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Intern Gardener
Williamsburg, VA
Job/Internship Description
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Performs landscape tasks at entry level while receiving training in garden maintenance, equipment, and conventional hand tools. Provides basic skills and knowledge to restore, maintain, and create the gardens in the Historic. Receives training in the art of fine gardening; plant identification; landscape construction; small equipment operation and service; and heirloom plant varieties. Assists and learns from senior horticulturists.
WORK TO BE PERFORMED:
* Prepares, plants and maintains seasonal beds of flowers, vegetables, and herbs; cultivates soil, weeds, and edges beds; prunes/harvests as necessary.
* Prunes trees, shrubs, hedges and espaliered fruit trees; shears topiary.
* Performs nursery/greenhouse activities (e.g., planting, transplanting, propagation, watering, fertilizing, area clean-up and organizing, etc.)
* Does garden detail work such as edging, weeding, dead-heading, and raking.
* Operates and performs basic service on power and hand-held landscape and gardening equipment (e.g., string trimmers, edgers, leaf blowers, similar landscape maintenance equipment and conventional hand tools.)
* Will have the opportunity to:
* Work with the IPM Technician to monitor insect and disease problems
* Work with the Irrigation Technician in on automatic irrigation systems
* Work with the Arborists to learn arboricultural practices.
7. Performs emergency landscaping work due to bad weather (storms, etc.)
8. Performs other related duties as required.
DIRECTION RECEIVED:
Direct supervision from Lead Horticulturist and Horticulturist.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum: Completed a minimum of one year of college in a major related to horticulture, floriculture, landscaping, arboriculture or similar field of study. Knowledge of landscape gardening and maintenance, ability to read instructions and fill out reports, ability to learn topiary and espalier pruning techniques. Abilities to 1) bend, stoop, and keel to perform work, 2) lift weights up to 50-100lbs 3) work outside in all weather conditions, 4) work a flexible schedule including weekends, evenings and holidays, and 5) be available for work on an emergency basis seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred: additional experience as a gardener's helper or groundskeeper; desire for professional career in the horticulture field: ability to operate in a professional and safe manner, experience with push mowers, and power hedge shears. Holds a Pesticide Registered Technician Applicator license.
Position Summary
Company
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Type
Full Time
Period of Employment
Open
Type of Compensation
Paid
College Credits Earned
No
Tuition Assistance
No
Required Student Status
Open
Preferred Majors
Other
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