Englewood Village Farms Senior Farm Steward Position


Job Title: Englewood Village Farms Senior Farm Steward

Job Location: 6533 S. Stewart, Chicago, IL

Salary Range: $60,000 - $90,000 a year

Department: Englewood Village Farms

Report To: Lead Steward and Sr. Program Steward

Position Type: Full-time Exempt Employee (Local Travel Required)

GGE Overview:

Vision: An African-centered community in which all people have the resources to live safe, happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

Mission: Grow Greater Englewood works in partnership with Greater Englewood community stakeholders to develop local food economies and land sovereignty, which empower residents to thrive.

Core Values:

  • BUILDING African-centered and sustainable districts in Greater Englewood that improve community health.

  • CONNECTING residents in Greater Englewood back to nature, locally grown food, and generational wealth-building resources.

  • PROTECTING the Indigenous land and the people from further divestment and degradation.

Job Summary: The Englewood Village Farms Sr. Farm Steward manages a network of urban farms led by a collective of Black and Brown farmers. The network is growing a local food system that further builds farms, producers, and various food-related businesses across the 59th Street corridor.

Job Description:

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage and provide support and leadership to the Englewood Village Farmers.

  • Using organic growing practices, oversee, direct, coordinate, and perform the farming duties at Englewood Village Farm Sites.

  • Supervise, direct, train, and evaluate assigned farm staff.

  • Work with the Sr. Program Steward and Englewood Food Sovereignty and Wellness Steward.

  • Facilitate farm meetings and monitor participation and attendance.

  • Prepare and monitor annual farm budgets.

  • Monitor retail income process and track all expenditures.

  • Evaluate and purchase new equipment to increase efficiency with Sr. Site Steward.

  • Support partnerships with other institutions with common interests in agriculture, health, etc., and work with other farmers to build relationships and strengthen the local food system.

  • Provide oversight and maintenance of all farm records.

  • Evaluate farm programs and ensure that the farm follows all statutory and contractual requirements, that staff observe and administer policies, and that farm operations accomplish goals.

  • Develop and update all program policies and procedures to ensure best practices are followed, documented, and passed on.

  • Help recruit farmers to become members of the EVF collective.

  • Collaborate with the ECLT (LAND TRUST) and EFSN (FOOD SOVEREIGNTY) Stewards to build partnerships in land and food security needs.

  • Partner with all team members to ensure duties are conducted to ensure the success of the organizational strategies.

  • Collaborate and support the EVM Steward in providing produce and products from the farmers.

  • Research and solicit grants.

  • Maintain farm site design and safety with Farm consultants.

  • Order supplies and materials; approve and submit purchase orders.

  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years of direct experience

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Strong computer skills.

  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

  • Highly customer-focused and friendly.

  • Team player with a strong desire to work in a community setting.

  • Highly responsible and understand the urgency associated with community work and excellence in the services provided.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

  • Must be able to lift to 20 pounds or above at times.

  • Have reliable transportation.

BENEFITS:

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

  • PTO and Holiday time off

  • 401 (K)

  • Professional Development


You can download a PDF of this job description here.

To apply to this position, please email your resume to connect@growgreater.org.