The Seasonal Gardener is responsible for assisting Horticulture staff with maintaining and caring for all indoor and outdoor garden spaces and performing other duties as assigned.
Pay Rate: $15.75 per hour
Major Duties/Specific Tasks
- Perform various landscape maintenance including weeding, mulching, edging, raking, and watering planted areas as needed.
- Plant trees, shrubs, bulbs, and flowers in designated areas.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants as needed.
- Propagate plants from seed, cuttings, plugs, and divisions.
- Maintain cleanliness of walks by sweeping or shoveling snow.
- Mow grass using a variety of lawn mowers and tractors.
- Safely use garden tools, such as shovels, hoes, weeders, rakes, saws, scythes, pruners, etc.
- Operate small engine equipment such as backpack blowers and line trimmers.
- Assist with coordination and direction of volunteers.
- Assist with light show installation or special projects as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of one year of college education in a related field (or equivalent training or experience)
- Knowledge of plant propagation techniques.
- Considerable ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the public and staff members.
- Knowledge of lawn care techniques and safe operation of equipment.
- Strength and dexterity necessary to perform all required tasks, including lifting, stooping, bending, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
- Ability to perform strenuous manual labor in a variety of weather conditions.
- Ability and desire to work as a team or individually, maintain a positive attitude, and willingness to learn.
- Possession of or ability to obtain valid driver's license; must maintain safe driving record.
- Required to purchase and wear standard uniform.
Preferred Qualifications
- Considerable knowledge of native and ornamental plant materials, intermediate plant identification, and gardening techniques.
- Ability to accurately interpret and implement landscape plans.
- Experience in data collection and management.
- Availability to work additional hours during peak operating times.
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