Horticulture Intern

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston MA 01505 508-869-6111

Direct Manager: Director of Horticulture
Job Category: Non-Exempt Seasonal
Department/Group: Horticulture
Full-time

Location: Boylston, MA Travel Required: No

Salary or Rate Range: $15/hour Apply at: https://towerhillbg.isolvedhire.com
/jobs/
Date posted: Posting Expires: March 30,2022
Application Instructions: Please submit a cover letter and resume. Include first and last name in the file name
of each document.
Schedule: This is a full-time seasonal position. The work schedule is either Tuesday through
Saturday or Sunday through Thursday, 7:00am – 3:30pm. Successful applicants will
be available to start in May and commit to three full months.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden believes diversity in nature promotes a healthy, vigorous garden. We believe that
diversity among our staff promotes a healthy work environment and a vigorous organization. We recruit, employ,
train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status,
and other protected status as required by applicable law. We believe in diversity of race, gender identity, sexual
orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ability, and all the other traits that make us unique. Tower Hill is an
equal opportunity employer.

Position Overview
The Horticulture Intern will gain valuable hands-on experience in ecological horticultural practices, including indoor
and outdoor garden maintenance, groundskeeping, record-keeping, and plant propagation.

Qualifications
Preference will be given to those candidates who have some or all of the following qualifications:
• One or more years of college-level course work in horticulture, propagation, botany, landscape design, plant
conservation, or other plant-related field.
• Previous work experience in a nursery, greenhouse, or arboretum/botanic garden or in park maintenance.
• Career aspirations in the fields of horticulture, landscape architecture, or other plant-related field.
• Responsible and self-motivated.
• Preference for summer internships is given to those who can begin in May and commit to three full months.
• Works with an awareness of surroundings and vigilant to any possible threat to the safety of staff and the
public, or to Tower Hill property. Ensures all concerns are reported promptly to supervisor.

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly.
• Must be able to work indoors in conservatory conditions and outdoors in all seasonal extremes.
• Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work with appropriate tools and machinery.

Note: Duties described above, other duties and physical demands have been identified as essential
functions as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Safety

• Works with an awareness of surroundings and vigilant to any possible threat to the safety of staff and the
public, or to Tower Hill property. Ensures all concerns are reported promptly.
• Reports all accidents and injuries immediately to an immediate supervisor and/or Chief Financial &
Operations Officer, or designee.
• Complies with provisions of the current Employee Handbook, all published personnel policies, and the
requirements of the job description.

In addition to being an Equal Opportunity Employer, Tower Hill Botanic Garden fosters an inclusive workplace that
values each member of our team. We aspire to reflect and serve our visitors as well as the communities of
Worcester County, Massachusetts, and New England.

Currently all employees are required to wear masks while on the property.
All Tower Hill employees must be fully vaccinated (verification required) or be approved by Tower Hill as exempt
for medical or religious reasons. If the employee receives this accommodation, they must be tested weekly at a site
of their choosing and provide a negative PCR test result to Tower Hill. A booster is required 7 months after 2nd
Moderna or Pfizer Vaccine or 90 days after Johnson and Johnson vaccine

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