Horticulturist - ZOO

Job description

Department: Zoo Pay: $17.89 per hour: Work Schedule: Variable: Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits . In a team setting, completes horticulture-related maintenance and projects. This position is responsible for caring for plant life in the zoo as well as creating and implementing landscape and hardscape projects for zoo improvement. Interacts and provides customer service to all Zoo defined customers. This position participates in a mandatory winter snow removal on-call rotation. Plant Care: - Perform a wide range of landscape/maintenance tasks related to cultivation, preservation, protection, and transplant of plants. - Plan and execute maintenance of landscapes and hardscapes while adhering to safety requirements for specific animals. - Examine health of botanical collection; resolve and/or report issues and concerns to supervisor. - Perform greenhouse management tasks, including production of consumable plants, structure mainten...