Farmers Market Team Member - Hyattsville, United States - Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture

Description

Organization Overview

Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture is dedicated to fostering local food systems prioritizing health, equity, and sustainability.

Established in 2010, Arcadia runs four core programs:
Sustainable Farm Production, Veteran Farmer Training, Youth Farm Education, and the Mobile Market.

All farm activities take place at Arcadia's Alexandria, VA site, while the Mobile Market operates in Hyattsville, MD.

Arcadia's Mobile Market was founded in 2012 to enhance access to fresh, local produce in underserved areas of Washington, DC.

This initiative offers a diverse range of locally grown food from Arcadia's farm and neighboring farms, including produce, meat, and eggs.

The Mobile Market is a key source of direct-to-consumer local food access in Wards 7 and 8.

The Market welcomes all individuals, with incentives for food assistance recipients through Arcadia's program, doubling the value of SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP.

Market locations are chosen strategically for customer convenience, such as schools, libraries, and community centers. The 2024 season will mark the Mobile Market's 13th year.


Our Objectives:

• Ensure high-quality local food is accessible, affordable, and consistently available to all DC residents.
• Create opportunities for market attendees, staff, and local farmers to establish direct connections and foster a sense of community around food.
• Support community-led food access initiatives and promote community involvement in developing long-term solutions.

Arcadia is recruiting seasonal, part-time team members for the market.


The Mobile Market season runs from June to mid-December 2024. Operations take place at eight market locations, with teams managing two markets daily, four days a week, from Wednesday to Saturday. Shifts will cover a mix
of weekday mornings, afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays.

Reports to:
Operations Manager and Program Director


Market Team Members will supervise program execution from market setup to operation and documentation, while embodying the essence of the program and setting the market's atmosphere. Team members are encouraged to leverage their strengths to create a community space for accessing fresh local produce, learning, sharing, and building relationships. The ideal candidates possess skills in effective problem-solving, teamwork, initiative-taking, organization, reliability, and thriving in a dynamic environment with multiple demands.

• Collaborating with team members to efficiently complete tasks
• Designing market layouts to enhance the customer experience
• Managing market inventory and upholding product quality standards
• Supervising the market experience, establishing connections with community members
• Tracking product demand, seeking customer feedback
• Handling transactions, ensuring proper tender processing
• Reconciling all transactions at the end of each market day
• Assisting the needs of volunteers and partner organizations at the market
• Resolving conflicts and ensuring compliance with health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 guidelines

Requirements:

• Must have reliable transportation to and from the base in Hyattsville, MD
• Capable of lifting up to 40 pounds repeatedly throughout the workday; able to stand for over 6 hours during assigned shifts.
• Willing to work outdoors in challenging weather conditions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (clear and prompt communication through all channels).

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable driving refrigerated trucks from the base to the market and back (training provided post-hiring).
• Valid Driver's License with a clean record and a minimum of two years of driving experience.
• Understanding of food disparity in DC and a commitment to community-focused food access
• Background in the food sector (farming, restaurants, grocery, etc.)
• Proficiency in Spanish or a second language

Compensation
- $20/hour Market Associates, with potential for additional bonuses

• Employee discounts on Mobile market products

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• Arcadia upholds a policy of equal job opportunities and prohibits discrimination based on race, age, gender, national origin, disability, or religion, as prohibited under federal and state laws._

Job Types:
Part-time, Seasonal


Pay:
From $20.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Hyattsville, MD 20781: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person