Botanical Garden Education Assistant

Botanical Garden Education Assistant

Student Hire position open to UH students.

Pay Rate: $19.95

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Occasional Saturdays

Minimum Hours: 10

Maximum Hours: 20

No. of Openings: 1

Start Date: ASAP

Open Date: 03/27/2026

Closing Date: 04/17/2026 at 11:00PM HST

Company Description

Lyon Arboretum, part of the University of Hawaiʻi, is a public botanical garden located in the lush Mānoa Valley. Spanning nearly 200 acres, it features more than 6,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants along with over seven miles of scenic hiking trails. Lyon Arboretum is dedicated to conservation, education, and the preservation of Hawaiʻi's unique plant ecosystems. Visitors and the community are invited to explore and connect with nature in this remarkable environment.

Role Description

Assist Lyon Education staff with the organization and implementation of the Arboretum education program. Day-to-day tasks include:

• General office work such as answering phones, writing memos, correspondence, spreadsheets and other reports as needed, keeping the office database and filing system up to date and organized.
• Maintaining the children’s garden (trimming, weeding, planting).
• Working with children in an outdoor classroom setting during field trips or outreach events.
• Duties may also include video/photo production and editing, creating digital activities for curriculum enhancement, creating educational material, and creating weekly and monthly editorial calendars to promote the arboretum on various social media websites.

Qualifications

• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and to communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and community participants. Applicant should have strong oral communication, writing and interpersonal skills; and be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Prompt, dependable, responsible.
• Ability to maintain a safe field laboratory and classroom experience.
• Physically able to lift and carry 30 lbs. and to work outdoors in a rainforest botanical garden environment and mountainous terrain.
• Must pass criminal background check.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Have current CPR and first aid certification.
• Passionate about conservation, loves nature, working outdoors and working with children.
• Experience working with children.
• Experience with social media, photography and shooting video, and graphic art (or just loves to draw).