JOB SUMMARY

Wheeler Historic Farm

6351 S 900 E

Murray, UT 84121

Wheeler farm is currently hiring temporary staff. The positions we regularly hire for are listed below. Perks include flexible hours, and a fun environment. We are looking for motivated, reliable, people-friendly folks to join our team in the following areas:

**Farmers & Wagon/Cow Train drivers**

Performs a wide variety of farming and physical maintenance duties to provide a safe and clean working farm environment.

• Participates in the daily cleaning, maintenance and upkeep of the Farm
• Feeds and waters livestock.
• Inspects, maintains, cleans, and repairs equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
• Plants, cultivates, weeds and harvest crops and gardens.
• Operates farm and landscape equipment.
• Cleans stalls, pens, and equipment using appropriate cleaners, equipment, and tools.
• Drives trucks, tractors, and other equipment.
• Performs animal care, grooming, and maintenance as directed by the farmer.
• Milks cows and goats by hand.
• Maintains security of farmland, buildings, and animals.
• Clears away animal waste and hoses out operational areas.
• Moves equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks or carts.
• Demonstrates farm techniques and activities to the public.
• Farmers are also trained to drive the wagons and cow train
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

*optional: farmers (if interested) can be trained to give the blacksmith demonstration as part of the school tours, tours are generally scheduled between the hours of 9am and 2pm Monday - Friday.

**SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS – CAMP DATES: JUNE 2nd – AUGUST 8th**

• Develop and maintain cooperative relationship with participants, staff and farm employees.
• Assists in delivery of youth farm recreation activities, including farmhand duties, animal handling, maintaining and clean-up.
• Plans and implements daily activities according to program needs.
• Facilitates skill-based and project-based group activities for youth.
• Provides leadership to youth engaged in program activities.
• Follows program procedures to safeguard health, safety, and well-being of participants.
• Oversees and monitors all indoor and outdoor areas as assigned.
• Assists in maintaining and controlling inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Enforces rules and regulations of facility, programs, activities, and events.
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs.
• May pickup extra hours in store.

The Wheeler Historic Farm Summer Camp requires Camp counselors to be active participants in all activities. Counselors must be able to play, demonstrate and participate. Our camp is 99% outdoors in all weather conditions including heat, rain, mud and dust. Hiking, climbing, playing are all part of the day. This position requires the camp counselor to be able to adapt to new and changing circumstances on a day to day basis. Shifts will be from 8:30AM - 1:30PM, additional hours available to help with farm chores.

**TOUR GUIDES**

Provides tours of Wheeler Farm to individuals and groups. Relays historical and animal facts and provides information for visitors in an entertaining and informative way. Provides customer service to patrons as a cashier and guide.

Wheeler Historic Farm will host over 10,000 school children over the course of a season. We rely heavily on our tour guides to be outstanding in all aspects of executing their duties. We expect our guides to be friendly, easy-going, happy, attentive, flexible, punctual and responsible. This position requires the tour guide to be able to adapt to new and ever changing circumstance on a day to day basis. Tours are scheduled daily (Monday - Friday from 9am-2pm). Shifts will vary depending on registrations. Guides will be scheduled for no less than two hours on any given day. If you are a good fit, we are flexible and can work with your schedule.

**CASHIERS**

Store is open daily (Monday - Saturday 10am-530pm) and (Sundays 10am-2pm). Hours could change during the month of October for event.

• Operates cash register, handles money, reconcile end of shift sales.
• Ensures customers receive outstanding service. Greets visitors, provides directions and other pertinent information.
• Maintains clean and orderly appearance of store. Keeps merchandise organized and stocked at all times.
• Verifies delivery slips. Stocks and stores new inventory.
• Provides immediate notification to supervisory staff of mechanical problems, personnel issues, customer concerns and safety hazards.
• Leads tours of Wheeler Farm and describes point of interest to group members, respond to questions.
• Follow procedures to safeguard health, safety, and well-being of participants
• Enforces rules and regulations of facility, programs, activities, and events.
• Provides effective customer service in dealing with patrons, staff, and farm employees.
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Background Check Information: 

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.