Approximately June 1^st thru August 30^th, 2020

Do you enjoy working outdoors in all types of weather? 

Do you like working with plants and interacting with people? 

Would you like to work in one of Juneau’s most beautiful environments? 

If you answered YES to these questions, then this is the job for you!

Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of duties relating to the CBJ-maintained Jensen-Olson Arboretum. This includes planting, seeding, watering, pruning, and weeding the arboretum grounds.

Typical responsibilities include the following:

• Edges, rakes, thatches, aerates and fertilizes turf areas.
• Weeds, deadheads, waters, divides, transplants, fertilizes, mulches, and composts flower beds.
• Prunes, waters, and fertilizes shrubs and trees.
• Plants flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• Creates new garden and turf areas by felling and removing existing vegetation, adding fill, grading, tilling, mixing, and raking soil.
• Propagates and tends flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• May assist in the minor repair and maintenance of equipment.

Other: Not less than 18 years of age; AND Must have a valid Alaska Driver's License at time of appointment and for continued employment.

NOTE: Those with the following qualifications are encouraged to apply: education and 2+ years’ experience in large-scale gardening and landscaping; plant identification, garden pest and disease identification; comfort interacting with adult and youth visitors and volunteers.

The City and Borough of Juneau is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The CBJ also complies with Title I of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation to apply for this position can contact the City & Borough of Juneau Human Resources/Risk Management HR Office at (907)586-0227, via email at [email protected] or written correspondence to 155 South Seward, Juneau, AK 99801.