Seasonal Education Horticulture Assistant

Brooklyn Botanic Garden • New York, NY

25d • $26 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Children’s Education programs are renowned for teaching hands-on gardening and plant science to young people. The Education horticulture assistant performs gardening, watering, mowing, pest management, and related work to support programs and gardens for BBG’s Education department. The Education horticulture assistant primarily works in two education spaces: the Children’s Garden and the Education Greenhouse.

Requirements

• Experience and/or education in horticulture or gardening
• Pest identification skills and knowledge of control methods
• Ability to perform physical labor and work outdoors in various weather conditions
• Ability to work both unsupervised and in tandem with colleagues
• Effective oral communication skills
• Must be able to lift and carry potted plants and equipment

Responsibilities

• Assist Children’s Garden coordinators with various gardening tasks including sowing seeds, planting, fertilizing, weeding, mulching, bed preparation, pruning, composting, deadheading, maintaining perennial beds, etc.
• Mow and maintain grass pathways and lawns in Children’s Garden.
• Water field, planters, and seedlings as needed.
• Assist with Integrated Pest Management as needed.
• Work alongside horticulture volunteers and advise/answer questions when needed.
• On occasion, help with horticulture-related tasks (greenhouse & tool room organization, tool cleaning, glove washing, plant research etc.).
• Water on weekends.
• Assist with seedling starting and stepping up for education programs as needed.
• Perform occasional horticultural tasks, assist with IPM in Education Greenhouse as needed.

Benefits

• Up to 56 hours of sick leave
• Short-term disability/New York Paid Family Leave
• As a 501(c)3, BBG is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• Museum Pass, which provides employees the opportunity to enter many museums in New York City for free

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees