Cultivate Coordinator Master Gardener - Part Time - Pinnacle Living

Cedarfield Cultivate

Part-Time 24 hours per week

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides specialty instruction for gardening and cultivation classes and organizes and facilitates cultivate and gardening programs that are individualized to the resident.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS 

1. High school diploma or equivalent required.
2. Certification as a Virginia Master Gardner preferred. 
3. At least 3 years of experience successfully creating planning and creating garden spaces.
4. 2 years past experience teaching gardening to an adult population preferred.

WORK PERFORMED

Job Duties (Essential) 

1. Assists with garden design and development for the campus
2. Works with landscaping contractor but does not have the authority to sign contracts.
3. Helps plan and plant spring and fall seasonal color for container and landscape beds.
4. Responsible for programing the Cultivate Pillar of Pathways to Wellness 
5. Aids the Garden Angel Volunteers in their work.
6. Coordinates resident garden related trips
7. Coordinates cultivate and gardening lectures, workshops, and videos.
8. Coordinates the Grown from Seeds Program.
9. Coordinates and participates in the Gardening Committee.
10. Aids the Flower Guild in their work.
11. Provides advice to and assists with the Resident Gardens.
12. Provides advice to and assists with Community Herb Garden.
13. Responsible for the planning and oversight of the Morning Glory Garden.
14. Responsible for the planning and oversight of the Secret Garden.
15. All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Knowledge of gardening and cultivating in the local climate and gardening zone.
2. Knowledge of native plant specifies suitable and safe for use with residents having serious cognitive loss.
3. Able to read, write and communicate using the English language,
4. Ability to teach other grading and cultivation.
5. Able to plan, organize and conduct programs, lectures and outings.
6. Knowledge of raised bed, container, foundation and turf cultivation.
7. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

1. May include frequent lifting (up to 60lbs).
2. Extensive walking, bending, stooping, standing, pushing and pulling.
3. Ability to walk on uneven, rough and unpaved surfaces.
4. Working inside in climate-controlled spaces plus outside in heat and cold.
5. Universal staffing. Flexible schedule is required including the ability to work varied hours including weekends, nights, holidays and during inclement weather.
6. Exposure to the sights, sounds and odors of a typical long-term care and health care environment serving senior citizens, some with dementia. 

INDO

Benefits

• Double Time when working designated holidays.
• 8 Federal Holidays, including Martin Luther King Day and Juneteenth
• Paid Personal half day is provided each year.
• Free parking available 
• PayActiv – Cash advance on your paycheck available
• Employee Assistance Program – LifeSolutions EPA
• Team Member referral bonus available
• Additional benefits are available for those who average 30 hours per week.

Company Description

A Top Richmond Workplace Winner for the 7th year in a row!  At Cedarfield our team members are dedicated to creating a community where age does not define the person. Our mission of Enriching Life’s Journey guides our team in delivering service that focus on autonomy and self-direction, whether that is done in our residents’ cottages, apartments, assisted living, memory support or nursing residences. Our values of Culture, Stewardship, Partnership, Diversity, Hospitality and Quality form a framework for everything we do. If you possess strong professional skills and a desire to serve others by promoting person centered services in a team environment, we invite you to continue with this job application.

Vaccination Requirement

Employees hired for this position will be required to follow Pinnacle Living’s company-wide policies of being or becoming fully vaccinated against the annual flu, each subject to potential accommodation for medical reasons or religious beliefs.