Jobs at GRuB

This is a new position and new program. The Ascend Garden Program began in July 2025. It is modeled off of Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB)’s established cohort-based Youth Program in Olympia, WA.  The Ascend Garden Program utilizes our Plant Teachings Curriculum as well as gardening curriculum called Seed to Supper as adapted by the Sustainability in Prisons Project for  incarcerated individuals. This position will coordinate and be the main teacher for this program within a juvenile detention center at Harbor Heights in Aberdeen, WA. Mileage reimbursement will be provided in alignment with GRuB’s travel policy. This is a 100% in-person position. Program planning and staff training will occur at GRuB in Olympia, WA and programming and hands-on training will occur at Harbor Heights in Aberdeen, WA.

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Please click on the pdf link for the full job posting and how to apply.

Start date: September 2025

End date: December 2025 with the hope to continue through the school year (until June 12, 2026)

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Schedule/hours: 8-10 hours per week

Compensation made possible through Evergreen’s CCBLA work-study (open to supporting in school credit endeavors as well)

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Site Supervisor: Farm Manager

Location: 2016 Elliott Ave. NW, Olympia (on the 41 bus route)

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Position Description

General farm work tasks include but are not limited to:

• Covercropping, over-wintering crops, and season extension practices
• Irrigation management
• Noxious weed management
• Equipment/tool use and maintenance
• Tending plants and harvesting crops
• Pest management
• Large scale composting 
• Farm inventorying, organizing, and supporting farm manager and GRuB staff in other aspects of farm operations as needed including data entry and record keeping 
• Seasonally specific tasks
• If you are interested in other aspects of nonprofit related work please let us know!

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In addition to farm work, interns will be expected to:

• Learn about GRuB’s programs
• Collaborate and engage with community members and program participants on the farm

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Schedule: 8-10 hrs per week during GRuB’s operating hours (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)

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Qualifications:

• Must be motivated to work hard, learn a lot, and get dirty, in all weather
• Comfortable working independently and with groups
• Strong professionalism, communication skills, work ethic, and reliability
• Willingness to ask questions and get grubby

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Physical demands, working conditions, and accommodations

• Includes work outdoors in conditions that can include varying temperatures and weather conditions
• Other physical demands might include lifting up to 40 pounds, walking on uneven ground, using hand tools such as shovels, crouching/bending repeatedly, or spending long periods on your feet
• Reasonable accommodations may be made, please share any support needs that you may have

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To apply please submit a cover letter and 2 references to randy@goodgrub.org.

Please address the following in your letter:

• Why do you want this position and what do you hope to learn and experience?
• How will this work-study position fit into your long term personal and professional growth?
• What relevant skills and experiences will you bring?
• If this work-study position will be for credit, please list the program or concentration, desired number of credits/hours and faculty sponsor name and contact information.

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