SEASONAL GARDENER I - Range 6 / L71

Job Information

Open to any L71 Union Employees

To be considered for employment, applicants must be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States. The Municipality of Anchorage is not able to provide any type of sponsorship, including Student Visas and Employment Visas, under any circumstances.

Example of Duties

Assist in the beautification of Anchorage parks and streetscapes and to maintain its natural resources. The gardener I position is the first level in the gardener classification series. Performs routine gardening and landscaping under general supervision. The distinction between this level and other levels of gardener workers is based upon the level and the complexity of duties performed and the degree of supervision received and exercised. This is a fall and winter seasonal position that will assist with inside and outside greenhouse plant production and maintenance duties. Work includes environmental monitoring and control, tropical plant care, maintenance of public solarium and tropical greenhouse, and carrying heavy plants/loads. Fall work includes landscape and grounds maintenance including tree/shrub pruning and heeling, fall bed preparation, and weeding and cleaning greenhouses.  Winter work includes cleaning and flushing benches, washing plant pots and filling with soil, organizing pallets of filled pots, caring for and delivery of holiday trees and plants, hanging holiday lights, hanging basket maintenance, seeding, daily and weekly watering, educational outreach programs, transplanting crops, and snow maintenance and removal as needed. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences

Three (3) months experience in greenhouse, horticulture, or landscape maintenance work, and in the use of associated equipment.

Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire.

Must possess a valid State of Alaska Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record at time of hire.