Summer Landscape Horticulturist
Summer Landscape Horticulturist
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08-04-2025
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08-04-2025
Job Description
Landscape Horticulturist
PartTime Summer Temporary
PartTime Summer Temporary
Applications open until April 11 2025
General Description:
The Landscape Horticulturist Summer Position is a parttime nonexempt status position working within the Historic Preservation and Collections Department under the direct supervision of the Senior Landscape Horticulturist. The Landscape Horticulturist supports the overall mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association and the Department to preserve care for and interpret the Associations historic cultural and natural resources. The incumbent helps care for all estate landscapes historic and nonhistoric. Responsibilities include: planting pruning applying soil amendments water management and control.
General Description:
The Landscape Horticulturist Summer Position is a parttime nonexempt status position working within the Historic Preservation and Collections Department under the direct supervision of the Senior Landscape Horticulturist. The Landscape Horticulturist supports the overall mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association and the Department to preserve care for and interpret the Associations historic cultural and natural resources. The incumbent helps care for all estate landscapes historic and nonhistoric. Responsibilities include: planting pruning applying soil amendments water management and control.
Compensation:
$15.00/hour
Expected Hours:
Monday Friday 6:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Essential Functions:
- Tasks include planting pruning applying soil amendments water management debris removal control and mulching.
- Uses current best practices responsible stewardship and environmental stewardship when performing the tasks outlined above.
- Work with other members of the team to identify and control insects diseases and weeds.
- Understands basic soil structure and soil health and the relationship to plant health.
- Maintains records of work activities and submits information for monthly reports.
- Interacts positively with visitors answering questions and giving directions.
- Practices and maintains safety standards and procedures in all work areas.
- Works independently and with minimum supervision however certain tasks require individual to work closely with other horticulture staff in a team setting.
- Behaves and communicates in a manner that promotes and fosters a culture of teamwork and cooperation within the Horticulture department and throughout the Estate with coworkers management and volunteers.
- Conducts all work in accordance with the Mount Vernon Ladies Associations procedures and guidelines.
- Undertakes other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- An undergraduate student in horticulture or related field of study.
- Detailoriented with the ability to prioritize manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite such as Word Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to perform strenuous work in a variety of weather conditions including extreme high and low temperatures.
- Work requires frequent walking standing bending stooping squatting kneeling and the ability to navigate uneven terrain.
- The incumbent will frequently handle objects weighing up to 30 pounds (occasionally 50 pounds) unassisted. On a regular basis drag lift and carry heavy debris and watering hoses and load or unload heavy items from powered and hanrated carts.
- Valid drivers license.
Benefits:
- Monthly employee events
- Flexible work schedule
- Onsite Library
- Discount on Public Event Tickets
- Discount in the Mount Vernon Shops
- Discount at the Mount Vernon Inn and Food Court Pavilion
- Free parking
Mount Vernon is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we are committed to building and retaining a team that represents a variety of skills experiences and perspectives. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements performance and qualifications without regard to race religion or belief national or ethnic origin gender/sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital or domestic partnership status veteran and military status family or parental status or any other status protected under federal state or local law. Mount Vernon will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
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