[Durham INC] Wages for the part time manager of the Durham Roots Farmer's Market

[Will Wilson]

I wish we could offer more money and more hours, but as a nonprofit 
supported almost wholly by the fees paid by farmers, we simply can't. 
We're a completely volunteer board with a mission of preserving Durham's 
farmland by making this farmers market opportunity available. And let me 
say that Northgate Mall is an amazing and generous partner in this mission!

We're also in need of volunteers to help with things like social media, 
EBT/SNAP/Double Bucks initiation, and market hosting. Please contact me 
if interested.

And we're also always looking for Durham agricultural/horticultural 
producers wanting to be vendors! (We don't accept arts and crafts 
vendors or resellers.)

Thanks,
Will

On 2/27/2017 4:07 PM, Beverly Tucker wrote:
> Thank you for your effort to support living wages.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: INC-list
> [mailto:inc-list-bounces at lists.deltaforce.net] On Behalf Of David
> Hamill Sent: 27 February 2017 10:32 AM To:
> inc-list at lists.deltaforce.net Cc: dnhamill at aol.com Subject: [Durham
> INC] Wages for the part time manager of the Durham Roots Farmer's
> Market
>
> Please consider offering a wage of $15 for this position.  Surely the
> support of a living wage for all workers, especially those working in
> farming related jobs, is consistent with the goals of your
> organization.
>
> According to the guidelines of the Durham Living Wage Certification
> program, an independent contractor position such as this requires a
> living wage of $15.53/hour.  (www.durhamlivingwage.org)
>
> David Hamill Durham NC
>
> FYI
>
> Subject: [Durham INC] Durham Roots Farmers Market looking for
> part-time mananger
>
>
> Durham Roots is looking for a part-time (7 hours/week, $12/hour)
> market manager. Please feel free to forward the attached job
> description and application to your communities.
>
>
> The mission of the Durham Roots Farmer's Market at Northgate is to
> preserve Durham County's farms by providing opportunities for farmers
> and horticulturalists to sell their products. We heartily welcome
> vendors from small and beginning farms to large and established
> producers, as well as church, school, and community gardens.
> Emphasizing our focus on agriculture, we don't have arts and crafts
> or food trucks at the market.
>
> Role and Responsibilities: The Market Manager will serve as the
> market host and must be present during market hours, Saturdays from
> 8AM to 12 noon. The MM must also be present a half-hour before and
> after market hours to assist vendors, set up signs, move trash
> receptacles, and move lightweight roadblocks. During market hours the
> MM will welcome the public and ensure market rules are followed.
> These activities include welcoming consumers and addressing questions
> and complaints, selling T-Shirts and other DRFM items, recording
> consumer attendance, gathering consumer contact information,
> collecting vendor fees, and in the future, EBT/SNAP/Double Bucks
> transactions. Activities also include recruiting and directing
> volunteers to help with the above tasks to assure the attendance of a
> back-up manager in the case of a planned or emergency absence.
>
> During the week, the Market Manager must communicate with vendors via
> email/cellphone to obtain the previous week’s sales figures and
> upcoming market attendance and products for sale. The MM will then
> use social media (Facebook, listserves, and email) to announce weekly
> vendors and their products. The MM will also attend monthly board
> meetings, various community events to promote the market, seek
> educational organizations for and rapidly communicate with the DRFM
> board and Northgate Mall to keep them informed of issues as they
> emerge.
>

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