Seasonal Food Truck Guest Services

Position Title:  Farm Cart Sales & Guest Services

Supervisor:  Executive Chef

Employee Status:   Seasonal, Full Time & Part Time hours

Location:  On-site (Farm Barn at Shelburne Farms: 1611 Harbor Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482)

Pay rate: $17 - 20/hour

Start & End Date:  May 1st - October 31st (required onboarding & training beginning in late April)

Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Schedule is determined in advance and coordinated by manager

Farm Cart operates from 11am - 3pm however the schedule reflects set-up and break-down times. You will need to be available to work rotating weekends and holidays. Occasional evening hours in July & August to support food at community events.

Who We’re Looking for

As a Cashier, working alongside a Line Cook at the Farm Cart, you will share the food we grow and raise at the Farm while helping to strengthen our local food systems by serving delicious lunch and snacks to visitors.

Our Farm Cart is centrally located at the Farm Barn, where visitors can engage in hands-on activities with our farm animals and gardeners at the Children’s Farmyard and observe our cheesemakers at the hub.

What You’ll Do

Cashier and Farm Cart support 

• Engage with visitors, enter food and beverage orders through a Point-of-Sales system, bring meals to customers, and support Farm Cart Cook as needed.
• Maintain a clean and tidy space both inside the food cart and in the public eating areas including the additional indoor eating space.
• Set-up and break-down the Farm Cart before and after opening.
• Take inventory of supplies and restock each day.
• Remove rubbish from the cart and public eating area throughout the day.

Guest Services

• Greet and orient diverse audiences to the Farm Barn including day visitors from around the world, overnight inn guests.
• Provide information about the Shelburne Farms campus, history, products, and services.

Skills and Interests You Will Bring 

• Inclusive & welcoming to all: Committed to the values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Be comfortable working, learning from, and engaging with individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds.
• Organized: Much like a food truck at a busy event, our Farm Cart is a high-volume, quality food service operation and requires you to be accountable for operating all customer service and cashier functions for the farm cart while the cook focuses on food preparation.
• Food Systems passionate: Share our passion of producing nutritious food for human health while supporting sustainable food systems.
• Mission-Aligned: Your primary focus is listening to, learning from, and supporting all folks who engage with the Farm Cart in a meaningful way that aligns with our mission and core values.
• Receptive & open: Skilled in graciously receiving feedback from colleagues and visitors to continuously grow and learn.

Additional Valued Qualifications 

• Comfortable working in busy environments in various temperatures and in/outdoor work settings.
• Open to learning.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• On good weather days you will set up a table outside to better connect with customers while taking their orders, however you will also work inside the Farm Cart which can be very warm during summer months.
• Setting up/closing down large umbrellas above picnic tables.
• There are two steps leading up into the food truck and the walkway inside the cart approximately 3 feet wide. The space inside the food truck is usually shared by 2 - 3 employees. 
• The cart has a continuous fan operating to help with air circulation but there is no heating/cooling element besides the fans.
• Carrying and moving inventory and trash, potentially moving items up/down stairs.
• Carrying items weighing approximately 40 pounds. 
• Maintain a tidy shared workspace as defined by the cleaning checklist and training.
• Working in varied weather conditions.
• Working and moving over uneven terrain.

Benefits 

• Seasonal staff benefit summary here for 2025 benefits.

To Apply

If our vision and mission excite you, we hope you will share with us your experience and skill set that you feel would qualify you to make a contribution to the Farm.

Click here to submit an application and please include responses to the following questions. These are not meant to be a writing exercise but to introduce yourself in a meaningful way.

In your application, please include a response to the following:

• With what you know of our farm food, tell us about a farm fresh lunch idea you have that we could serve at the food truck this May - October that would be appealing to all types of visitors. This is just for fun but also to help you picture the type of food we serve based on the growing season and our visitors (folks from all over, of all ages and tastes who are looking for something quick, fresh and perhaps eat with one hand while pushing a wagon filled with kiddos around the farmyard).
• How did you hear about this role?

Shelburne Farms is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we strongly stand against discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

If you need accommodations throughout the application process or have general questions, please contact us at jobs@shelburnefarms.org or 802-985-8686.