Qualifications:
Successful applicant must agree with Seeds of Hope Statement of Faith, have a personal, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ and desire to continue being an active, consistent witness for Him.
Must have experience in farming and operating farming equipment and machinery.
Job description: responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Teach and empower Staff and Grace students
- Manage monthly farm fund
- Bookkeeping / Payroll: piece work/overtime
- Manage large farm projects/builds
- Plan Goals with national staff
- Find and purchase resources in town for farm: feed, fertilizer, seeds, tools and chicken, pig, cow related items. (With the help of national staff who are familiar with suppliers and products frequently used.)
- Manage small poultry processing plant
- Be familiar with fish farming or aquaponics systems
- Monitor farm equipment and schedule repairs when needed: tractors, implements, irrigation, green houses, chicken barns, pig pens
- Know how to operate a tractor and drive manual transmission
- Plan crop rotations and seasonal crops
- Use regenerative agriculture programs to improve the soil health: cover crops, animal rotations: manure/compost
- Layer & Broiler: order/expired rotations and general health understanding
- Schedule deworming, hooves trimming, lice meds for cows
- Pasture management for cows.
- Schedule pig rotation in movable pig pens (pigs fertilize ground – regenerative agriculture)
- Manage watering of crops in dry season: Bananas, vegetables, pastures
- Manage Banana health, production, sales
- Plan what products need to be delivered to the cafeteria and supply room
*The successful candidate will be required to complete a background check.
You will be provided with housing, a ministry vehicle, medical insurance including emergency air -evacuation, one trip home every two years. Compensation is negotiable.
The successful candidate will need to view this as their ministry and will be required to have a Ministry Support Team that will lift them up in prayer and financially support them in the work the Lord has called them to. The financial support will cover the costs of the candidate’s salary and ministry expenses. Seeds of Hope will assist and mentor the candidate in establishing a Ministry Support Team.
We are asking for a minimum of one year commitment.
Interested candidates should email their resumes to: admin@seedsofhopecm.com