Permaculture High School Internship - Part Time

**PERMACULTURE PROGRAM WORKER** **Department:** Permaculture Program **FLSA Classification:** Non**-**Exempt, Part-time **Pay Range:** $15.16 per hour **Supervisor:** EVRPD Project Manager **Last Update:** January 2025 # POSITION SUMMARY This position is for high school students who want to complete an internship in EVRPD’s Permaculture Program. This position includes landscaping, collection of elk waste and grass clippings, composting, planting, collecting water and snow study samples, trail improvements and maintenance, minor construction, building and equipment repairs. Requires basic skills in rough carpentry, repairing and maintaining grounds and trails amenities, and related mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and irrigation systems. This employee’s work schedule traditionally occurs on weekdays between 7 AM and 3:30 PM; 6 AM and 2:30 PM during peak summer hours. # ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Landscaping and maintenance of all EVRPD permaculture grounds, golf courses, trails, green space, park amenities, and equipment. - Assist with permaculture program development, parks and trails capital improvement projects including elk fence construction and business model development. - Complete routine composting and planting activities such as filling, operating and cleaning grounds utility vehicles. - Perform minor equipment repair and daily maintenance (e.g., Bicycles, E bikes, tractors, trucks, power tools, fences, mowers, trail tools, etc.) - Perform snow and water quality studies, program development and set-up, sawing, pruning, litter pickup, noxious weed control, fence building, beekeeping, and clear culvert debris. - Operate and maintain a visitor outreach program to disseminate elk awareness information to the visiting public. Assist in the enforcement of related rules and ordinances. - Ensure safety of all EVRPD parks and trails facilities and equipment. Communicate all safety concerns to supervisor immediately. Always carry and wear proper protective gear. - Maintain situational awareness regarding personal and public safety. - Obey and comply with all EVRPD, Local, State, and Federal ordinances and policies. # OTHER DUTIES - Assist in resolving concerns and complaints from staff or the general public. - Keep abreast of new developments in the field, new methods and techniques and current issues through continued education and professional growth. - Assist with permaculture program development research, grow-in procedures, and requisitions for review and approval. - Install, manage and maintain beehive operations as needed. - Maintain a variety of records (e.g., survey data, reports, service logs, equipment inventories, etc.) - Assist other departments and perform other duties as deemed necessary or assigned. - Assist with development of triple bottom line business model for programs continued success **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES** - Perform parks and trails maintenance functions and operate a truck, trailer, and parks and trails equipment for daily duties. - Use of parks and trails maintenance equipment including tractors, mowers, chainsaws, weed eaters, blowers, pick mattocks, McLeods, Council Rakes, and various other related equipment. - Principles, methods, materials, and practices used in gardening activities, composting, grounds work, beekeeping, trail construction and maintenance. - Irrigation systems, weed control, fertilization, grass cutting and procedures, soil testing, athletic installing drainage structures, water bar rehabilitation, landscaping, and trail preparation and construction. - Coordinate projects, understand and anticipate problems, follow department policies and procedures, interpret written instructions, reports, maps, manuals and schematics is essential, which includes a good working knowledge of mathematics. - Concentrate and accomplish tasks despite interruptions, perform a variety of tasks simultaneously or in rapid succession, and perform job responsibilities in a timely…