Assistant Gardens Manager - Tohono Chul
Assistant Gardens Manager - Tohono Chul
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Assistant Garden Manager
Job Description
The Assistant Garden Manager is an enthusiastic ambassador of Tohono Chul conveying and showcasing our mission through high-quality horticultural expression and care to staff guests and volunteers. The Assistant Garden Manager will manage specific garden areas help oversee garden-wide operations lead irrigation maintenance and ensure the health of Tohono Chuls Sonoran Desert plant collections. The Assistant Garden Manager will have a leading role in implementing garden renovations and coordinating garden management and operations modeling and teaching best practices and standards of care to other garden staff. This role requires good time management positive attitude and a desire to teach others. The Assistant Garden Manager will also have a supporting role in site-wide events engagement and guest experience activities.
About Us
Tohono Chul is a beloved 49-acre public garden botanic garden and arboretum in Tucson Arizona founded in 1985. Our mission is to serve as a community oasis where reverence for the cultural and natural ecology of the Sonoran Desert region inspires responsible stewardship so that future generations may thrive. A destination for both local residents and global visitors it has been recognized as One of the Worlds Ten Best Botanical Gardens by Travel Leisure Magazine.
Duties & Responsibilities
Horticultural maintenance and garden development - 75%
Carry out assigned horticultural tasks to established standards of care in multiple gardens throughout the park
Assist in the continued education of other members of the Gardens team
Lead garden pest and disease control site-wide
Lead irrigation system maintenance and improvements site-wide
Keep up with industry-standard practices methods and updates in horticultural care especially related to Sonoran Desert environmental issues through continued education reading etc.
Support training of staff and volunteers to ensure established standards of care are executed park wide
Provide occasional coverage for the Gardens Manager including processing payroll and management of daily tasks
Manage all tools and equipment to ensure efficient and safe use by the Gardens team in keeping with current maintenance health & safety practices.
Assess irrigation and equipment needs and make budget recommendations to the Garden Manager
Events and engagement - 25%
Support plant sales
Lead the installation of Holiday Nights lighting site-wide
Liaison with engagement and marketing teams on Tohono Chuls gardens horticulture plants and other aspects of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem for marketing social media and educational programs
Education and Experience
Minimum three years experience at a public garden arboretum or botanic garden or in ecological restoration or nursery operations
Strong Sonoran Desert plant and ecosystem knowledge and hands-on experience in horticulture and arboriculture.
Strong knowledge and experience with irrigation system design and maintenance
High School Diploma or Equivalent
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Certified arborist
Certified irrigation professional
College degree in horticulture or a related field
SCHEDULE
May - September hours are 5:30am - 2:00pm
October April hours are 6:30am - 3:00pm (closing shifts 8:30-5:00 pm)
Hours may vary and are subject to change
Some nights or weekends may be necessary throughout the year
May be called for emergency issues outside of regular hours
Additional Information
The physical demands described here are representative of 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 regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires frequent standing walking bending kneeling stooping crouching crawling and climbing. The employee may have to lift and or move up to 50 pounds anything greater should be done with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
