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: E | Light Lifting: E | Moderate Lifting: M |
| Heavy Lifting: M | Pushing/Pulling: E | Reaching: M |
| Walking: E | Repetitive Motion: M | Bending: E |
| Climbing: M | Other: E |
Mental/Sensory Demands
| Memory: E | Reasoning: E | Reading: E |
| Analyzing: E | Hearing: E | Logic: E |
| Verbal Communication: E | Written Communication: M |
Emotional Demands
| Fast Pace: M | Average Pace: E | Multiple Priorities: E |
| Intense Customer Interaction: M | Multiple Stimuli: E | Frequent Change: E |
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