JOB SUMMARY: The primary purpose of the position is to perform seasonal gardening tasks either done outside or in a greenhouse. MAJOR DUTIES: Performs seasonal gardening tasks such as fertilizing, preparing seedbeds, transplanting, laying sod, aerating, deadheading staking, dividing plants, and watering. As instructed, prunes woody vegetation including shrubs, vines, and ornamental and fruit trees. Inspects for obvious plant disease (molds, brown spots, rust blight, and mildew), plant insects, unusual or poor plant growth, reports conditions to supervisors. Mow, edges, and waters lawns to maintain appearance. Lays sod, sows, seed, places mulch to maintain or restore lawn appearances. Pulls and/or treats non-native plant species. Removes rocks, leaves, limbs, and trash from grounds and garden areas. Sweeps and rakes walks and parking areas; picks up litter/debris. Performs daily trash collection of litter/debris and empties outside trash receptacles. Cut-off Dates: This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut-off dates. Applications received by the initial cutoff date will be considered first. INITIAL CUT OFF IS Friday, April 11, 2025 Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement however additional referral certificates will only be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled. For more information about the park or the position please contact: Gateway Arch National Park - Point of Contact - John Hobbs, john_hobbs@nsp.gov, 314-655-1788 IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
