Seasonal Horticulturalist Streetscape and Parks

Come join the City of Louisville Streetscapes and Horticulture team. We are looking for people with knowledge in gardening and plant maintenance to help tend to our landscaped areas 2-3 days a week. This position reports to the Supervisor of Streetscapes and Horticulture program and will be performing horticulture and landscape bed maintenance work on designated parks annual and perennial flower beds, shrub beds, and other landscaped areas throughout park properties and City rights of way. The person exercises considerable independent judgement in the maintenance of the associated tasks, working within established departmental standards and City rules and regulations. Performs other work duties as required. 
 
 Seasonal work is approximately April through October during growing season.   Flexible days and schedule 29- 40 hour work weeks. We can work with your schedule. 

• General maintenance of annual flower beds, perennial flower beds, shrub beds, and other landscape areas within the Parks system, street medians, and City owned properties.
• Operation of small power tools and hand equipment used in maintaining landscape and flower beds.  
• Communicates with supervisor, horticulture team members and other parks staff on specified day-to-day jobs
• Common daily task can include: flower bed planting, deadheading spent blooms, pulling weeds, helping with watering duties, trash and debris removal. 

• Completion of a high school diploma or GED.
• Horticulture or landscape experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of occupational safety rules and protection.
• Knowledge of required departmental policies and procedures as well as City policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of plants, soils, and plant care.
• Knowledge of general landscaping techniques and maintenance.
• Working independently and with a team.
• Working outdoors in parks and interacting with the public.

Physical Requirements of the Job:
Must wear ear protection when operating loud equipment. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. without assistance. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms, use hands and fingers to handle or feel tools or controls; read, speak and hear. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, stand, walk, climb, push/pull, bend, or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
 
Work Environment:
Be prepared for frequent exposure to noise levels that may cause distractions. Work is performed in an outdoor environment in all weather conditions including heat, rain, wind, sun and changing weather. May be exposed to moving mechanical parts; work near moving traffic; fumes or airborne particles; herbicides; and vibrations. Some weekend and holiday work may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

The City of Louisville offers Equal Opportunity for employment and advancement to all qualified applicants and employees. It is the City's policy not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry or disability unless related to a bona fide occupation qualification. This policy applies to all aspects of employment and the provision of the municipal services. The Human Resources Director has been designated as the compliance coordinator for persons with disability seeking employment and will provide reasonable accommodations for testing and employment to qualified applicants.