| Company: | Alameda Point Collaborative |
|---|---|
| Type: | Full Time |
| City: | Alameda |
POSITION: Ploughshares Nursery General Manager
DIVISION: Ploughshares Nursery
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
SUPERVISES: On the Job Trainees, Garden and Propagation Coordinator
Closing Date: Open until filled
Ploughshares Nursery is an environmentally responsible nursery that specializes in California native, drought tolerant, and edible plants. We are a retail operation that grows the majority of our stock on site. Ploughshares Nursery is a non-profit nursery that serves as a job training program for formerly homeless adults. All income produced by Ploughshares Nursery goes to homeless services at the Alameda Point Collaborative.
The Alameda Point Collaborative works to end homelessness by providing housing and services to create communities where formerly homeless families and individuals can flourish.
Responsibilities:
Oversee all aspects of the nursery operation including retail sales, propagation, and financial management
Create, update, and aggressively implement a marketing plan in order to achieve our ambitious sales goals
Coordinate Volunteers
Write Monthly News Letter
Maintain and continuously improve retail space
Seek out and participate in public outreach events
Attend APC management meetings
Provide on the job training for APC residents
Identify and treat pest, nutrition and disease issues with organic methods
Update and maintain plant database
Seek out new product lines when it becomes appropriate
Lead gardening classes for On the Job Trainees according to curriculum
Continuing development of On the Job Training curriculum
Minimal requirements:
Two years nursery management experience
Experience working with people of all backgrounds
Knowledge of California native, edible and drought tolerant plants
Ability to lift 50 lbs, work on feet, do physical labor, work in inclement weather
Basic computer proficiency, including MS Word and Excel
Must be able to work in a non-profit setting with a limited budget
A commitment to growing plants in an environmentally responsible manner
We would love if you had:
Knowledge of local wholesale nurseries and garden product vendors
Marketing Experience
Working knowledge of FileMaker Pro software
Creative design skills
Ploughshares at the Alameda Point Collaborative offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
Send cover letter and resume to Human Resources, Alameda Point Collaborative, 677 W. Ranger Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 or fax to (510) 898-7858. Emails must contain “Ploughshares Nursery General Manager” in subject line of email and cover letter and the resume should be sent as one attachment, to HR@apcollaborative.org.
DIVISION: Ploughshares Nursery
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
SUPERVISES: On the Job Trainees, Garden and Propagation Coordinator
Closing Date: Open until filled
Ploughshares Nursery is an environmentally responsible nursery that specializes in California native, drought tolerant, and edible plants. We are a retail operation that grows the majority of our stock on site. Ploughshares Nursery is a non-profit nursery that serves as a job training program for formerly homeless adults. All income produced by Ploughshares Nursery goes to homeless services at the Alameda Point Collaborative.
The Alameda Point Collaborative works to end homelessness by providing housing and services to create communities where formerly homeless families and individuals can flourish.
Responsibilities:
Oversee all aspects of the nursery operation including retail sales, propagation, and financial management
Create, update, and aggressively implement a marketing plan in order to achieve our ambitious sales goals
Coordinate Volunteers
Write Monthly News Letter
Maintain and continuously improve retail space
Seek out and participate in public outreach events
Attend APC management meetings
Provide on the job training for APC residents
Identify and treat pest, nutrition and disease issues with organic methods
Update and maintain plant database
Seek out new product lines when it becomes appropriate
Lead gardening classes for On the Job Trainees according to curriculum
Continuing development of On the Job Training curriculum
Minimal requirements:
Two years nursery management experience
Experience working with people of all backgrounds
Knowledge of California native, edible and drought tolerant plants
Ability to lift 50 lbs, work on feet, do physical labor, work in inclement weather
Basic computer proficiency, including MS Word and Excel
Must be able to work in a non-profit setting with a limited budget
A commitment to growing plants in an environmentally responsible manner
We would love if you had:
Knowledge of local wholesale nurseries and garden product vendors
Marketing Experience
Working knowledge of FileMaker Pro software
Creative design skills
Ploughshares at the Alameda Point Collaborative offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
Send cover letter and resume to Human Resources, Alameda Point Collaborative, 677 W. Ranger Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 or fax to (510) 898-7858. Emails must contain “Ploughshares Nursery General Manager” in subject line of email and cover letter and the resume should be sent as one attachment, to HR@apcollaborative.org.
