Head Gardener Kingwood Center Gardens

Hiring Organization: Kingwood Center Gardens
Employment type: Full-Time
Application Due Date: October 15, 2021

Job Overview

Kingwood Center Garden’s Head Gardener promotes positive transformative guest experiences, overseeing the daily fostering of outdoor horticultural displays. The head gardener leads the design, installation and fostering of seasonal horticulture displays. This position provides routine supervision of the full-time and seasonal gardening staff and volunteers while collaborating with other Horticulture team members. The Head Gardener applies standard, as well as specialized horticultural practices including, but not limited to landscape/garden design, organic and permaculture practices, IPM, use of irrigation systems, weeding, pruning, planting and watering. The Head Gardener provides experience, expertise, and professionalism, as a teacher and coach to staff and garden guest alike.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leads the design, coordination, and implementation of seasonal displays and shows

Leads the team of Gardeners, Assistant Gardeners, seasonal reports, and volunteers, fostering outdoor garden spaces toward design intent maturity, in accordance with Kingwood’s aesthetic standards
Collaborates with other Kingwood Center staff to install temporary exhibits
Contributes to department annual budget planning
Leads a proactive approach to IPM including scouting, identifying and generating ecologically management solutions
Coordinates, with input from other horticulture staff, the plant record and plant labeling processes throughout Kingwood
Engages in public speaking, workshops, and demonstrations as needed
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Monday through Friday schedule with some evenings and weekends required
Ohio Pesticide License or ability to obtain one within 6 months of hire
Must be able to communicate clearly with staff and the public
Must be able to balance office workload with supervision in the garden.
Must be able to work outside in extreme weather conditions year-round.
Must be physically fit, able to occasionally lift to 50 lbs.
Ability to collaborate with persons of all ages, diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities including staff, guests, and volunteers
Working understanding of Microsoft Office, including Access, Outlook preferred.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture required
Three years minimum in a supervisory role leading staff to meet to exceed their potential, preferably in a public garden, estate garden, or landscaping
Formal training/minimum 3 years field experience in landscape design, permaculture or advanced soil health preferred
Prior experience working in a public garden preferred
Experience supervising volunteers preferred

Send resume and cover letter to humanresources@kingwoodcenter.org

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