Roles and responsibilities
Under the supervision of CAWD and CCE professionals, the student intern will meet with farms, learn about their onboarding goals and objectives, and provide direct support to farms with developing farms' new employee onboarding programs. This support could include: developing an onboarding checklists, standard operating procedures, developing a customized Google Classroom for the farm, shooting video for use in training, and other tasks.
Qualifications and previous coursework
This opportunity is available to non-graduating students in Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
- Knowledge and skill with common office software
- Good communication skills
- Basic knowledge of production agriculture in New York
- Farm safety knowledge
- Spanish language skills
- The selected intern will be required to drive on behalf of the summer project and will need to have reliable transportation
Learning outcomes
- Increased knowledge of farm human resource management
- Consulting and relationship skills
- Customer service skills
