The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), based in Hardwick, VT, seeks a Bookkeeper. Are you good with numbers, and comfortable with computers and supporting org wide systems? This position will support daily accounting tasks, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll, approximately 16 hours a week. If organization and finance are your strengths, we want to hear from you!

JOB DETAILS 
Position: Bookkeeper
Reports to: Finance Manager
Schedule: 16 hours, 2 days a week, in office
Compensation: $24-26/hour, based on experience, non exempt
Benefits: Paid time off, SIMPLE IRA, Employment Assistance Program, phone stipend, professional development

Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience): 

• At least three years of accounting or bookkeeping experience
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite, particularly Excel
• Proficiency with Quickbooks Desktop preferred
• Familiarity with GAAP
• Experience with handling sensitive information with discretion.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

 Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll

• Process incoming bills to ensure bills are paid within terms and follow up when necessary to fix invoices, update addresses, or clarify charges. 
• Process weekly and monthly invoices for earned revenue from CAE’s enterprise programs
• Process ongoing receipt of donations and grants
• Initiate collections process for past-due accounts, work with program managers to resolve
• Process weekly physical deposits of checks and cash and ongoing electronic payments
• Record Vermont Farm Fund loans disbursed and loan payments collected
• Process biweekly payroll for ~40 employees through Quickbooks Payroll
• Track and pay biweekly payroll liabilities and taxes
• Support administrative staff with wage reporting
• Support Financial Manager in compiling materials for yearly financial audits
• Maintain and make monthly updates to program budgets-to-actual
• Work with the Financial Manager to develop and implement improvements to finance
• systems in response to organizational change

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Physical Demands/lifting requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods at a computer with breaks
• Repetitive movement with keyboard and mouse

Mental demands:

• Ability to apply good judgment in decision making
• Analyze and problem solve and attention to detail

HIRING PROCESS
A hiring team of CAE staff will lead the process. Selected candidates will have an initial phone interview, which may be followed by an interview and tour of CAE spaces. Interview questions will be shared ahead of time. CAE is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will provide support in any way to assure everyone's best experience in the hiring process. CAE will take the steps necessary to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations during the interview process and, if hired, subsequent employment. For accommodation inquiries, please contact our Admin Operations Manager at jobs@caevt.org

TO APPLY
Email [email protected] with your resume, cover letter or letter of interest, and include ‘Bookkeeper’ in your email subject line. We’re interested to hear your thoughts on any life or work experience as it relates to this position. Applicants who go on to interview with us will also be asked to provide references. Applications will be reviewed starting August 26, position is open until filled. Let us know if you have any questions!

Position Summary: This is an opportunity to gain practical garden experience during the transition from summer into fall and a community-facing position to work alongside diverse communities of gardeners in the Burlington/Winooski area. The Fall Garden Apprentice will support end-of-season tasks at our educational garden sites through physical field work alongside other gardeners, and also independently. Work in our greenhouse will involve tidying up after our first season, documenting material inventories, and organizing seed collections. 

Hours: 10-15 hours per week, from late August through mid-December. Preferred availability on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Occasional evenings and Saturdays may be required.

Primary Duties: 

• Participate in garden tasks such as harvesting, weeding, mulching, pest management, watering, and pruning. Our sites resemble small-scale market gardens and we work with hand tools to tend to vegetables, herbs, flowers, and perennials.
• Participate in end-of-season tasks such as cover cropping, folding row cover, taking down trellises, cleaning and sharpening tools, labelling supplies
• Support VGN staff during community work days and workshops by assisting in preparing materials, participating in group activities, and tidying up after events
• Assist with seed saving of culturally meaningful crops by harvesting, drying, cleaning and storing
• Inventory collections of seed packets for winter storage and digital catalogs
• Document tasks as required, through photographs, logs, and spreadsheets
• Attend in-person/Zoom weekly meetings with supervisor and monthly in-person staff meetings
• This position is approximately 70% field work-based and 30% computer-based. Our staff work from home for admin/office-related tasks.
• We are a small and dedicated team, we are nimble to cover for each other when needed, support our community when possible, and value open communication.

Skills & Qualifications: 

• Interest in community-based gardening, food systems, food justice, agroecology
• Prior experience in organic vegetable gardening and/or farming
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and joyfully do physical work in all weather conditions 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with young children, adults and seniors
• Willingness to learn about different cultures and perspectives
• Able and willing to work independently and take initiative 
• Ability to clearly, effectively, and regularly communicate via email and phone 
• Proficient in Google Workplace, including word processing documents and spreadsheets
• Personal transportation to get to garden sites in and around Burlington is required 
• Experience with graphic design, video editing, and/or web design is desirable
• Spanish, Nepali or Swahili language skills are desirable

Compensation: This is a part-time seasonal position compensated at an hourly rate of $18. 

This position will average out to around 200 hours and may be eligible as an academic internship.

To apply: Please email a cover letter, resume and two professional references to Carolina Lukac, VGN Co-Executive Director, [email protected] 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. We highly encourage early applicants and welcome inquiries to see if this opportunity would be a good fit.

This role is customer facing across our market channels, and is the lead farmer's market manager, as well as supporting the management of the farm store in close collaboration with the farm owner/operators. This position can be full time depending on the interests of applicant to add on responsibilities to farmers market and store work, including light bookkeeping, value-added product processing, & farm event support. Compensation is hourly, $18-$21, and includes 2 weeks PTO, and employee discounts on farm & store products.

Our products are distributed through a milk and meat CSA, restaurant and wholesale accounts, farmers markets, food hubs and an on-farm retail store that we stock with our products, as well as over 100 other farms, bakers, and specialty food producers’ products. The farm also maintains a small event space that hosts farm dinners, concerts, workshops, and provides space for other organizations to hold events.

Qualifications:

-Strong interest in local food
-Friendly and personable
-Able to maintain a positive attitude in a fast paced work environment 
-An efficient worker
-Self-motivated and self-aware
-Dependable 
-Willing and able to accept feedback gracefully, and adapt accordingly
-Fast learner
-Comfortable working in groups and independently
-A problem solver
-Detail oriented and observant
-Organized
-Experience in customer service, food and/or food handling is a plus
-Able to lift and carry 50 lbs, stand for extended periods of time, and crouch or bend over for extended periods of time. This job can be very physical.
 

Responsibilities:

-Attending local farmers markets as a representative of our farm, year round. 
-Opening, closing, stocking and maintaining farm store; recording data for food safety and chain of custody. 
-Assisting with farm store management; cleaning schedules, organization, inventory, delivery receipt and ordering, seasonal displays. 
-Support weekly and monthly CSA distributions
-Some winter processing of farm products (ie: preserving, canning)
-Helping with farm events: set up, break down, assisting with various agritourism related tasks.
-Data entry and light bookkeeping, if of interest. 

Please email a resume and cover letter to [email protected].  

River Berry Farm is seeking both part time and full time employees to help with fall harvest, planting and general field work.  We are located in Fairfax, approx. 30 min from Burlington.  

Seeking help to start immediately and could work through the end of November.  Work will consist of lots of various crop harvesting from cabbage to lettuce, to root crops and sweet corn

We work 7;30 to 4 with a morning break where we provide homemade bread daily.  Seeking folks that are interested in learning about commercial vegetable production or just want to be working outside with a great crew in a pretty place.  Our care is approx. 7 to 10 people daily. Work is M- F with flexible schedule.  Benefits beyond competitive hourly wage include all the vegetables you want. 

River Berry Farm is seeking field crew employees.  We are located in Fairfax.  Seeking full time or part time employees to help with the fall harvest and field work.  Positions available now, with work through November.  No experience necessary.  Seeking folks interested in learning about organic vegetable production on a commercial scale, or those who just want to be outside doing physical work.

We have a crew of 7 to 10 people each day. Work will consist of crop harvesting, fall planting, and general field work.

Work is 7:30 to 4 M-F.   We work to 10 am and have a break with homemade bread.  Work till 1 with 1/2 hour lunch and then work till 4.  Benefits beyond hourly wage include all the vegetables you could want .

We are looking for a Fall Market employee in Charlotte, VT.

Sweet Roots Farm is a certified Organic veggie, berry and small fruit farm on the old Charlotte Berry Farm property. We grow a wide variety of crops year-round.

Our "full plate" Market features all of our farm-grown produce alongside Vermont's best such as meat, ferments, dairy, cheese, beverages and more. Plus, we have creemees flavored with our fruit!

Seeking a self-motivated, mature, reliable, friendly individual looking to provide warm customer service with a keen interest in supporting the local ag system and cultivating community around food.

Fall Market employee: 24-40 hours per week, mostly weekdays. Compensation is competitive and based on experience. Includes discount in Market, farm merch and farm grown produce. Position begins immediately until Thanksgiving.

To apply: send resume, 3 references and availability to [email protected]