License / certificate and spouse Tribal ID or CIB is required at time of application submission) and 4) Native American (Tribal ID or CIB required at time of application submission).

Documents may be submitted by one of the following methods :

1) attach to application

2) fax

3) mail or hand deliver to Human Resources.

4) email to

Documentation must be received by position closing date.

The IHS / BIA Form-4432 is not accepted .

Your Tribal ID / CIB must be submitted to HR-Recruitment-Two Waters.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

English,User Interface,Communication,Content Writing,Online,Twitter,Internet,Facebook,Youtube,Instagram,Management skills,Digital speech,Speaking skills,Analytics,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 46263 - 60146