Horticulturist II (2770)

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum • Tucson, AZ

1d • $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the Adventure at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Are you ready to embark on a wild journey with a team that's as passionate about the desert's wonders as you are? The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is seeking a motivated and driven individual to join our team as a full-time Horticulturist II in our Botany Department. This position is considered open until filled; however, application review will begin immediately. Please understand that if offered a position, you will, as a final condition of employment, be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and provide a satisfactory 39-month DMV report. A Horticulturist cares for plants, landscapes, and gardens at ASDM and provides botanical interpretation to visitors and the public. This position is responsible for installation, care and maintenance of plants and landscape features within exhibits and throughout the Museum grounds. Opportunity to attend ASDM and public meetings, be involved in teaching and writing, and may be assigned propagation duties. Opportunity to participate in field trips and off-ground work. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is committed to fostering a welcoming space and a diverse, inclusive team that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We understand that inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) are integral to the fulfillment of our mission, and to our success as an organization. To that end, we are working to build the structures, policies, hiring practices and organizational culture that ensure representation and opportunity for all, and create an environment of belonging where everyone feels respected, safe, and understood. Additionally, as we continue to engage in this work, we are working to integrate the core values of IDEA into our programs, exhibits, communications, and other public offerings. Valuing each other’s differences brings us together to create a thriving workplace and fair work culture, allowing us to fulfill our mission more effectively. We believe inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. Ways in which commitment is demonstrated include continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively addressing bias. Visit the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's IDEA page to learn more. The Museum’s IDEA Coalition consists of staff members who are driving our efforts to build a culture where people feel they belong and have a voice. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a non-profit institution dedicated to the conservation and research of the Sonoran Desert region with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable and valued. We are a fusion experience zoo, botanical garden, aquarium, art gallery, natural history museum, and research institute. The Association of Zoos & Aquariums has recognized the Desert Museum for over 25 years of continuous accreditation. The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic computer software knowledge to include word processing, data base, and spreadsheet applications.
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License or ability to obtain
• Satisfactory 39-month DMV report
• The employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; talk or hear and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds with the assistance of equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of or ability to learn Rain Bird Maxicom Central Control System highly desirable.
• Geographic Information Systems knowledge is desirable.
• Knowledge of plant taxonomy and Sonoran desert region flora desirable

Responsibilities

• Shrub and tree installation.
• Shrub and tree pruning.
• Hazardous tree and cactus removal.
• Site design and layout of new gardens.
• Mitigation and restoration of existing gardens.
• Design, install, and troubleshoot irrigation systems.
• Use and maintain hand and power tools.
• Working aloft, using ladders, harnesses, and hydraulic lifts.
• Oversee volunteers.
• Keeping accurate accession records of the botanical collection within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Interpretation of botanical and horticultural subjects to the general public.
• May participate in tours and traditional/social media requests.
• Involved in the preparation of special botanical events (Plant sales, Gala, Cool Summer Nights, special projects among others).
• Apply pesticides as needed, guided by Integrated Pest Management concepts.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefit package, which includes medical, dental, vision, life and LTD insurance, FSA, HRA, 403(b) retirement plan with Roth option, complimentary membership and guest passes, paid holidays, personal business time, sick leave, and vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level