Horticultural Assistant

Join Metroparks Toledo as a Seasonal Horticultural Assistant. In this role, you keep our landscaped areas of the parks beautiful. You’ll help enhance the natural surroundings at parks that thousands of people enjoy every day. You play a big role in ensuring we maintain our “Clean, Safe, and Natural” promise. Day in the Life? Every day is different. You may be maintaining our landscaped areas, updating plant inventory, maintaining shop equipment and tools, or supporting the broader Park Services team. Here’s why we think you’ll love working at Metroparks Field experience in horticultural helps grow your skills. Monthly set schedule so you can plan your life. Competitive pay, health care, and retirement benefits. Read more here. Grow your career by advancing to a Horticulture Technician. You’ll love this job if You are aesthetically minded and want to learn more about horticulture. You like working outdoors in all kinds of weather. You enjoy hands‑on work with a wide variety of plants. Job Summary Advance Metroparks Toledo’s core conservation mission by performing a variety of garden maintenance and plant care in landscaped areas. Learn about and assist with horticultural duties within Metroparks and on Metroparks properties. Duties and Responsibilities Assist Year‑Round Horticulture Staff by performing basic garden maintenance and plant care, including planting, pruning, weeding, watering, deadheading, edging, mulching, tilling, and composting. Assist with plant recordkeeping and plant labeling. Control invasive species by applying pesticides and herbicides to specific identified plant species under the supervision of a licensed applicator. Assist with greenhouse production [primarily Toledo Botanical Garden]. Assist horticultural staff coordinate work activities for volunteers and other groups. Safely drive park vehicles between work assignments on park trails and roadways. Support broader park services team by performing various maintenance duties, such as cleaning restrooms, picking up litter, trash removal, and special event set‑up and clean‑up. Respond to customer questions, comments and suggestions in a courteous and timely way. #J-18808-Ljbffr Metroparks Toledo