Volunteer, Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

The City of Overland Park has a Volunteer, Arboretum & Botanical Gardens position available in the Parks and Recreation Services Department.

Engages visitors within the Arboretum & Botanical Gardens as scheduled. Areas include gardening/maintenance, greeting and phone answering, conservation management, education programs, special event support, gift shop support, feed and monitor birds, and train operations.

• Provide day to day support of operations.
• Welcomes the public and assists in answering questions both in person and on the phone.
• Helps to respond to visitors needs and concerns, engaging staff as needed

• Provide walking or golf cart tours.
• Lead individuals or groups, providing pertinent information and answering questions.

• Operate g-scale trains.
• Troubleshooting train operations.
• Interact with public and answer questions as needed

• Assist staff with planting, weeding and the general maintenance of the gardens.
• May perform other garden bed maintenance work.

• Perform trail maintenance such as trimming, cleaning up and spreading mulch along paths.
• Invasive species removal and clean up on the prairie and other affected areas.
• Support staff with other miscellaneous tasks as needed.
• May operate hand tools and power tools

• Supports educational activities and programs at the Arboretum & Botanical Gardens.
• May help in curriculum and activities development.
• Meets and greets visitors, orients them to group activities and may lead educational activities.
• May give tours – walking or golf cart tours

• Assist in the setup, delivery, and breakdown of events. May be involved in event planning as needed.
• Supports a wide range of different activities including but not limited to:
  Wine Tastings, Community Events, Large scale fundraising events, Seasonal Holiday events, and weddings.
• May be asked to help move chairs and tables.

• Maintain and fill all hummingbird and seed feeders.
• Maintain bird houses
• Assist with blue bird monitoring.
• May assist with bird walk observations.
• May assist in cleaning the bird watch area.

• Assist staff with counting and pricing inventory, organizing displays, and other duties as necessary.

• Basic eighth grade education.

• Manual dexterity.
• Good communication skills.
• Basic reading and math skills.
• Good memory skills.
• Interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Ability to receive training and maintain knowledge of Greeter responsibilities.
• Ability to engage the public in conversation.
• Ability to work under distracting conditions.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations.
• Ability to carry out assignments through oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to greet and assist the general public.
• Ability to sit or stand and be attentive for extended periods of time.

• None.

• Manual dexterity.
• Good communication skills.
• Basic reading skills.
• Good memory skills.
• Interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Ability to receive training and maintain knowledge of tour guide responsibilities.
• Ability to engage the public in conversation.
• Ability to carry out assignments through oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently or in group setting.

• Ability to greet and assist the general public.
• Ability to sit, stand or walk and be attentive for extended periods of time.

• None.

• Physical dexterity.
• Good communication skills.
• Basic reading and math skills.
• Good memory skills.
• Interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Ability to receive training and maintain knowledge of Train Operator duties.
• Ability to engage the public in conversation.
• Ability to work under distracting conditions.
• Ability to carry out assignments through oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently.