Botanical Garden Horticulturist Job at City Park Conservancy, New Orleans, LA

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  • City Park Conservancy
  • New Orleans, LA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

The Botanical Garden Horticulturist is responsible for hands-on maintenance assisting the Horticulture Supervisor of the assigned garden area. These duties include planting, mowing, weeding, watering, fertilizing, spraying, pruning, trimming, etc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Provide basic care, daily maintenance, repairs, and improvements of assigned garden areas.
  • Conduct and record fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide applications under supervision.
  • Work with a wide variety of hand tools and landscape power equipment.
  • Keep gardens clean by removing leaves, branches, and other debris.
  • Physically work in all aspects of maintenance including soil prep, planting, transplanting, mulching, watering, weeding, fertilizing, pruning, mowing, raking, blowing, etc.
  • Monitor gardens and plant collections for pests and diseases. Report pest and disease problems to supervisor.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

  • A Strong desire to learn additional horticulture practices and procedures.
  • The ability to use shovels, trowels, rakes, shears, saws, loppers, wheelbarrows, garden carts, ladders, and other hand tools effectively.
  • The ability to operate push mowers, riding mowers, string trimmers, backpack blowers, push blowers, and other power equipment effectively.
  • The ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
  • High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Minimum of one year experience or vocational training in horticulture or related field
  • Valid driver’s license

SUSTAINABILITY GOALS:

City Park employees must strive to decrease our environmental footprint by continually seeking ways to reduce waste and energy usage, care for natural Park habitat and wildlife, and to serve as models to our patrons to do the same through education and example.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Working some weekends is mandatory. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions including extreme heat and humidity. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet conditions, extreme cold, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Competitive Benefits Package!

Job Tags

Weekend work,

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