Job Description

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Come Grow with Us!

While the collections are the glories of Queens Botanical Garden, its core strength lies in its human resources. QBG counts its staff among its greatest assets.

QBG welcomes individuals interested in pursuing professional opportunities in all aspects, and at all levels, of botanical garden operations, from visitor services and education, to horticulture, security, and administration. If you enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise with colleagues, appreciate working with the public, and are eager to learn and grow, we invite you to join QBG’s team.

This page is updated regularly as openings on staff become available, so be sure to check back often. Join our Talent Community to be considered for current and future openings . Former employees with an existing applicant account must contact hr@queensbotanical.org to apply.

MISSION

Updated by Board of Trustees on December 15, 2009

Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs, and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is a private non-profit cultural institution located on 39 acres of New York City public land in Flushing, New York. In FY25, the Garden served approximately 259,000 visitors, including 21,560 schoolchildren. A recently completed visitor survey reveals that 45% of visitors speak a language other than English at home. This fact underscores the importance of the mission and the challenges and opportunities QBG faces daily in creating programs, exhibits and landscapes that serve the needs of people who live in and visit one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the nation. The Garden has committed itself to addressing the complex and ever-changing needs of its diverse community and to being the place where people, plants, and cultures meet.

Botanical Garden Attendant Guard (Full-Time/Union)

Code No. 81718

General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities

Under supervision, attends, cleans, guards, and patrols an assigned general area in a botanical garden; performs related work. Will perform work of ordinary difficulty in cleaning public buildings and their immediate grounds; performs related light labor duties; performs related work.

Examples of Typical Tasks

Attends, performs various cleaning activities, guards and patrols an assigned general area in a botanical garden. As needed in order to maintain cleanliness in bathrooms and other public facilities, sweeps, damp mops and wet mops, empties wastebaskets, cleans washbasins and other toilet facilities, and replaces bathroom supplies. Responsible for more extensive cleaning or moving of chairs and tables during times of special or unpredictable events and emergencies. Picks up papers and other debris on the ground, removes graffiti and cleans signs, sweeps and washes sidewalks and washes lower portions of buildings with brush and hose; removes snow where necessary; replaces bulbs and fuses; moves furniture; performs related work.

Is responsible for the protection of displays and/or display areas from loss or damage due to theft or vandalism, and for the protection of the botanical garden buildings, equipment, and exhibits. Responsible for proper notification of supervisors with regard to hazardous or unsecured conditions; filing incident reports.

Meets the public, including school system classes and teachers attending botanical garden instruction programs, and advises on the location of displays, display areas, buildings and exhibits, or on the arrangements and directions for public instruction groups. Aids the public in cases of accidents or injuries.

Maintains order in the area of assignment, and assists in the detection, ejection and/or apprehension of miscreants, undesirables and disorderly persons. Required to take appropriate action; notify supervisors; call police, fire department or ambulance.

May check temperature readings in greenhouses.

May operate passenger and freight elevators. May help with the delivery of packages or equipment to the receiving department.

Qualification Requirements

• Graduation from a senior high school, or possession of a high school equivalency, or possession of an equivalent G.E.D. certificate issued by the armed forces; or
• Two (2) years of satisfactory, full-time paid experience in custodial, protection, attendance, or related work, including responsibility for meeting, advising, and directing the public; or
• A satisfactory equivalent
• Posses and maintain a valid Driver license; and
• New York State Security Guard Certification; and
• Weekend and/or evening work is required. Schedule may vary seasonally; and
• Certain medical and physical requirements; and
• Required to pass a written and/or practical test.

Appointments or Promotions

Appointments and/or promotions to positions of this class (Attendant Guard) are subject to personnel and administration policies and procedures of the botanical garden concerned, provided that all appointees must possess at least the qualifications listed above.

Note: Roman type is taken directly from city job descriptions. Italics added for clarification for Queens Botanical Garden staff.

Schedule

This is a Full-Time, Union position. Benefits offered include participation in the DC37 Health & Security Plan, generous PTO, paid holidays, employee discounts, access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions, pension and other retirement savings plans. This position requires a 40 hours/week including night and weekend shifts.

Night differential: There is a shift differential of ten percent (10%) for all hours worked between 6pm and 8am with more than one hour of work.

Benefits and Salary

This is a full-time Union position with benefits- including participation in the DC37 Health & Security Plan, generous PTO, paid holidays, employee discounts, access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions, pension and other retirement savings plans.

Salary range: Hiring Rate: $39,816, Incumbent: $42,071, Max: $52,680

For consideration, please submit your resume, cover letter, and any relevant documents via our Career Center.

If you encounter difficulties with uploading documents to the portal, please send via email to Human Resources at hr@queensbotanical.org.

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