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College of the Sequoias
  • Position Number: 3189924
  • Location: Visalia, CA
  • Position Type: Agriculture - Plant and Soil Science


Agriculture Instructional Unit - Lab Specialist (OH/Plant Science)

Salary: $50,440.00 - $67,558.00 Annually
Job Type: $ATSJobType$
Job Number: 6113-c-6/22
Closing: 7/21/2022 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Tulare, CA
Department: Tulare Center
Division:

General Description
Under the direction of the Provost, COS Tulare Campus, or designee , maintain agriculture instructional units with specific emphasis on ornamental/nursery plants, crop production and/or greenhouse management.

This position is assigned to the Tulare campus, Full-Time M-Fri. 12-month position. Initial placement is at $50,440 per year.
College of the Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. COS provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career and technical programs for our students. We are dedicated to recruiting employees who are committed to helping a diverse population of students achieve their educational goals. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, and who have a passion for student success.

Job Duties
Job duties of the Agriculture Instructional Unit - Lab Specialist (OH/Plant Science) include:

  • Maintains various agriculture instructional units in cooperation with unit managers with specific emphasis on horticulture, crops and related irrigation.
  • Provides training, work direction and oversight to student employees and work experience volunteers.
  • Demonstrates proper techniques and use of tools and equipment for students during laboratory classes.
  • Prepares instruments, equipment, tools, plant material, and facilities for laboratory classes in a variety of environments.
  • Monitors students in lab and farm/shop situations as directed by instructors.
  • Manages and maintains greenhouses, nursery, orchard, irrigation, fields and related buildings and structures associated with the agriculture instructional unit, with specific emphasis in ornamental horticulture and plant science
  • Transports students and equipment to various sites for lab demonstrations.
  • Ensures and enforces security and safety of the lab according to established procedures, policies, laws and regulations.
  • Orders parts, supplies and instructional materials, maintains inventory and equipment, and processes orders upon delivery.
  • Operates and performs preventive and routine maintenance on farm and instructional equipment, machinery, and vehicles and documents maintenance as required using OSHA safety procedures.
  • Uses proper tools to repair and maintain irrigation systems to ensure efficient operations to irrigate instructional units.
  • Irrigates pasture and crops located within the instructional units.
  • Collects debris, refuse and plant and/or animal waste from farm and remove using brooms, shovels, rakes or other tools in order to clear site using proper safety techniques.
  • Prepare and apply various types of seed, herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers.
  • Assists agriculture instructors in demonstrating approved methods of planting, pruning and harvesting.
  • Prepares soil for planting, discing, plowing, fertilizing, cultivating and irrigating in accordance with planned use.
  • Identifies and conducts treatment of plant diseases and pests in planted areas using proper application techniques.
  • Stays current with rules, regulations, and industry best practices.
  • Assist with group tours of units and prospective students.
  • Communicate orally and in writing with multiple instructors, students, industry members and the public.
  • Use computers and software for maintaining inventory, greenhouse management and communicating via email.
  • Assist with instructional equine and livestock units as directed and needed.
  • Assists with maintenance of barns, corrals, yard areas, buildings and structures as directed and as needed
  • Performs other related campus duties as assigned


Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience):

Any combination equivalent to:

  • Completion of two years of college-level course work in agriculture, nursery crops, plant science, agronomy or ornamental horticulture.
  • Two years increasingly responsible experience in managing ornamental/nursery plants and/or crops, and operating farm equipment.
Desirable Qualifications

  • Valid commercial Class "A" or "B" driver's license
  • Forklift Certification
  • Private Applicator's License
  • QAL or QAC

Working Conditions:
Environment
  • Inside greenhouses
  • Outside in orchards or on crop land
  • Farm and livestock environment
  • Subject to working with ill or injured livestock
  • Driving a vehicle to conduct work
  • Weekend and evening duties as assigned
Physical Abilities
  • Ability to operate a variety of farm equipment and hand tools
  • Ability to work in hot and humid conditions
  • Ability to observe crops and soil
  • Ability to communicate with students, employees
  • Ability to reach overhead, above shoulders and horizontally
  • Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time
  • Ability to walk over rough or uneven surfaces
  • Ability to bend at waist, kneel or crouch, carry, push or pull equipment
  • Ability to climb, lift and carry objects weighting up to up 60 pounds

Knowledge of:
  • Safe work practices
  • Health and safety regulations
  • Shop safety procedures
  • Techniques and methods of modern farm operations
  • Materials, tools and methods of building and equipment maintenance and repair
  • Operation and preventive maintenance of common farm machinery and equipment
  • Planting, rotating and harvesting of crops
  • Irrigation techniques and equipment
  • Common varieties of seed
  • Methods of weed and pest control
  • Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and applicable regulations.
  • Basic veterinary and livestock equipment
  • Livestock handling
  • Feeding and care of livestock
  • Common illnesses and behavior of livestock
  • Customer service principles in order to appropriately interact with students, staff, faculty, and the public.
  • Current computer operating systems, software applications and office productivity software such as word processing, spreadsheets, calendaring, presentation and database programs.
Ability to:
  • Work independently with little direction
  • Provide assistance to instructors
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  • Understand and follow oral and written directions
  • Perform heavy physical labor
  • Meet schedules and time lines
  • Read and interpret technical material, such as labels on chemicals and farm implement manuals and manufacturer's maintenance manuals
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with District administrators, management, staff, diverse community, business and industry contacts, collaborative partners contacts, independent programs consultants/trainers and the public
  • Maintain crops and field
  • Provide soil prep for planning, planting and harvesting crops within instructional units
  • Provide crop care including cultivating, irrigating and fertilizing
  • Operate farm equipment including tractor, disc, plow, weed chopper, cultivator, scraper and cotton picker.
  • Provide for the care and feeding of livestock (horses, cows, sheep, hogs and others)
  • Use basic veterinary and livestock equipment
  • Recognize illness and unusual behavior of livestock
  • Identify a variety of livestock and their needs
  • Plan and organize work to meet established timelines, class, and department schedules
  • Interpret and apply district policies and procedures
  • Keep accurate records
  • Use current common software applications in order to accurately enter and retrieve data


Application Procedure
Application Procedure:
To be considered applicants must submit ALL of the following required material before or by the filing deadline:

  • An online job application.
  • Letter of interest, which addresses how the applicant's experience and/or education enables him/her to be able to perform the job duties.
  • Resume
  • Unofficial copies of transcripts of all college/university work. Official transcripts required upon employment.

Recruitment Analyst: Norma Chavez at
normach@cos.edu .559-737-6237College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas



To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cos/jobs/3614314/agriculture-instructional-unit-lab-specialist-oh-plant-science

COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The College of the Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, transgender, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.





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