Wheeling Farm Stand Market
WFSM
VOLUNTEER SHIFTS AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS
SITE SET-UP & TEAR-DOWN
Shifts Available:
8am - 12 noon
12 noon - 4pm
This gig is your Tuesday workout! 1st shift transforms a vacant, Parking Lot into an inviting, thriving environment conducive to providing market customers with a warm, familial environment — then the 2nd shift reverses the process at the end of the market to return the site to its former self — until the next market Tuesday!
Skill Set
Highly-energetic, proactive, take-charge, and loves-to-get-physical types are needed here. Set-up and teardown
Times are a flurry of beehive activity and physical exertion, mixed with plenty of camaraderie, laughs
— And plenty of coffee or cool beverages!
Special Notes
• Working volunteers wear the apple-green VIP (Volunteer Important Person) T-shirt.
• All working market volunteers receive FREE beverages & Foodduring their shift.
• Coordinate among your partner volunteers to make sure your position is covered at all times whenever
You need to take a break or want to shop!
1st Shift
Roll up your sleeves, and let's hit it!
We hit the ground running, moving boxes of supplies out of the on-site storage facility, setting up signage in the parking lot and around the market, positioning vendor barricades and temporary trash bins, hauling
out cafe tables, umbrellas, and chairs, setting up cooking demo tents, information tables, musician sets, and the market cafe — in short, doing whatever is needed to "open the market" at 8 am and have it ready to graciously host our customers and that day's planned activities!
Then? Grab a free cup of well-earned coffee or juice and look around at the magical atmosphere you've created!
2nd Shift
Closing up shop!
We can start putting away some things while the market winds down, but when the clock strikes 3:00 pm, the full-blown take-down begins! We basically reverse what the 1st Shift did (see above), breaking down and moving everything in a neat and orderly fashion.
Note: 2nd shift perks often include reduced-price goods, sometimes as low as FREE!!
MARKET PATROL
Shifts Available:
8am - 12 noon
12 noon - 3pm
You rule beneath the "big top"! You're on constant patrol throughout the market, looking for ways to make
The market experiences the best it can be for visitors and vendors alike. Smile! Keep the area picked up and
Safe.
No smoking allowed and no animals other than service animals. Do vendors need a break? Does a
Customer needs your help transporting their purchases to the car? What can you do to help other market volunteers?
Your free-roaming domain encompasses all things that contribute to the perfect market experience!
Skill Set
• Service-minded, safety-minded, high energetic, task-oriented, focused, friendly, and self-managed.
Responsibilities
• Keep the market picked up and clean
• Patrol constantly, seeking ways to help vendors, customers, and fellow volunteers
• Look for ways to provide a perfect market experience for everyone
Special Notes
• Working volunteers wear the apple-green VIP (Volunteer Important Person) T-shirt.
• All working market volunteers receive FREE beverages during their shift.
• Coordinate among your partner volunteers to make sure your position is covered at all times whenever
You need to take a break or want to shop!
1st Shift
Let's get moo-ving!
Grab a cup of get-up-and-go! Mornings are a flurry of activity as we move boxes of supplies out of the Adjacent storage facility, set out signage in the parking lot, barricade the vendor
Exit, set up and line temporary trash bins, and help situate tables and chairs, special activity areas, the
Market cafe — in short, helping in whatever way needed to "open the market" and have it ready for our
Customers and that day's planned activities.
Then? You are ON PATROL!
Please don't leave at the end of your shift until your replacement arrives. Bring her up to speed on any
Relevant matters then grab a to-go drink and congratulate you on a day well
MARKET INFORMATION TABLE
Shifts Available:
9am - 12 noon
12 noon - 3pm
You sit at the console of WFSM Mission Control in the "point position" for everything at the market in terms of information, customer service, and board member support. And you get to meet and chat with the market regulars and newcomers both!
Skill Set
• Friendly, engaging, organized, detail-oriented, multitasking personality with an ability to take charge
• Pro-active, self-managed Command Central leader
• Ability to make change
Responsibilities
• Be a frontline ambassador to the market: greet and engage market visitors. SMILE!!
• Sell and inventory wfsm promotional items
• Answer questions and access information helps at the table
Special Notes
• Working volunteers wear the apple-green VIP (Volunteer Important Person) T-shirt.
• All working market volunteers receive FREE beverages during their shift.
• Coordinate among your partner volunteers to make sure your position is covered at all times whenever you need to take a break or want to shop!
1st Shif
It's show time!!
We start by setting up our domain! Carry tables from on-site storage, position them in your stall, and cover with WFSM burlap. Open supply tubs that contain merchandise for sale, information flyers, brochures, and support supplies, such as tape, extension cords, signage, tools, first-aid kit, and other materials kept at the table. You'll have a notebook/clipboard filled with information to help you answer all questions and provide the best information and customer service possible to our market visitors.
Please don't leave at the end of your shift until your replacement arrives. Bring her up to speed on any relevant matters, then grab a to-go drink and congratulate yourself on a day well spent helping our community ... with our utmost thanks and appreciation!
2nd Shift
Afternoon delight!
Please be on time — or better, early! Head to the Market Information Table and get briefed by your 1st Shift counterpart. There will be a seasoned pro on hand to help you. Review the 1st Shift's duties above --- they are yours, as well!
When the market closes at 1pm, take-down begins! Merchandise and support materials are counted, inventoried, recorded, and repacked into the plastic supply tubs. Tables are broken down and carried back
To the on-site storage. You'll assist however necessary to return the market site to its pre-market condition, then leave with our utmost thanks and appreciation!
Note: 2nd shift perks often include reduced-price goods, sometimes as low as FREE!!
MARKET CAFE
Shifts Available:
9 am- 12 noon
12 noon - 3pm
You are the "pause that refreshes!" at our Market Cafe, a restful oasis in the midst of market shoppers hard at work and play! This station serves our customers with a variety of beverages and light snacks for sale.
Our sole mission is to serve, keep the area clean and stocked, and provide a restful respite for those seeking refreshment. Just imagine ... you are a cafe owner!
Skill Set
• Friendly, engaging, high-energy, multitasking personality
• Attention to detail
• Ability to make change and handle people AND money cheerfully!
Responsibilities
• Take orders, fill them, collect money, and make change
• Keep the area stocked, cleaned up, and welcoming
Special Notes
• Working volunteers wear the apple-green VIP (Volunteer Important Person) T-shirt.
• All working market volunteers receive FREE beverages during their shift.
• Coordinate among your partner volunteers to make sure your position is covered at all times whenever you need to take a break or want to shop!
1st Shift
Let's get cookin'!
Get that coffee brewing and the doughnuts ready! Joan Wiener is head chef and bottle washer and will help direct setting up and prepping for a busy morning. Coffee carafes, cups, condiments, food goods, etc.
Please don't leave at the end of your shift until your replacement arrives. Bring her up to speed on any relevant matters, then grab a to-go drink and congratulate yourself on a day well spent helping our community ... with our utmost thanks and appreciation!
2nd Shift
Please be on time — or better, early! Head to the cafe and get briefed by your 1st Shift counterpart. There will be a seasoned pro on hand to help you. Review the 1st Shift's duties above --- they are yours, as well!
When the market closes at 3pm, take-down begins! Again, the market manager will direct you until, like the 1st
Shift, you become pros by the close of the day! When the coffee cart (aka "The Beast") is at last wheeled
into storage to await another market Tuesday, congratulate yourself on a day well spent helping our community ... with WFSM utmost thanks and appreciation!
Note: 2nd shift perks often include reduced-price goods, sometimes as low as FREE!!
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