Careers at OAEC! Garden Manager, Bookkeeper

Garden Manager

40 hrs per week – Residential position living at OAEC 

Application Deadline: 5:00pm, Friday May 5th, 2023 

Start date: Monday, June 12th, 2023

The Garden Manager is an important role at OAEC as the steward of our historic Mother Garden. The Garden Manager manages and implements all aspects of our demonstration, food production and educational garden which grows food primarily for OAEC’s programs and rentals and has a close relationship with our Kitchen Manager, staff and community.  The position is 40 hours, five days/week. Annual salary is set at $53,391 (non-negotiable), plus generous vacation time and other benefits. We would prefer that the Garden Manager live on-site at OAEC, but are open to qualified applicants who live locally offsite. We are aiming for a start date of Monday, June 12th. Please read the full announcement for full details and application instructions.


Bookkeeper and Payroll Administrator

40 hrs per week, year-round. Non-exempt, hybrid position.

Application Deadline: May 5th, 2023 (or until position is filled) 

Start date: On or after June 1, 2023

The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) seeks a full-time (40 hours/week) Bookkeeper and Payroll Administrator to support OAEC’s finance and payroll administration systems. The Bookkeeper and Payroll Administrator will be part of a two-person Finance Department team that serves OAEC’s diverse portfolio of projects and programs, including its growing Fiscally Sponsored Projects (FSP) Program. This is a hybrid role and requires working at least 3 days/week on-site at OAEC. This individual should be self-directed, flexible, easy to get along with, and passionate about OAEC’s mission and programmatic work in the world. Qualified candidates will have 3+ years of bookkeeping experience in a small or medium business and/or nonprofit setting and proficiency in processing payroll. Applicants should be highly organized with exceptional attention to detail as well as passionate about OAEC’s mission and programmatic work in the world. Annual salary is set at $56,466 per year (non-negotiable) and includes generous vacation time and other benefits. Read the full job announcement for more details and application instructions.

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