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Horticulture Assistant (Multiple Positions)

Financial Aid > Federal Work Study > Horticulture Assistant (Multiple Positions)

Position Details

Department: Horticulture/BTT

Position Supervisor: Clark BeCraft
Phone: 540-857-6388
Email: cbecraft@virginiawestern.edu

Rate of Pay: $12/hour

Semester(s) of Assignment: Fall and Spring Semesters

Work Schedule Range
Friday: N/A
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A
Monday: N/A
Tuesday: 9 AM – 2 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM – 2 PM
Thursday: 9 AM – 2 PM

Physical Location: Natural Science Center/Greenhouse/Arboretum

Description

Cleaning and maintaining, and organizing horticulture department tools, equipment, and instructional spaces. Cleaning plant containers. Assist with watering, weeding, and pest monitoring in the greenhouse. Daily record keeping. Assist with maintenance of plant collections in the arboretum to include pulling weeds, watering, leaf removal, mulch application, cleaning pond filters and other landscape maintenance related tasks. Operating outdoor power equipment such as blower, string trimmer, mower, tiller. Assist with maintaining outdoor power equipment. Assist with plant labeling and cataloging utilizing spreadsheets. Inventory. Working alongside arboretum volunteers and horticulture students in the greenhouse and arboretum. Transplanting (depending on season) seedlings, plugs, cuttings. Assist with planting bedding plants in the arboretum during spring semester. Greeting guests visiting the arboretum. Assist with development and preparation of education/outreach projects. working with peat-based planting media, soil, and fertilizers. Running errands on campus.

Will the employee have access to sensitive information: No

Does the position require a specific program of study: No

Physical/Cognitive Requirements of Assignment

E = Essential; M = Marginal; N/A = Not Applicable

Physical Requirements

Lifting: ELight Lifting: EModerate Lifting: M
Heavy Lifting: MPushing/Pulling: EReaching: M
Walking: ERepetitive Motion: MBending: E
Climbing: MOther: E

Mental/Sensory Demands

Memory: EReasoning: EReading: E
Analyzing: EHearing: ELogic: E
Verbal Communication: EWritten Communication: M

Emotional Demands

Fast Pace: MAverage Pace: EMultiple Priorities: E
Intense Customer Interaction: MMultiple Stimuli: EFrequent Change: E

To Apply

To apply for this position, click the button below. Take note of the Supervisor Name and Supervisor Email, you will need those for the application.

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