Seasonal Gardens Custodian

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 anicgardens.org.

Along With The Mission Of Bringing Plants To People, Our Core Values Are a Fundamental Driver Of The Gardens Culture. They Are:

• Sustainability
  . We are devoted to an institutional, environmental and human sustainability.
• Diversity
  . We champion inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility for all we encounter, and also support programmatic, ecological and plant diversity.
• Relevance
  . We make connections with all people using a lens of inclusion, equity and responsiveness.
• Transformation
  . We believe ever-evolving public gardens change the world and lead to positive transformation of human spirit and knowledge.

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:

Applications will be accepted through October 9, 2026, or until a candidate is found.

This position acts as a customer-oriented liaison between Denver Botanic Gardens and the public. It is a sometimes physically demanding position in a lovely environment that is responsible for cleaning, maintaining and setting up public/service areas and equipment for visitors, employees and volunteers and ensures a positive appearance of the Gardens facilities for visitors and staff. During our summer events season this position will act as support to our security team.

Under general supervision, this position performs and maintains the internal and external appearance of the Gardens.

• Ensures overall positive presentation and experience of all physical facilities for visitors and staff.
• Works closely with other departments for public and private events. Moves and sets up furniture, stanchions and other items requested.
• Assure event spaces are properly set up. After the event is over, the space must be cleaned and returned for public use.
• Monitors events and traffic flow of visitors throughout the 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 waste is placed in the proper dumpster.
• Maintains proper use of Denver Botanic Gardens radios and ensures service requests are responded to in a timely manner.
• 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 hardscapes are clean and free of debris, including mechanical power blower.
• Operates powered carts, floor cleaner and other light mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Works with light cleaning products as necessary.
• Participates in snow removal.
• Works closely with the Security staff during high volume events to ensure the safety of visitors, employees and…