Horticulturalist

Horticulturalist

Staff Full-Time

Monday - Friday

40

Finance and Administration

Facilities Management

Elon Campus

Horticulturalists are responsible for the health and appearance of the campus botanical gardens and landscape. The primary responsibilities include litter control, planting and maintaining annual floral display beds, perennial and shrub gardens, mulch beds, pruning, weed control and landscape renovation. Horticulturist may be assigned overall responsibility for the maintenance of certain gardens, tasks or projects. They may assist with designing display beds, expansion and improvement of gardens and acquisition of plants as assigned by the landscape supervisor.

• As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.
• Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities.
  
  Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.
• Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.
• Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

High school diploma or GED with Other of experience

Associate degree, or vocational or technical school degree in Horticulture or related field.

• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities. However, the Horticulturalist will take the lead on projects, when working on the projects, they will prioritize tasks…