Desert Botanical Garden Benefits Overview

Leads daily butterfly nursery operations, including live animal care, quarantine, USDA APHIS compliance, data tracking, host plant coordination, and facility cleanliness. Schedules, trains, and supervises volunteers; monitors staff performance; supports visitor education and safety; coordinates with horticulture and research staff; and facilitates special attendance sessions. This seasonal role requires outdoor work, prolonged standing, flexible scheduling, and occasional heat exposure.

Coordinates and executes special events, including entertainment booking, vendor and contract management, budgeting, marketing collaboration, volunteer coordination, and day-of event oversight. Evaluates attendance, revenue, and audience outcomes while supporting facility rentals, beverage services, and group tours. Requires frequent communication with staff, visitors, vendors, contractors, and caterers, plus evening, weekend, holiday, and outdoor work.

Support daily butterfly exhibit operations by supervising staff and volunteers, managing visitor flow, enforcing exhibit and USDA APHIS requirements, inspecting facilities, reporting issues, and facilitating special attendance sessions. The role requires strong interpersonal and customer service skills, outdoor work, prolonged standing, flexible scheduling, and occasional work in extreme heat.