The Horticulture Assistant performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in maintaining indoor and outdoor plant collections.

1. Assists in planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals
2. Performs landscape maintenance as needed or assigned, including mowing, weeding, pruning, spring cleanup, edging, mulching, and fall cleanup
3. Assists with landscape construction projects, including building of retaining walls, paver installation, grading, drainage work, and irrigation installation
4. Operates water truck and pump
5. Properly prunes indoor and outdoor ornamental plant specimens
6. Supports the Zoo's animal browse supplemental feeding program
7. Assists in various housekeeping tasks
8. Keeps direct supervisor promptly informed of key/significant issues or concerns.
9. Carries out duties and responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner to maintain a safe work environment and surrounding area for oneself, co-workers and public. Responds to hazardous situations and/or potentially unsafe conditions by taking corrective action as capable and promptly notifying supervisory personnel.
10. Actively participates in related training
11. Performs related duties as assigned or apparent.