3 Positions Open
Site Manager
Requirements:
Employee needs to be at the Market site at 6:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs a vehicle that is capable of towing to
pull the Market’s trailer into market location. Employee needs to be comfortable with pulling, backing and parking a trailer.
Term:
Starting May 11 and continues every Saturday through the 4th Saturday in
November for a total of 29 markets. Starting at $18/hour.
Summary of Tasks:
Site Set-up:
● Pulling the Market trailer to the market location each Saturday morning
● Setting up streets signs on the way to the market early on Saturday mornings
● Setting up at the market area:
o Putting up banners and signs
o Setting up road blocks
o Unloading Info Booth supplies/merchandise
o Helping Retail Manager set up Info Booth as needed
o Setting up extra canopies, chairs and tables
During the Market:
● Checking in vendors and assigning booth spaces for day vendors
● Generally helping Vendors as needed
● Collecting completed applications from new vendors
● Collecting Vendor fees
● Enforcing Market rules (See “Vendor Agreement” for all rules)
● Recording Vendor attendance
● Recording Customer attendance
● Coordinating with Retail Manager & Assistant Retail Manager on all Market Day business: cash bank,
EBT/SNAP sales, WIC, merchandise ordering, Daily Accounting sheets, etc. and helping in Info Booth as
needed
● Answering questions from vendors & the public
● Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed
● Passing out info/surveys/etc to Vendors as needed
● Coordinating with Business Manager as needed to plan musicians, special events, cooking demos, etc.
After the Market:
● Allowing in Vendor vehicles around roadblocks, keeping out non-market traffic until 1:30pm
● Packing all Market equipment and supplies into trailer
● Checking market area for garbage, take trash to dumpsters, etc.
● Picking up signs, banners & cones
● Returning trailer to storage area
If the Site Manager is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday during the season, they are
responsible for finding their replacement so that the duties of this contract are covered.
To APPLY send your resume & cover letter to info@taosfarmersmarket.org
Retail Manager
Requirements:
Employee needs to be at the Market site at 7:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs to be able to lift at least 30 lbs.
Starting May 11 and continues every Saturday through the 4th Saturday in November for a total of 29 markets. Starting at $18/hour.
Summary of Tasks:
Info Booth Set-up:
- Unloading and setting up all Info Booth items needed for each market day
- Pop up tent, tables, table cloth, merchandise, till, EBT machine and tokens, flyers, signs, etc…
- Assisting vendors and Site Manager as needed
During Market:
- Managing the Farmers’ Market Booth:
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- Selling merchandise and providing information about the Market and local food/agriculture (including volunteer opportunities and vendor information)
- Managing the EBT/DUFB program (redeeming points with wireless terminal, collecting tokens from vendors, taking responsibility for a sizeable cash bank balance, and balancing the bank at the close of each market)
- Filling out Daily Accounting sheet to be given to Business Manager at the end of each market
- Making sure all EBT/DUFB & WIC information is compiled and delivered to the Business Manager for filing reports to the proper agencies
- Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed
- Assisting Assistant Retail Manager as needed and when able
- Assisting Site Manager with the enforcement of all Market rules and regulations
- Fielding questions from the public
- Collecting all completed applications from new vendors and delivering to Business Manager
- Helping with the registering of farmers with WIC contracts, delivering this information to Business Manager
- Answering questions and dealing with vendor problems, relaying all concerns to Site Manager
After the Market:
- Packing all Info Booth equipment and supplies into appropriate boxes then into trailer and assisting Site Manager with overall market clean up/pack up
- Checking Plaza for garbage, etc.
- Picking up signs and banners
- Maintaining adequate copies of all necessary forms for the upcoming market, communicating to Business Manager when more forms need to be printed out
- Daily Accounting forms
- WIC applications
- Copies of Rules and Regulations
- Farmer/Grower Vendor applications
- EBT Token Exchange Slips
- Flyers, etc.
If the Retail Manager is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday during the Season, they are responsible for finding their own replacement so that the duties of this job are covered.
To APPLY send your resume & cover letter to info@taosfarmersmarket.org
Info Booth Helper
(Job Description)
Requirements:
Employee needs to be at the Market site at 9:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs to be able to lift at least 30 lbs.
Term:
Job begins on the last Saturday in June and continues every Saturday through the last Saturday in September. Paid cash weekly $60.
Summary of Tasks:
Info Booth Helper is responsible for the following:
● Helping Manage the Farmers’ Market Info Booth:
o Selling merchandise and providing information about the Market and local food/agriculture (including volunteer opportunities and vendor information)
o Helping with the EBT/DUFB program (redeeming points with wireless terminal, collecting tokens from vendors, taking responsibility for a sizeable cash bank balance, and balancing the bank at the close of each market)
o Filling out Daily Accounting sheet to be given to Business Manager at the end of each market
● Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed
● Fielding questions from the public
● Collecting all completed applications from new vendors and delivering to Business Manager
● Answering questions and dealing with vendor problems, relaying all concerns to Site Manager
After the Market:
●
Packing all Info Booth equipment and supplies into appropriate boxes
then into trailer and assisting Site Manager with overall market clean
up/pack up
● Checking Plaza for garbage, etc.
● Picking up signs and banners
If the Info Booth Helper is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday, they are responsible for finding their own replacement so that the duties of this job are covered.
To APPLY send your resume/cover letter to info@taosfarmersmarket.org