Seasonal Gardener Assistant, Gabis Arboretum (Valparaiso, IN, US) - Full-time / Part-time

divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bJob Summary/b/H2 /divdivpspan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"The Gabis Arboretum is seeking a knowledgeable, self-motivated individual as the Seasonal Gardener Assistant. This position is responsible for assisting with the arboretum’s plant collections and volunteer efforts in the gardens. Knowledge of gardening practices and ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions is required./span/span/p p /p pspan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Specific Duties:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Maintains garden beds by: watering, mulching, deadheading and removing debris, litter, weeds, etc./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Trims and edges around walkways, flower beds, and walls./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Assist in maintaining Gabis Arboretum’s large plant collections: conifers, oaks, roses, and native plants/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Prunes shrubs and trees to shape./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Plant grasses, flowers, trees, and shrubs/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Supervise gardening volunteers while fostering positive relationships and encouraging volunteer engagement in the gardens/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Assist in updating plant collections through our Botanical Garden Database software/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Sharpens tools such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Assist with maintenance of trails, roads, paths, turf and areas of the property/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Performs custodial functions of Gabis facilities as needed/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Performs event set-up, break down, and assists event and facility rental staff as needed./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"Other duties as assigned./span/span/li /ul p /p p /p /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bEducation/b/H2 /divdivul lispan style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"High School Diploma/GED required/span/span/li /ul /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bExperience/b/H2 /divdivul lispan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0px"1 year related experience in garden care, pruning, and weed identification/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.0px"Knowledge or experience of tree and plant care and identification throughout the various seasons is helpful. Knowledge or experience of identification of native plants and invasive species is helpful./span/span/li /ul /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bFLSA Status/b/H2 /divdivNon-Exempt/div/div/div