Horticulture Assistant na Cleveland Metroparks

The Horticulture Assistant performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in maintaining indoor and outdoor plant collections.

• Assists in planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.
• Performs landscape maintenance as needed or assigned, including mowing, weeding, pruning, spring cleanup, edging, mulching, and fall cleanup.
• Assists with landscape construction projects, including building of retaining walls, paver installation, grading, drainage work, and irrigation installation.
• Operates water truck and pump.
• Properly prunes indoor and outdoor ornamental plant specimens.
• Supports the Zoo's animal browse supplemental feeding program.
• Assists in various housekeeping tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.