Farm Assistant- Internship (Hourly)

Austin Community College District; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

AD&D

TRS/ORP

ACCMPP

Job summary

Austin Community College is seeking a Farm Assistant - Internship (Hourly) to support the farm manager with a 5-hour weekly commitment. This internship provides practical experience in farm operations and data management within ACC's farm program.

The role involves performing farm duties, maintaining logs, operating equipment, and delivering courteous, customer-focused service to a multicultural campus community. Safety and confidentiality are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Gathers, compiles, and enters data for routine reports.
• Maintains farm tracking systems and logs.
• Operates farm equipment such as shovels and rakes.
• Provides customer-service to diverse populations.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related information.

Responsibilities

• Performs farm duties in support of faculty, staff, and student efforts.
• Gathers, compiles, and enters data, producing routine reports and documents.
• Maintains farm tracking systems and logs.
• Operates farm equipment such as shovels, rakes, and other equipment.
• Knowledge Farm procedures and practices.
• Maintains an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multicultural communication

Job description

Job Posting Title

Farm Assistant- Internship (Hourly)

Job Description Summary

Provides farm assistance to the farm manager for 5 hours per week to complete internship requirements.

Job Description

• Performs farm duties in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts.
• Gathers, compiles, and enters data, producing routine reports and documents.
• Maintains farm tracking systems and logs.
• Operates farm equipment such as shovels, rakes, and other equipment.
• Knowledge Farm procedures and practices.
• Customer service techniques.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population.

Physical Requirements

• Work is routinely performed outside in a standard farm environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 40 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules.
• Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay and Openings

• Pay Rate $23.00/Hour
• Number of Openings: 1
• Job Posting Close Date: October 14, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr. You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail]). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

Company Culture

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that: Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching. Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities. Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities. Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes. Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others. Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• retirement plans
• AD&D
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Austin Community College ("ACC" or "College") is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission.

Employee Requirements

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. – AR 4.0300.01