Facilities & Events Assistant

Facilities & Events Assistant

Full-time (40-hour work week), non-exempt

Facilities & Events

Facilities & Maintenance Supervisor and Associate Director of Events

$23.00 - $28.00

Generally,Tuesday
- Saturday,8:30am –5:00pm, with occasional

Sundays and evenings.

Flexibility is necessary.

Ganna Walska Lotusland is a 37-acre botanical garden and historic estate located in Montecito featuring a collection of over 3,000 plant species from around the world as well as historically significant Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Since opening to the public in 1993, Ganna Walska Lotusland has grown to become one of the world’s premier botanical gardens and a center for sustainable garden practices, horticultural education, and plant conservation.

Our mission is to preserve and enhance the distinctive botanical gardens of Madame Ganna Walska. Lotusland educates and inspires visitors with its collections, sustainable horticulture practices and plant conservation.

The Facilities & Events Assistant supports the Facilities, Events and Garden & Grounds teams. This role requires initiative and the ability to work independently while performing a wide variety of tasks related to preventive and corrective maintenance and repairs, event support, and garden assistance.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to assisting with the maintenance of historic buildings; maintaining outdoor garden hardscape, walkways, and decorative features such as ponds and swimming pools; assisting with the setup and breakdown of events and providing labor support in the gardens.

Most of the time in this role will be dedicated to Facilities work, followed by support for Events and meetings, and lastly Garden and Grounds care and related activities.

• Assistswithmaintainingthe water features of the garden.
• As assigned, performs preventive and corrective maintenance and repairs of grounds and facilities equipment (including gas and electric powered small engine equipment, tractor, truck, etc.).
• As assigned, performs maintenance and corrective repairs of structures, utilities and related Lotusland’s facilities.
• Maintains the historic workshop and storage areas in a clean and orderly manner. Tasks may include;trash&recycling.
• Informs Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor of supplies needed.
• Follows safety precautions and wears Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required.
• Monitors andhelps trap rodents in buildings and uses preventative measures to remove rodents from buildings.
• Keeps detailed reports of all maintenance performed.
• Collaborates with Events staff on the set-up, support, and breakdown of tables, chairs, supplies, etc. for meetings and events.
• Able to work independently with facilities,gardenand events staff.
• On occasion,assistwithlaborwithin the garden,under the direction of the garden staff.
• Demonstrates reliability, punctuality, and accountability in assigned duties – RJ
• Maintains professional conduct and positive communication with staff, vendors, and event clients.

• Proficient in use and safe practices of various hand tools and power equipment.
• Properlymaintainsand stores tools and supplies.
• Follow provided “best practice” in the treatment of artifacts throughout the property.
• Must be able to lift heavy objects repeatedly, (50 lb.minimum lifting requirement). Such as tables, chairs, umbrellas, bases, furniture, pop-up tents, and misc. items.
• Mustpossessa valid California driver’s license.
• Comfortable with email, work ticket tools, and scheduling tools.
• Flexible with working between multiple departments.
• Demonstrates reliability, punctuality, and accountability in assigned duties.