Food Pantry Garden Student Assistant Application

The Honors Program is hiring 1-2 paid Student Assistants to support Cal Poly’s Food Pantry Garden. This is a hands-on, event-focused role where students will help maintain the garden, assist in workdays/events, and engage the campus community. A great opportunity to gain valuable gardening skills while developing leadership, event coordination, and community engagement experience. The time commitment is up to 5-10 hours per week depending on if we hire 1 or 2 at the rate of $16.50 per hour. The position runs through the 2025–2026 academic year.

Responsibilities include:

Actively participate in day-to-day garden maintenance with the garden manager or on your own time (planting, weeding, watering, composting, along with harvesting and washing/preparing harvests for the food pantry).
Assist with planning, attending, leading, and setting up interactive garden events (workshops, planting sessions, harvest days, cooking/food demos).
Welcome and guide volunteers; demonstrate good gardening practices during group workdays.
Regularly meet with and communicate with the garden manager.

Application Information
If interested, please complete the application below. For full consideration, submit your application by Tuesday, September 23, 2024, at 11:59pm. Honors student applicants must be “in good standing” to be considered. For questions, email bvasli@calpoly.edu.

1. Name (First and Last): *This question is required.

2. Major and minor(s) if applicable: *This question is required.

3. Expected graduation date (Quarter, Year):
We plan to hire applicants for the entire 2025 - 2026 school year. *This question is required.

4. Cal Poly email: *This question is required.

5. Are you eligible for Federal Work Study (FWS) through the Cal Poly Financial Aid Office? *This question is required.

6. How many hours are you able to commit to this position per week?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

7. Have you ever worked on campus as a student employee? If yes, list the office(s) you worked for in the space provided. If no, please leave the space blank.

8. Please list any skills or abilities you possess and feel could benefit the student assistant position. Be sure to specifically make clear why you feel you are prepared for the position. *This question is required.

9. Describe your experience supporting a garden. *This question is required.

10. Please upload a PDF of your resume.* *This question is required.

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