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Horticulture Technician

Salary

$40,688.00 - $66,321.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

13068

Department

Zoo

Opening Date

04/28/2025

Closing Date

5/11/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

The Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk, VA is seeking to hire a Horticulture Technician to p erform activities related to the beautification, health and aesthetics of ornamental landscape planting. This position manages and performs all work in the green houses and grounds surrounding the area. Responsible for landscape design and construction, irrigation design and maintenance and greenhouse collections.

For nearly 100 years The Virginia Zoological Park has been committed to saving and protecting the world's wildlife by inspiring a passion for nature and taking conservation action at home and around the world.

Department Starting Hiring Salary: $40,688

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

+ Performs activities related to the beautification, health and aesthetics of ornamental landscape planting

+ Maintains the botanical collections by pruning, planting, fertilizing, watering and performing other related duties

+ Performs turf management by fertilizing, seeding and performing other related duties

+ Maintains gardens and exhibits to include watering, potting plants, applying weed control, trimming, planting, mulching, raking leaves, seeding, fertilizing and pulling weeds

+ Monitors irrigation system and performs maintenance when needed

+ Assists in the education of visitors and volunteers

+ Requires ability to work outdoors and lift heavy plant material

+ Requires ability to use small tools and operate motorized equipment

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Two years experience in the horticultural field.

Valid Driver’s License required

VA Pesticide Applicator License required within first 6 months

Additional Information & Requirements

Work Location: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St., Norfolk, VA 23504

Work Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 6:30am-3:00pm, 40 hours per week.

Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5000 signing bonus for applications received on or after February 22, 2022. The signing bonus will be paid in two (2) increments: $2500 upon completion of 60 days of employment, and $2500 upon completion of your probationary period. To receive the signing bonus, you must be an active employee in good standing.

+ Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

+ Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

+ Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

+ Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

+ The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

+ I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Some College (6 months or more)

+ Vocational/Technical Degree

+ Associate's Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree or higher

03

How many years of horticulture experience do you have?

+ Less than one

+ One to three

+ Three to five

+ None

04

Please describe your experience in the horticulture field including working in a team environment.

05

Please describe your greenhouse experience.

06

Do you possess a current certification as a Pesticide Registered Technician issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia?

+ Yes

+ No

07

Do you possess a current certification as a Commerical Pesticide Applicator issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia?

+ Yes

+ No

08

This position requires a Registered Pesticide Technician certification within six (6) months of employment. Are you able and willing to meet this work requirement?

+ Yes

+ No

09

Are you available to work weekends and for an occasional special event?

+ Yes

+ No

10

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

+ I am not a Veteran

+ I am a Veteran

+ I am a Disabled Veteran

11

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

+ Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

+ Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

+ No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

12

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

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