Butterfly Exhibit Assistant Manager
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Job Location:
Wheaton, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Montgomery Parks is currently seeking ButterflyExhibitAssistantManagersfor a live butterfly exhibit at Brookside Gardens. Staff care for plants butterflies and provide customer service to visitors inside the Conservatory at Brookside Gardens a public horticulture display garden located in Wheaton Maryland. This is an eight-month part-time position with a 30-hours/week schedule including all weekends and holidays and two weekdays per week. The ideal candidate is energetic enthusiastic about plants and insects and enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people.
The Horticulture Forestry and Environmental Education (HFEE) Division contributes to the preservation and maintenance of our parks natural and cultural resources. BrooksideGardensis one of our Parks public gardens displaying horticultural exhibits that are designed installed and maintained using ecological landscape practices as a model and inspiration to more than a million visitors per year. Our public gardens offer a wide variety of educational programs for children and adults are planned to excite curiosity and encourage lifelong learning with the vision of mobilizing residents of Montgomery County as dedicated stewards of the natural world. We welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of our community and can help us become a more inclusive garden for staff and visitors alike.
Visit our website to learn more about the work of the HFEE Division: to learn more about Brookside Gardens:For more information about the Seasonal Hiring process and application status for Montgomery County please contact. Examples of Important Duties
What the job will involve:
Responsible for opening and closing the Exhibit
Performs daily tasks such as watering grooming plants weeding and keeping walkways clean.
Assist visitors with ticket purchase and check-in.
Direct and work with volunteers who assist with plant maintenance.
Equally involved with people management and exhibit operation.
Trains and work with Volunteer Docents provide a meaningful and informative visitor experience.
Inform visitors respectfully of rules and permit requirements as needed to ensure compliance.
Provides accurate interpretive information about butterflies and the exhibit to visitors.
Responds in a positive and helpful manner to visitors requests for information or services.
Receives examines mounts monitors and releases live butterflies according to USDA permit requirements.
Monitors and replenishes supplemental nutritional sources for live butterflies.
Assists in the proper sanitization and disposal of exhibit materials and dead insect
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED.
One year of customer service experience
Applicants must be at least 18 years or older
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous horticulture experience in a greenhouse or conservatory.
Previous experience of handling insects or other live animals.
Previous experience with interpretation teaching or public speaking/engagement
Important Skills and Characteristics
Ability to accurately follow detailed instructions for a wide variety of tasks.
Punctual and reliable.
Strong communication leadership and customer service skills.
Ability to comfortably address groups in a pleasant but authoritative manner.
Capable of working in hot humid environments.
Knowledge of or willingness to learn plant and insect identification greenhouse control systems disease and pest recognition.
Attention to detail and record keeping capabilities.
Ability to safely operate tools and equipment.
Ability to work independently and as part of a highly collaborative team.
Supplemental Information
May be subject to medical drug and alcohol testing.
Working conditions
The work environment is inside a glass Conservatory with exposure to temperature extremes such high heat and humidity and cold damp conditions. Must be able to perform strenuous work stoop bend stretch pull and lift up to 50 pounds.
Supplemental Information
This position is not eligible for benefits.
A fingerprinting and background investigation will be completed prior to hire.
Additional duties and full list of Job Description available upon request.
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner. Behind the vast and diverse Montgomery County Department of Parks system is a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees 415 parks and over 37000 acres of park land that serves a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington DC metro area.
Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information gender identity or any other non-merit factor.
Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or (Maryland Relay 7-1-1)
M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.
Key Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Fashion Retail
- Hospitality Experience
- Assistant Manager Experience
- Basic Math
- Management Experience
- Math
- Business Management
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Restaurant Management
- Retail Management
