Title: Gardener (W0003)

State Role Title: Trades Technician I

Hiring Range: $16.00 - $22.00 an hour

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Gunston Hall

Location: Gunston Hall

Agency Website: https://gunstonhall.org

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Gunston Hall is a small museum with a highly collaborative, energetic staff dedicated to the power of place, historical objects, and storytelling to create meaningful experiences for visitors of all ages. We offer an exciting opportunity for an energetic and action-oriented professional to join our team in the development and maintenance of garden and historic landscapes on our 550-acre historic site. Having recently adopted a twenty-year Campus Master Plan and reconstructed the historic riverside garden at Gunston Hall, we are seeking a passionate and collaborative part-time Gardener with the vision, expertise, and ability to continue to establish the one-acre riverside garden.

The mission of George Mason’s Gunston Hall is to stimulate the exploration and understanding of principles expressed by George Mason in the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Incumbent is responsible for:
• Cultivating gardens with appropriate plants; planting and caring for them with watering, weeding, pruning, and pest and weed control.
• Under the supervision of the Director of Facilities and Operations and works in concert with the Horticulturist to select cultivars and plant them at the appropriate time and in the right locations.
• Prunes and fertilizes shrubs and assists with grounds maintenance.
• Supports the interpretation of the Gunston Hall gardens to the public as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of basic horticultural practices.
• Experience with planting and maintaining flower or vegetable gardens.
• Ability to apply pesticides and herbicides.
• Must have transportation.

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of historic plants and cultivation practices, is a plus.
• Experience in interpreting the historic landscape or gardens for the
public, is a plus.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. A criminal background investigation and reference check prior to employment is required for the successful candidate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact Information

Name: Debbie Howe

Phone: 804-292-6497

Email: deborah.howe@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.