Horticulturist

The City of Clayton Parks and Recreation-Parks Department is seeking applicants for the Horticulturalist position.

The Horticulturalist position oversees the design installation and maintenance of all green spaces and landscaped areas in City of Clayton Parks and Recreation Facilities. See the full Horticulturalist job description for further details.

The City of Clayton is proud to provide world class service levels to a community which values the contributions of the professional team. Comprised of approximately 185 full-time and over 200 part-time and seasonal employees the average full-time employee tenure is over ten years!

Employee Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive starting salary: starting at $61486.88.
• Generous paid leave including vacation sick personal time holidays community service parental military and pandemic leave. During the first year of service leave accruals are prorated based on the date of hire.
• Comprehensive insurance package including health dental vision group term life insurance City-paid AD&D flexible spending account and dependent care assistance plan deductible reimbursement long-term disability and additional voluntary AD&D and life insurance options for employee spouse and dependents.
• Retirement plans including City pension and several deferred compensation plans.
• Tuition reimbursement program for employees Missouri MOST 529 program to help save for education expenses and the City is a qualifying public service employer for the federal governments Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential counseling and coaching services
• Platinum family membership to The Center of Clayton and Shaw Park Pool. Employee reciprocal memberships available for The Pointe in Ballwin and THE HEIGHTS in Richmond Heights.
• Transportation benefit available for employees to receive a 25% subsidy for the purchase of Metro passes which are paid for on a pre-tax basis through payroll deduction.
• Voluntary identity theft protection available from Lifelock.
• Click here for further details on the Citys benefit package.

Required Qualifications of the Horticulturalist Position:

• Associates degree in Horticulture or closely related field
• Three (3) year previous supervisory work experience
• State of Missouri Pesticide Applicator license required within six (6) months of employment
• Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or ability to obtain such within six (6) months of hire.

Successful candidates for the position will be required to successfully complete additional screening including but not limited to the following: Background investigation driver license check DOT driving records check employment and reference checks pre-employment physical and drug screening.

Application Information:

Applications for the Horticulturist position are accepted until an adequate pool of applicants have applied. First review of applicants will take place on August 1 2025 and as needed afterward. This posting is subject to close at any time so applicants are highly encouraged to apply early.

Please contact Human Resources at or with any questions about the process.

Employment Notice

The City of Clayton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals employment decisions made at the City of Clayton will be based on merit qualifications and abilities. It is the policy of the City of Clayton not to discriminate against any individual because of race color national origin or ancestry religion or creed gender gender identity sexual orientation age disability genetic information veteran status or other legally protected statuses. The City of Clayton will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. The City of Clayton encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with Human Resources.

This policy extends to all stages of the employment process including but not limited to: recruiting or advertising for employment; evaluating the skills education and experience of applicants; establishing rates of pay and terms conditions and privileges of employment (including training opportunities); and promoting upgrading demoting transferring laying off and terminating employees.

Any employees with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of their immediate supervisor Human Resources or the City Manager. Employees can raise concerns and make reports without fear of retaliation. Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.