Job Description
This position is offered through the office of government and community relations (GCR); all applicants must receive a work-study award as part of their financial aid package to be eligible for the position. If you are unsure of your status, please contact the financial aid office or send an inquiry email to Sue Hunt at shunt@holycross.edu (expect a reply within 2 business days).
Pay Rate:
$15.50 per hour via FWS community service work-study funds
AVAILABLE FOR Shifts: planting/work sessions on Wednesdays from 10 am to 12:30 pm and there will be a shared watering schedule where everyone is expected to water 2 - 4 times per week. Watering takes between 10 - 20 minutes.
REC Mission and Background
The Regional Environmental Council (REC) is a grassroots food justice organization that has been working in Worcester since 1971 promoting community leadership and creating access to food for Worcester’s most food insecure communities. Every spring, the REC grows and distributes over 8,000 seedlings to over 70 community and school gardens within REC’s UGROW network and our YouthGROW Farm, which employs over 40 Worcester youth every summer. We rely on student volunteers, work-study students, and other community partners to help us care for the seedlings throughout the spring.
College of the Holy Cross Greenhouse Work Study Description
Where: Holy Cross Greenhouse in the O’Neil Science Building
Supervisor: Tom Trepanier, REC YouthGROW Farm Coordinator
When: March-May
Hours: You can expect to work around 3-5 hours/week depending on the greenhouse needs, which usually increase closer to May.
Responsibilities: Work study students are responsible for watering the seedlings every day or every other day depending on the schedules of the other work-study students; and sending email updates at the end of the shift regarding seedling health, greenhouse temperature, and any additional seedling care needed.
Feel free to check out our website for more information about the Regional Environmental Council at www.recworcester.org