Madeline George Garden Design & Nursery

Position: Garden Center Assistant - Specialty Sales

We are a growing, creative, fast-paced team focused on helping people create stylish and sustainable outdoor living environments.  This is a unique opportunity to be involved in a plant and design-driven garden center, and as such, we are seeking creative, energetic, customer-focused and operations-minded individuals to join Madeline George in serving our customers and caring for our plants. Visit our website at madelinegeorge.com to learn more about us and our mission!

Position Type: Part-time Seasonal March thru November 

• Sunday 11am-3pm AND Monday/Tuesday - 10:30am-2:30pm
• Wednesday through Saturday – 10:30am-2:30pm

Hourly Wage: $12 to $16/hr depending on gardening and landscaping experience, plant knowledge

Benefits: 401k Plan, Employee Discount

Responsibilities:

• Embrace the vision of Madeline George and drive our mission and strategies

• Assist customers with plant guidance and selection in specialty plant areas such as annuals, perennials, conifers, roses, natives, edibles, container gardening and/or garden design based on your experience and knowledge in such areas, and coach them on proper care and planting

• Greet and direct customers to plants, tools, supplies, amendments, etc.

• Perform nursery related tasks including caring for plants by watering, deadheading, pruning, fertilizing, transplanting, merchandising, etc.

• Unload and load plants, hard goods and other products

• Assist with pricing and stocking plants, hard goods and other products

• Assist customers with purchase of plant materials and products, including processing basic POS transactions, cross selling services, customer requests, and loading products into customer cars

• Offer guidance on our services, including design, delivery, classes, events, etc.

• Assist with merchandising and facilities maintenance as directed

• Learn and execute company policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in specific plant areas such as annuals, perennials, conifers, roses, natives, edibles, container gardening, and/or garden design
• Positive, can-do, creative, solution-oriented and initiative taking attitude
• Able to take direction, work independently and balance multi-tasking
• Team oriented and able to work with others to accomplish tasks and goals
• Attention to detail and comfortable with repetitive type work and following procedures
• Able to stand for long periods of time, lift up to 25 pounds and easily bend, lift and squat regularly
• Able to work outside in all types of weather year round
• Proficient in basic computer programs
• Willingness to learn and implement knowledge and skills in the nursery
• Educational background, training, and certifications as applicable

Madeline George Garden Design & Nursery

Position: Garden Center Assistant with Opening Responsibilities

We are seeking energetic, customer-focused and operations-minded individuals to join Madeline George in serving our customers and caring for our plants. Visit our website at madelinegeorge.com to learn more about us and our mission!

Position Type: Part-time, 15-20 hours a week depending on shift 

• Sunday-Tuesday 8:30am/9:00am-1:30pm
• Wednesday-Saturday 8:30am/9:00am-1:30pm
• Seasonal Position, March through mid-November

Hourly Wage: $9 to $13 depending on retail experience and plant/garden knowledge

Benefits: 401k Plan, Employee Discount

Responsibilities:

• Perform nursery opening tasks including opening the tills, preparing the nursery for customers, facilities, maintenance and merchandising tasks
• Perform nursery related tasks for the specific plant areas assigned, including watering, deadheading, pruning, fertilizing, transplanting and merchandising.
• Identify plant needs and/or stress conditions and address with proper treatment or advise manager
• Greet and direct customers to plants, tools, supplies, amendments, etc. based on their needs
• Offer guidance on our services, including design, delivery, classes, events, etc.
• Process basic transactions on the POS system including purchases, holds and pickups
• Load and unload plants, hard goods and other products
• Assist with pricing and stocking plants, hard goods and other products
• Assist managers with various operational tasks
• Learn and execute company policies and procedures
• Develop a positive rapport and relationships with our customers
• Assist customers with plant guidance and selection based on their specific needs*
• Coach customers on proper planting and plant care techniques*
• Acquire and share reliable knowledge about Treasure Valley gardening*

Qualifications:

• Interest in plants, gardening and landscaping
• Basic to broad knowledge about plants and gardening in the Treasure Valley
• Positive, can-do, creative, solution-oriented, initiative taking and team oriented attitude
• Attention to detail and comfortable with repetitive type work and following procedures
• Team oriented and able to work with others to accomplish tasks and goals
• Able to take direction, work independently and balance multi-tasking
• Ability to stand long periods of time; lift up to 25lbs and easily bend, lift and squat regularly
• Able to work outside in all types of weather year round
• Basic computer skills and experience with POS system functions
• Willingness to learn and implement knowledge and skills in the nursery
• Educational background, training, and certifications as applicable

Madeline George Garden Design & Nursery

Position: Garden Center Assistant with Closing Responsibilites

We are seeking energetic, customer-focused and operations-minded individuals to join Madeline George in serving our customers and caring for our plants. Visit our website at madelinegeorge.com to learn more about us and our mission!

Position Type: Part-time, 15-20 hours a week depending on shift 

• Sunday-Tuesday 1:00pm-5/6:00pm
• Wednesday-Saturday 1:00pm-5/6:00pm
• Seasonal Position, March through mid-November

Hourly Wage: $9 to $13 depending on retail experience and plant/garden knowledge

Benefits: 401k Plan, Employee Discount

To Apply: Submit resume together with letter of introduction via e-mail to Peggy at info@madelinegeorge.com

Responsibilities:

• Perform administrative closing tasks including closing the tills, checking mail/phone, closing the nursery for the night, basic facilities maintenance
• Perform nursery related tasks for the specific plant areas assigned, including watering, deadheading, pruning, fertilizing, transplanting and merchandising. 
• Identify plant needs and/or stress conditions and address with proper treatment or advise manager
• Greet and direct customers to plants, tools, supplies, amendments, etc. based on their needs
• Offer guidance on our services, including design, delivery, classes, events, etc.
• Process basic transactions on the POS system including purchases, holds and pickups
• Load and unload plants, hard goods and other products
• Assist with pricing and stocking plants, hard goods and other products
• Assist managers with various operational tasks
• Learn and execute company policies and procedures
• Develop a positive rapport and relationships with our customers
• Assist customers with plant guidance and selection based on their specific needs*
• Coach customers on proper planting and plant care techniques*
• Acquire and share reliable knowledge about Treasure Valley gardening*

Qualifications:

• Interest in plants, gardening and landscaping
• Basic to broad knowledge about plants and gardening in the Treasure Valley
• Positive, can-do, creative, solution-oriented, initiative taking and team oriented attitude
• Attention to detail and comfortable with repetitive type work and following procedures
• Team oriented and able to work with others to accomplish tasks and goals
• Able to take direction, work independently and balance multi-tasking
• Ability to stand long periods of time; lift up to 25lbs and easily bend, lift and squat regularly
• Able to work outside in all types of weather year round
• Basic computer skills and experience with POS system functions
• Willingness to learn and implement knowledge and skills in the nursery
• Educational background, training, and certifications as applicable