Gardener

Job Description

The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department mission is

"Together we connect and enrich our community through exceptional experiences."

We play a leading role in the quality of life and character of the Capital City through our extensive parks system, which includes over 220 parks and 117 miles of greenway trails. We are honored to support and contribute to the mental and physical well-being of our community. Our vision is to bring people to parks and parks to people. Therefore, we strive to bring the benefits of greenspaces to people in an equitable manner.

The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department seeks a diverse workforce to deliver our mission and vision. We seek candidates that have a passion for providing exceptional customer service and a commitment to serving others.

This position is a part-time Gardener to assist the horticulture team in Parks Maintenance District 5, Central Business District. The ideal candidate has a passion for horticulture and how public parks contribute exceptional experiences to the lives of the people of Raleigh.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are seeking a new team member who has a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn by doing. The ideal candidate will have a passion to understand good horticultural practices including, weeding, watering, proper pruning, soil preparation, planting, invasive plant removal, soil testing, and fertilization.

This new team member must have great customer service skills as well, because you may advise garden clubs, civic groups, and individual citizens on gardening subjects and regularly work with volunteers to accomplish large projects.

The Gardener must be able to work independently with little supervision as well as a part of a team.

Typical Qualifications

The District 5, Central Business District, Gardener must have a minimum of a High School education and possess a valid North Carolina Driver’s License.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, and detail oriented. They are exceptionally independent, works diligently, and has landscape gardening experience.

As a new team member on District 5, you will be trained on how to safely operate small equipment and required to use equipment such as, string trimmers, blowers, edgers, and operate commercial vehicles and trailers under 26,000 pounds (non-CDL). As needed, you will assist the City in cleanup and repair during inclement weather situations.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Additional Information

Physical Requirements

The District Gardener is a physically demanding job. The candidate must have the ability to work outside and in all weather conditions, including extreme hot and cold, and rain and snow.

The employee is required to use repetitive hand motion, count, stand, walk, lift, kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, and lift. This position is required to perform heavy work, which includes exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and 50 pounds of force frequently, and 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.