Location: Santa Cruz
Job ID: 51482
JOB POSTING
Please note: For full consideration for an interview, all applicants are required to include a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (https://academicaffairs.ucsc.edu/contributions-to-diversity/index.html). When submitting your application, include your statement by uploading it as an additional attachment.
Appointment will range from 50-100% time to be determined in collaboration with program leadership.
NOTIFICATIONS
UC Vaccination Policy: With limited exceptions, COVID-19 vaccinations are required for Covered Individuals under the Policy. Covered Individuals include all employees, students, or trainees who physically access a University facility or program in connection with their employment, appointment, or education/training.
Covered Individuals do NOT include employees who work 100% remotely with NO expectation that they will physically access any University location or program at ANY time. If 100% remote work ends, the employee is subject to policy.
INITIAL REVIEW DATE (IRD)
UC Santa Cruz staff jobs are posted until filled. Application materials submitted by 11:59 pm on the IRD will be routed to the hiring unit for consideration. NOTE: Materials submitted after the IRD will be forwarded only at the request of the hiring unit. Submit your materials before the IRD to ensure consideration by the hiring unit.
The IRD for this job is: 04-19-2023
ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ
UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a unit with the Division of Academic Affairs. As a division, we are committed to the ongoing work of building an inclusive and supportive community, where we collaborate to achieve shared goals. We seek to attract and develop a diverse workforce who contribute to these goals, support our increasingly diverse faculty, staff, students, and community members, and contribute to equity across our institution.
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden's rich and diverse collection contains representatives of more than 300 plant families of Mediterranean climates. The garden maintains collections of rare and threatened plants of unusual scientific interest. Particular specialties are world conifers, primitive angiosperms, and bulb-forming plant families. Large assemblages of plants from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and California natives are displayed on the grounds. Many of the species in these collections are not otherwise available for study in American botanical gardens and arboreta.
Please note: For full consideration for an interview, all applicants are required to include a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (https://academicaffairs.ucsc.edu/contributions-to-diversity/index.html). When submitting your application, include your statement by uploading it as an additional attachment.
More information can be found here: https://arboretum.ucsc.edu/
JOB SUMMARY
The Native Plant Program Student Coordinator performs a range of horticultural functions in support of the Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Responsibilities include coordinating student workers and volunteers in the care and maintenance of selected garden and nursery areas; assessing and managing resources (e.g., garden tools and equipment, time, and student employees); conservation of plant collection. This position is responsible for the daily care of collections including nursery watering and irrigation schedules in the California section and selected nurseries. This position will occasionally support wider Arboretum initiatives and horticultural projects.
This position supervises student employees and provides direction to volunteers.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
Budgeted Salary: $24.66 - $25.68/Hourly. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary above the posted range. The salary shown above is the budgeted range the University reasonably expects to pay.
No. of Positions: 1
Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits
Schedule Information:

• Part-time, Full-time (depending on field work)
• Percentage of Time: 50%-100%, 20-40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week: Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes: Day

Employee Classification: This is a Career appointment
Job End Date: None
Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus
Union Representation: RX
Job Code Classification: MUSEUM SCI AST (009724)
Travel: Never or Rarely
JOB DUTIES
80% - Student & Volunteer Coordination

• Working with crews, coordinate and oversee student employees and volunteers in all aspects of their work in native plant gardens, nursery areas and native plant projects including seed processing and other assignments.
• Organize students and volunteers in all aspects of collections maintenance and management, working collaboratively with other to ensure excellence in all activities.
• Ultimately responsible to ensure that the water is off at the end of the shift, which will include oversight of student workers involved in irrigation and nursery watering (including occasional weekends).
• Contribute to the team effort of arboretum upkeep including planting, pruning, weeding, watering, fertilizing, path maintenance, control of invasive plant species, debris removal, and other activities involved in cultivating plants.
• Work closely with the Native Plant Program Staff to ensure the long-term sustainability of the collections.

20% - Collections Maintenance and Management

• Must be able to identify plants in order to maintain and cultivate an environment suitable to sustain and support the California Gardens;
• Maintain public garden areas to be safe and display the collections to their best.
• Manage plants for health, structure, scale, and display quality. Control unwanted plant migration. Identify and help prevent risks to visitor and staff safety.
• Understand and support the scope and focus of the collections and the separate gardens and garden areas.
• Water collections to ensure the viability of collections and gardens, at a minimum, and in keeping with water restrictions and best irrigation practices.
• Perform all levels of landscape and grounds maintenance tasks.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates (AA) degree or higher in Horticulture, Botany, or related field and/or a combination of education and/or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of botanical and horticultural concepts and practices, especially for drought-tolerant plants.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and support people from a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, including those from currently marginalized and historically under-represented groups.
• Ability to safely operate hand tools and power equipment, including mowers, saws, and weed whackers. Experience in training others in using these tools.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to provide a high degree of attention to detail.
• Organizational ability to prioritize assignments, meet deadlines, adapt to changing circumstances and achieve established goals.
• Good oral communication skills to communicate respectfully with a wide range of constituents.
• Good written communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers and machinery sufficient to learn the software to create signage, use the plant database, share documents and drives, and correspond with the campus and external communities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to contribute to equity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Experience as a horticulturist.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
• Must possess a valid license to drive in the state of California.
• Ability to perform essential physical job functions.
• Ability to perform work in a rugged physical environment and inclement weather with challenging infrastructure requirements.
• Poison Oak is present. Incumbent must be willing to take the measures required to work in contact with and cut/remove poison oak.
• Ability to do occasional work in confined spaces such as attics and trenches while bending, stooping and/or kneeling with the possibility of being exposed to live electrical circuits and machinery.
• Ability to successfully work with and around a variety of fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides.
• Ability to perform vertebrate pest control such as trapping, baiting, or other types of rodent control.
• Ability to perform grounds keeping duties outdoors through all seasons of weather in developed and undeveloped environments.
• The ability to ascend/descend ladders with or without accommodation.
• Ability to sustain exposure to dusty, noisy environments and inclement weather as necessary to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements necessary to move light to moderate objects up to 60 lbs., with or without accommodation.
• Will be required to work all scheduled hours on-site.
• Ability to work a variable schedule.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as directed.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames as directed including UC compliance training.
• Ability to work safely in areas where hazardous materials are present or stored.
• Ability to wear a respirator in accordance with the California Code of Regulations Title 8, 5144.
• Ability to wear proper safety attire (long pants, closed-toe shoes, etc.) and personal protective equipment common in a laboratory setting.
• Ability to read signs and follow directions on labels that are written in English as well as ability to read and understand Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and the proper use of chemical compounds.
• The University of California has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy covering all employees. To be compliant with the policy, covered employees must submit proof of vaccination or have an approved exception or deferral, eight (8) weeks from date of hire.
• Per the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), this position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter. The selected candidate will be required to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect as defined by CANRA and will be required to sign a Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse prior to commencing employment. CANRA Penal Codes, and related definitions, requirements, and responsibilities may be obtained here.

SAFETY STATEMENT
All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.
HOW TO APPLY
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EEO/AA
The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.
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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.
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