What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Gardener Assistant position at The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission?
Love spending time outdoors and working with your hands? Excited to help create outdoor spaces that bring joy to the community? Join us at Brookside Gardens as a Seasonal Gardener Assistant and spend your season making a visible difference in one of Montgomery County’s most beloved public gardens.
Brookside Gardens is seeking an energetic and reliable part-time Seasonal Gardener Assistant in Wheaton, MD to support daily gardening and landscape maintenance tasks throughout the growing season. The ideal candidate is energetic, enjoys spending time outdoors, interacting with people, and has an outstanding work ethic with great attention to detail. Applicants should have a basic knowledge of plants and experience using a variety of equipment for tasks like planting, pruning, weeding, and mulching. On the job training will be provided as necessary. This position will run from March 2026 – November 2026 with a working schedule of up to 32 hours per week.
About the HFEE and Brookside Gardens
The Horticulture, Forestry, and Environmental Education (HFEE) Division preserves and maintains our parks’ natural and cultural resources. Brookside Gardens is one of our public gardens, showcasing horticultural exhibits designed and maintained using ecological landscape practices. Our public gardens offer a wide variety of educational programs for children and adults are planned to excite curiosity and encourage lifelong learning, with the vision of mobilizing residents of Montgomery County as dedicated stewards of the natural world.
Visit our website to learn more about the work of the HFEE Division: https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
About Montgomery Parks
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner. Behind the vast and diverse Montgomery County Department of Parks system is a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, 415 parks and over 37,000 acres of park land that serves a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington, DC metro area.
Visit our website to learn more: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/
Assists Horticulture staff with all maintenance and planting tasks including bed preparation, mulching, and weeding.
Operates power equipment.
Uses a variety of hand tools for landscape maintenance.
Interacts with visitors in a friendly and helpful manner.
Assists in the supervision of volunteer groups.
Applicants must be at least 18 years or older.
Basic knowledge of plants. Experience using a variety of equipment for tasks including planting, pruning, weeding, and mulching.
May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
Working conditions
Primarily works outside. Exposed to weather, dirt, waste, odors, pesticides, wildlife, and potentially harmful insects (for example, bees, hornets, wasps, etc.). Must be able to bend, stoop, stretch, climb and lift up to 50 pounds. Works independently and as part of a team.
Supplemental Information
This position is not eligible for benefits.
A fingerprinting and online background investigation will be completed prior to hire.
Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/
Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1)
M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.