Gardens Custodian, Seasonal
Company: Denver Botanic Gardens
Location: Denver
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
Job Type
Temporary
Description
About Denver Botanic Gardens: Green inside and out, Denver Botanic
Gardens was founded in 1951 and is considered one of the top
botanical gardens in the United States and a pioneer in water
conservation. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, The
Gardens has a robust living plant collection, natural history
collection and art collection along with temporary art exhibitions.
The Gardens is a dynamic, 24-acre urban oasis in the heart of the
city, offering unforgettable opportunities to flourish with unique
garden experiences for the whole family - as well as world-class
exhibitions, education, and plant conservation research
programs.
For more information, visit us online at www.botanicgardens.org
.
Denver Botanic Gardens is currently seeking a Seasonal Gardens
Custodian in our Operations Department! Read below to see if the
requirements might be a good fit for you:
Position Summary
This position acts as customer-oriented liaison between Denver
Botanic Gardens and the public. It is a sometimes physically
demanding position in a lovely environment that is responsible to
clean, maintain and set up public/service areas and equipment for
visitors, employees and volunteers and ensures a positive
appearance of the Gardens facilities for visitors and staff. Under
general supervision, it performs and maintains the internal and
external appearance of the Gardens.
Requirements
General Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures overall positive presentation and experience of all
physical facilities for visitors and staff.
- Assures all event space is properly setup and clean. After the
event is over, space must be cleaned and returned for public
use.
- Monitors events and traffic flow of visitors throughout gardens
and buildings, performing timely clean-up including emptying trash
cans, cleaning restroom facilities, picking up trash, cleaning
spills etc.
- Proactively maintains cleanliness of exterior hardscapes,
including sweeping of sidewalks and trash pick-up if
necessary.
- Collects recycled materials, and ensures wastes is placed in
the proper dumpster.
- Cleans public and office areas, including emptying trash,
dusting, vacuuming, windows, etc. to ensure consistently clean and
safe presentations.
- Regularly empties interior and exterior trash cans within
gardens and public areas.
- Operate pressure washer to ensure all exterior hardscape is
clean and free of debris, including mechanical power blower.
- Operate powered carts, floor cleaner and other light mechanical
cleaning equipment.
- Responsible for Snow Removal.
- Works closely with Events staff for public and private events.
Move and set up furniture, stanchions and other items
requested.
- Ensure tripping or other safety hazards are immediately
reported to supervisor.
- Maintains a positive and professional working relationship with
managers, co-workers, members, visitors or others.
- Attends all meetings as required.
- Performs light maintenance of custodial equipment, other duties
or special projects as requested by management.
- Regular attendance at the worksite may be required. As with all
positions at DBG, the incumbent must be in good performance
standing to be eligible for remote work. Remote work is at the
discretion of management at all times. Position Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have proven excellent customer service, interpersonal, and
communication skills in dealing with the public.
- Ability to maintain stability under pressure and able to deal
well with stressful situations.
- Ability to be flexible and willing to modify plans, when
necessary, throughout the day.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings,
weekends and/or holidays.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, specifically Word,
Excel and Outlook and Teams.
- Ability to work overtime as necessary.
- Must be a positive representative of DBG both internally and
externally at all times.
- Must work with respect and cooperation at all times with fellow
employees and the public.
- Must be committed to working safely at all times.
Experience/Education:
- High school diploma / GED and/or combination of education and
equivalent experience is required.
- Minimum of 6 months of janitorial or light maintenance
experience is required.
- Proven experience working as part of a team is required.
Come work for a place that offers you SO much more than just a
paycheck!
Salary Description
$17.85 per hour
Keywords: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver , Gardens Custodian, Seasonal, Other , Denver, Colorado
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