Summer Community Garden and Farming Employee: Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) and Urban Farm & Garden Alliance (UFGA)

Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 4,700 students from 50 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.

Bethel University’s Christ-centered mission includes a commitment to equal educational opportunity and equal employment opportunity. Bethel does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, or age in its admissions, educational programs, or employment practices.

About the role

• Students will be working alongside cutting-edge community organizations that are addressing inequities in our food system.  The Urban Farm and Garden Alliance is innovating ways to grow food in an urban context. Students will work with these organizations on a variety of projects. Projects will include youth development programming (Children’s Garden), farming, administrative tasks, and event planning. Students will work on the annual Peace Celebration Planning committee, co-coordinating and co-organizing the National Night Out/ National Afternoon Out (NNO) event at the Peace Sanctuary Garden.

Qualifications

• Current Bethel Student (will be re-enrolling in the fall semester of 2026) 
• Respectfulness and ability to work in a racially, economically, socially, and religiously diverse  environment  
• Ability to communicate well with others  
• Ability to work independently and autonomously  
• Flexibility and adaptability in a community environment with varying approaches to time  
• Have a driver's license  
• Qualify for community work-study   
• Must have a minimum 2.0 GPA

Work Environment:

Most of the work will be conducted outdoors and require physical labor (planting, watering, and weeding crops).  

Physical Demands:

Tending gardens and community agricultural spaces. Digging and lifting bags of vegetation, soil, and garden materials/equipment. Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Expected Hours of Work:

• 40 hours a week. Students will be able to request time off but must follow the time-off request process.