Garden Assistant

The Summit Community Gardens - EATS (SCG-EATS) Garden Assistant is a key part of our team, helping to manage our vibrant 1.5-acre Garden space: growing food donated to community partners; building a community of plot renters; managing volunteer groups large and small; and creating a space where volunteers, families, and casual visitors to the garden feel welcome.

What You Will Do

Garden Maintenance & Operations

  • Help with garden operations throughout the space, including planting, soil health management, weeding, pest management, row covering, irrigating and other tasks as assigned, creating the conditions for a successful harvest in the demonstration garden, plus thriving perennial beds, education growing spaces, and plot renter areas.

  • Assist in coordinating weekly Food Farmacy  harvests with Garden staff and volunteers, ensuring harvestable crops are clean, presentable and packaged appropriately for community recipients.

  • Help manage composting and other waste management practices, promoting zero waste.

  • Help maintain accurate records of crop notes, harvest quantity, and season.

  • Help manage the community tools and season extension resources

  • Help ensure the garden meets safety regulations and guidelines.

Community Engagement

  • Build a sense of community of plot renters: providing resources & information, fostering connection & collaboration, addressing questions and issues. Ensure timely communication of key information (frosts, etc.).

  • Communicate plot renter expectations around volunteerism and plot maintenance. 

  • Collaborate with the team, working closely with Operations Manager and Education team 

  • Work closely with the Executive Director and Artes de Mexico en Utah on La Milpa programming; provide seeds, starts, and advice for the La Milpa plantings, while maintaining cultural awareness and respecting different approaches and world-views of gardening.

  • Work closely with the Operations Manager to identify small and large group projects for volunteers. Lead trainings as needed.  Collaborate on Volunteer Appreciation events.

Other Duties as Assigned

To Be Successful, You Are

  • A farmer or gardener with strong knowledge of regenerative agriculture, organic methods, crop harvesting, processing and distributing on a larger scale, soil health, and passion for the work.

  • A person with a positive attitude and asset-based mindset. 

  • Able to interact with members of the public with clarity and diplomacy.

  • A person with strong written and verbal communication skills.

  • Aware of the ways that race and other identities impact the communities we serve and can identify when there is a decision, policy, or practice that may have disparate impacts.  

  • Willing to work outdoors in all kinds of weather.

  • Extremely organized and conscientious.

  • A team player, able to recognize when things need doing and willing to dig in!

A Big Plus If You

  • Speak Spanish

  • Have experience with non-profits and/or volunteers and/or youth

If You Were Here Right Now, You Would Be

  • Collaborating with our Garden Manager on crop plans involving direct seeding, starts, and succession planting

  • Collaborating with the team on a plan to train and involve garden volunteers

  • Contributing to our plot renter newsletter

  • Ordering season extension materials

What Else You Should Know

SCG - EATS  is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a diversity of thought, experience, and personal background. We believe in the advancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion, making Park City a place where all people can fully realize their aspirations. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.

This position is on-site in the Garden, with some ability to work occasional remote hours. A car and driver’s license are required, as is the ability to lift 40 pounds. The Garden Coordinator is an hourly, non-exempt, seasonal position, working 30 hours a week from mid-April/May to October. Salary range $28-30K, depending on experience.

How to Apply 

Send cover letter and resume to team@summitcommunitygardens.org.

Studies show that some individuals, particularly those from underrepresented groups, may hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet every qualification. At SCG-EATS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.