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Allegheny College

Seasonal Gardener

Meadville, PA$14 - $14 / hourPosted 2 weeks ago
Part timeonsiteentry

Job Description

Summary of Position
Seasonal gardeners will learn from the Director of Sustainability and the Carrden Manual, compiled by previous student gardeners. Seasonal gardeners will gain experience in managing vegetable plots, a perennial food forest, native wildlife landscaping, fruit trees, and flower beds, as well as learn how to implement crop rotations, cover crops, and garden planning principles.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Daily and seasonal activities include starting seeds and watering seedlings in the greenhouse, transplanting, weeding, adding compost and mulch to beds and paths
  • Harvesting and preserving produce
  • Developing value-added products and programming using Carrden harvests.

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • The ideal candidates should be curious, motivated, team-oriented, and willing to work physically outdoors in varying weather conditions. 
  • While we welcome gardening experience, none is required. 
  • Summer student gardener positions are up to 35 hours per week for no more than 3 months.

 

Compensation

Expected starting salary: $14.00/hr

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges with the distinct requirement of completing a major and minor in different academic areas. This multidisciplinary learning celebrates students’ unusual combinations of interests and provides creative, independent thinkers with a path for educational depth and intellectual growth, preparing them for a successful launch after graduation and even for careers that may not yet exist. Located in western Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours equidistant from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo, Allegheny College is one of 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives” and recently ranked #4 by The Princeton Review in its Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact. In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges, with special distinctions including one of the top 10 best for senior capstone experience and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate research and creative activities.

Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources.

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