Greenhouse Assistant

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

Updated: 14 days ago
Location: Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 23 May 2024

Position Information
General Information


Position Number STMP15
Working Title Greenhouse Assistant
Division Academic Affairs
Department College of Science (Col)
Work Unit Col of Science
Work Location Botanical Gardens
Vacancy Open To All Candidates
Position Designation Non-Student Temporary
Employment Type Temporary - Part-time
Hours per week 5-10 hours/wk
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday (occasional weekends); flexible hours between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Pay Rate $16.00
Minimum Experience/Education
High School Diploma/GED. Experience with the care of Orchids.
Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Preferred experience growing/maintaining orchids.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage one’s own time efficiently and effectively.
  • Working knowledge of orchids, their care and materials needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Work in collaboration with Greenhouse Manager and Horticulturists to improve the orchid collection of the Botanical Gardens.
  • Watering, fertilizing, dividing, propagating, and repotting orchids as needed.
  • Collaborate with other staff to research, source and purchase orchids for Gardens collection.
  • Collaborate with other staff to maintain and update orchid database.
  • Appropriately document flowering cycles.
  • Provide Greenhouse Manager with purchase requests for supplies needed.
Other Work/Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with garden staff to create orchid displays in McMillan Greenhouse.
  • Utilize, organize and maintain a variety of tools and materials.
  • Welcome guests to the Gardens and answer questions as needed.
Necessary Licenses or Certifications
Proposed Hire Date 06/03/2024
Expected Length of Assignment 12 months
Posting Open Date 05/16/2024
Posting Close Date 05/23/2024
Special Notes to Applicants
  • Please submit a resume with your application.
  • Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and education are listed on your application. Do not write ‘see resume’ on your application when completing the job duties section.
  • If you answer the questions at the end of the application, please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences to support your answers (see job duties section of previous employment).
  • Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities.


Temporary staff employees are ineligible to receive benefits (leave, health coverage, State service credit, etc.). They are, however, covered by Worker’s Compensation provisions.

However, any non-permanent employee hired to work 30 or more hours per week for three months or more (cumulative of all positions, and not designated as variable hour worker), must be offered the chance to enroll in the High Deductible Health Plan, within 30 days of their eligibility. Any non-permanent employee hired to work less than 30 hours per week (cumulative of all positions, or designated as variable hour worker – i.e. student workers) are measured during designated measurement periods. If they average 30 or more hours per week over a designated measurement period, they will be offered the chance to enroll in the High Deductible Health Plan, and will be notified of instructions.
Special Notes Regarding Eligibility for the High Deductible Health Plan
  • Temporary hourly workers (eligibility based on FTE, duration of more than 30 days) FTE .75+ (cumulative of all jobs) or measured full-time, offered the high deductible health insurance
  • Temporary salaried workers (regardless of the FTE, duration of more than 30 days) Reported as full-time & offered the high deductible health insurance

https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits/benefit-plans/health-insurance

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