Senior Horticulturist/Horticulturist
Who We Are:
The Scott Arboretum & Gardens cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences. The idyllic 420-acre Arboretum that makes up the Swarthmore College campus is often named one of the most beautiful in the country.
The opportunity:
This Senior Horticulturist/ Horticulturist position provides horticultural support for the care and maintenance of the plant collections, gardens and landscaped areas of the Scott Arboretum & Gardens and the entire Swarthmore College campus and properties owned by the College.
Essential Responsibilities
HORTICULTURAL TASKS
- Maintains the plant collections by performing timely planting, weeding, mulching, pruning, fertilizing, irrigating, leaf raking, and other plant cultural practices with minimal supervision in order to maintain campus aesthetics and provide proper horticultural care.
GROUNDSKEEPING DUTIES
- Keeps campus areas, turf, roads, sidewalks, and patios maintained in an efficient way.
COMMUNITY/EDUCATION SUPPORT
- Develops, leads or assists with Arboretum classes and lectures open to members, the public and volunteers; gives lectures as requested; assists with guided campus tours open to the public.
Additional Responsibilities
Safely and proficiently uses all hand gardening tools and can train others to do the same.
Senior Horticulturist
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in horticulture or related discipline; or, practical horticultural training course (two to four year program) plus three to five years of job-related experience.
- Must possess a Pennsylvania pesticide applicator’s license for the appropriate categories in order to legally and safely apply pesticides or organic control materials, or is willing to do so.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Horticulturist
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in horticulture or related discipline; or, practical horticultural training course (two to four year program) plus one to three years of job-related experience.
What You Will Get:
You’ll work at one of the world's most renowned liberal arts Colleges, with incredible benefits, a stunning 420-acre campus, and a collaborative work environment.
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