Groundskeeper III

Job Description:

Managing/Training Volunteers and Garden Employee(s)
• Introduce new volunteers and FWS students to the history and purpose of the gardens.
• Oversee volunteers and FWS students of work to be performed to maintain the gardens, including weeding, fertilizing, and watering flowerbeds, and removing debris throughout the gardens.
• Oversee the use of equipment including wheelbarrows, hand tools, and power tools by volunteers and FWS students.
• Establish and oversee work assignments for volunteers and FWS students, and take corrective action when necessary.
• Serve as leadership role model for FWS students who will in turn assist in managing activities of volunteers.

Garden Design
•Design, select and locate plant materials, oversee installation of plant displays
•Make recommendations for planning of garden areas and their continued development
•Advise on the acquisition as well as disposition of plants; grow...