Employer: Greensboro Science Center
Title: Horticulturist
Job Type: Full-time (non-exempt)
Hours: 40 hours/week
Job Description:
This job description is for the Greensboro Science Center full-time Horticulturist position.
As a member of the Horticulture Department, the primary duties include general outdoor campus landscape and exhibited garden zone maintenance, troubleshooting landscape needs, as well as the continued development of new botanical spaces. General tasks include irrigation work, mulching, seasonal planting and care, pest and disease management, scheduling of seasonal treatments and fertilization, pruning, trimming, composting, select browse collection and browse garden implementations, and invasive weed control. The full-time horticulturist is responsible for maintaining select botanical zones across campus and coordinating with animal care staff according to protocol for animal exhibit zone botanical developments or assisting with their maintenance. The position works within and collaborates among a larger team of horticulturists, groundskeeping staff, and horticulture based volunteers.
The selected applicant must be available weekdays Monday - Friday with the flexibility to work before or after standard operating hours in various outdoor weather conditions. The morning timeframe may shift seasonally with daylight hours. The employee must adhere to safety protocols and be able to perform the safe operation of power equipment such as edgers, leaf blower, chainsaw, hedge trimmer, weed eater, basic gardening hand tools and on-site utility vehicles.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications include a high school degree or equivalent G.E.D. and 1-2 years of work experience in landscaping or the horticultural field. Key certifications, associate’s or bachelor’s degree in horticulture, biology, the plant sciences, related environmental science or equivalent years in work experience is desired. Experience in arboriculture is a plus. Must have a valid North Carolina driver’s license.
Skills
-Prior Gardening/Landscaping experience, especially beneficial within public garden spaces
-Prior experience with landscaping equipment preferred
-Ability to work in all weather conditions
-Must be able to lift 50 lb bags
-Be Reliable, dependable, and flexible
-Work well independently and as a team
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent GED
- 1-2 years of work experience in landscaping or horticulture
- Valid North Carolina driver's license
- Ability to work Monday through Friday, with flexibility before or after standard operating hours
- Ability to work in various outdoor weather conditions
- Ability to safely operate power equipment and on-site utility vehicles
- Ability to lift 50-pound bags
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Horticulture, biology, plant sciences, or related environmental science certification or associate's or bachelor's degree
- Equivalent additional years of work experience
- Experience in arboriculture
- Prior experience with landscaping equipment
- Prior gardening or landscaping experience in public garden spaces
What We Do
The Greensboro Science Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a science museum, zoo, and aquarium. Its mission is to inspire curiosity and connect communities through science and conservation. It features various exhibits, including the Wiseman Aquarium, Revolution Ridge, and SKYWILD, and provides educational programs for all ages, serving as a leading science destination in North Carolina since 1957.
