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Part-time Gardener Position Open at Green Spring Gardens

Green Spring Gardens has an opening for a part-time gardener for approximately 30 hours per week, note that it is eligible for health care benefits. Full description is attached here: FCPA Green Spring Gardens_Part-time Gardener_1560 Hours

Some information from their flyer is also copied below:

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, self-driven individual to join our team as a Gardener. A Gardener performs all levels of garden and grounds maintenance required to maintain the highest aesthetic standards throughout the property.

Duties include:
Garden tasks
Weeding and cleaning bedding areas
Watering as needed and directed
Mulching
Planting seasonal flowers and woody plants. Deadheading and cutting
back plants as necessary
Pruning evergreen and deciduous shrubs and flowering trees
Propagation work to include cuttings, sowing seeds, potting up
Operating and maintaining equipment and vehicles safely
Work with others
Working under the direction of full-time horticulturists
Directing the work of volunteers and summer interns

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To apply: Send your resume to FCPAJOBS@Fairfaxcounty.gov.

Necessary special requirements:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.
If you have any questions, please email Adam.Bucher@fairfaxcounty.gov or
FCPAJOBS@Fairfaxcounty.gov. Visit online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/jobs-internships

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Two Horticulture Positions at Green Spring Gardens

The Office of Community Horticulture at Green Spring Gardens is currently hiring for two positions: 1) an Assistant to the Garden Plot Coordinator and 2) an Urban Ag Intern for the winter/spring months. The details are posted in the files below. The Assistant position has some flexibility (no remote work) and is 15 – 20 hours per week. The Internship is the same except that it is no more than 15 hours per week.

The detailed information for both positions is below:

Assistant to Garden Plot Coordinator Position

Urban Ag Intern Winter 2025 Position

To apply, email resume to: Pamela H. Smith at Pamela.smith2@fairfaxcounty.gov  703-324-9781

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Ecologist II – Volunteer Coordinator – Invasive Management Area Program (IMA)

The IMA Program is now accepting applications for the Ecologist II – Volunteer Coordinator position, which is a part-time position with the Fairfax County Park Authority. Below is the full  job ad flyer pdf and also the info copied.

Invasive Management Area Program Volunteer Coordinator (002) (PDF)

Position Title: Ecologist II
Location: Natural Resource Branch, 12055 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax, VA. 22035
Hours: Part-time work with a flexible schedule during the work week but may require occasional evenings and weekends.
Salary: Starting at $34.88 per hour.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to assist with invasive plant management, habitat restoration and education & outreach. This position will join the
Natural Resource Management and Protection (NRMP) Branch of the Fairfax County Park Authority. Our staff is responsible for the management, protection, and stewardship of natural resources on approximately 24,000 acres of parkland in Fairfax County, VA. This is a limited term exempt position that will be scheduled to work 1560 hours per year.

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Part Time Gardeners- Green Spring Garden

The fabulous Green Spring Garden that you know and love from Professor Dickson’s Plant ID courses, the same Green Spring Garden that is meticulously managed by a NOVA Horticulture Alumni, is looking to hire a part-time gardener! You’re in luck though! Not only are they hiring one part-time gardener, but they actually have 2 open part-time gardener positions! One is for 900 hours per year, which maths out to about 18 hours per week, and one for 1,560 hours per year, which maths out to about 30 hours a week. The pay and the positions are great especially if you’re still working your way through the program so do not hesitate to apply!

Green Spring_Part-time Gardener (both PT positions)

To apply: Send your resume to FCPAJOBS@Fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Horticultural Technician- Green Springs Garden

Have you fallen in love with Green Springs Gardens during one of Sue’s plant ID Courses? Did you wish you could help maintain the beauty of such an important park? Well now is your chance to do so! Green Springs Garden is looking to fill the position of a Horticultural Technician!

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/fairfaxcounty/jobs/3801534/horticultural-technician

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New Job Opportunities with Fairfax County Government

Fairfax County Government has MANY exciting new job opportunities for those interested in Parks and Recreation as well as Urban Forestry and Arboriculture. Some jobs that are of note are “Tree Care Specialist I” with the Park Authority in Chantilly, VA, “Historic House Assistant” with Green Springs Gardens in Alexandria, VA, “Urban Forester II (part-time)” in Fairfax, VA, and “Environmental Technologist I (Limited Term)” in Lorton, VA.

If you are interested in applying for any of the positions or would like to look at other available job opportunities from Fairfax County Government you can find more information on the following websites:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/fairfaxcounty?department[0]=Park%20Authority&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending  For information on the Tree Care Specialist I position in Chantilly, VA, as well as other jobs in the FFXCO Park Authority

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hr/non-merit-misc-parks-and-rec For information on the Historic House Assistant at Green Springs Gardens as well as other Non-Merit Miscillanious Parc and Recreation Jobs

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hr/non-merit-miscellaneous-professional For more information on the Urban Forester II position in Fairfax and the Environmental Technologist I position in Lorton as well as other Miscellaneous Professional Non-merit positions with FFXCOGov.

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Part-Time Gardener- Green Spring Gardens

Are you looking for a part-time opportunity to grow your horticultural knowledge? Are you looking to work with some of the best in the business? Green Spring Gardens is hiring a part-time gardener and this position could make your educational dreams come true! This position can be used for HRT 297 Cooperated Education requirements as well as working under the direction of NVCC Horticulture Technology and Landscape Design alumni turned Green Spring Gardens Horticulture Resource Manager, Adam Bucher!

Green Spring_Part-time Gardener

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