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Outdoor Horticulturist (available)
An Outdoor Horticulturist assists with many different aspects of the outdoor gardens. Job responsibilities include the installation of outdoor plant materials, weeding, watering, dead-heading, pruning, staking, raking, edging, amending soils, mulching, and walkway repair and grooming. The employee is also expected to greet and answer questions of garden visitors. Experience with or knowledge of ornamental native and exotic plants is helpful. This job requires the ability to lift 50 lbs, tolerance of outdoor weather conditions, and a current driver’s license.

Plant Collections Assistant (available)
The Plant Collections Assistant works with maintaining the plant collection records. Job responsibilities include inputting data into the plant database, accessioning incoming and existing plant materials, creating accurate display labels for plant material, creating as-builds of installed plant materials, photographing certain plant collections, and creating and attaching permanent accession tags to the permanent plant collection. The employee is also expected to greet and answer garden and plant questions of garden visitors. Experience with or knowledge of ornamental native and exotic plants, as well as botanical nomenclature and classification are necessary. This job requires computer experience with Windows XP, Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Access), AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, a current driver’s license, and the ability to tolerate outdoor weather conditions.

Reiman Gardens’ Associate (available)
An Associate has the important role of ensuring that guests have a positive first and last impression of Reiman Gardens. Job responsibilities include providing customer service to the Gardens’ guests, taking admission from guests, promote and sell upcoming events, acquainting guests with local attractions, restaurants and hotels, answering questions and providing accurate helpful information, assisting in maintaining the general appearance of Reiman Gardens, meeting with rental clients prior to events, assisting with event set-up and tear down, and opening and closing the facilities. This job requires the ability to make independent decisions, interact with guests and Gardens’ staff in a positive and tactful manner, resolve guests’ problems or complaints, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment. An Associate must have excellent communications skills, both oral and written, and interpersonal skills including customer service. Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and the Internet, as well as knowledge of Gardens facilities, features, and events are also necessary.

Weekend Coordinator (currently not available)
The Weekend Coordinator will serve as the weekend on-site manager acting as the customer service contact for all members and guests as well as the person responsible for all buildings, grounds and hourly employees working in a variety of horticulture, entomology and guest services areas. Works as a liaison to café and gift shop staff, supervises horticultural tasks and watering needs performed by one to two hourly employees, responsible for the set-up, introduction to, and successful execution of weekend education programs, supervises and assists weekend hourly staff, serves as contact for weekend rental clients and troubleshoots issues that may arise, answers guest questions and provides accurate helpful information, responsible for closing the facilities, including securing all buildings and ground, assists in maintaining the general appearance of Reiman Gardens and assists with event set-up and tear down of tables, chairs and room arrangements for weddings, receptions, private rentals and in-house events. Must be able to lift 50+ lbs. $8-$10/hourly wage, based on experience and abilities. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (with one-hour lunch) plus attendance at bi-monthly Friday morning staff meetings and bi-monthly Monday afternoon guest services meetings.