Summary:
The role of the Wolfville Farmers’ Market Assistant will be to provide promotional, administrative and logistical coordination to the evolving iterations of the Wolfville Farmers’ Market in the face of the COVID pandemic and to provide support for the WFM2Go online market and delivery service.
This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about both food and community and especially the relationship between food and community development. It is for someone highly organized, creative and professional; someone who can both be comfortable and enthusiastic when promoting the Market; and also someone who can be on their feet working to set-up and tear-down a Market for a physically demanding workday.
Having positive, clear and customer service-like communications with partners, vendors and the attending community, musicians and volunteers is essential to the smooth operation of the Market, and also to its development as a responsive organization.
We offer the same respect to our employees, working to ensure they have a great work experience, gaining the skills needed to get closer to their own aspirations.
Responsibilities:
Coordinating the logistics for our Markets
Working with Partners including vendors, Town Staff and the Market Team to create a safe yet enjoyable Market experience.
Helping to Promote Market activities
Managing the Market Store
Leading the set-up and tear-down of this Market
Assisting with upkeep of market including manual tasks
Assisting with the Pack and Delivery of Food for WFM2Go on an as needed basis
Qualifications and Skills Required:
Demonstrated planning, organizational and time management skills
Must be able to work on your feet, lifting and moving things around for one ten hour day each week
Proficient in using Google Drive
Able to work in a self directed manner as well as part of a team
Able to communicate effectively and passionately to promote the Market
Demonstrated professionalism, dependability, and attention to detail
Demonstrated commitment to customer service
Demonstrated communication and conflict resolution skills
Strategic and effective use of social media
Skills with Photography and Videography an asset
Possible Learning Opportunities:
Project management skills
Learn skills in adapting and operationalizing new systems
Develop collaborative communication skills within a cooperative, team based organization
Physical Environment:
Able to comfortably work in both a physically demanding and fast paced Market-Day environment as well as independently.
Comfortable putting up tents and moving picnic tables, lifting up to 30 lbs and working on your feet for one long day.
Able to comfortably lift up to 30 lbs (signs, boxes, picnic tables, etc) and push 200 lb booths on wheels
How to Apply:
Please provide a Cover Letter which explains why you want to be the Wolfville Farmers’ Market Assistant, as well as your Resume with References included by August 10 . Please email to: manager@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca