Community Outreach Specialist I – Gardens and Horticulture Program Assistant Job at Sarasota County Government
Department:
UF IFAS Extension & Sustainability
About Our Job
Showcase your love for community partnerships, educating civic and community organizations, businesses and advisory groups, and planning, organizing, coordinating, and facilitating projects and events in this great role with UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability!
Job Description:
Administrative Support:
- Provide direct administrative support to the Community and School Gardens, Residential Horticulture, Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM, and Commercial Horticulture programs.
- Schedule meetings, classes, and site visits, reserve conference rooms, enter classes into event management software, supporting staff in email and enewsletter communications, assist in travel coordination, data entry, general office functions.
- Customer service support in-person, on the phone, and over email
- Assist and coordinate purchases for the programs, maintain purchasing records; following procurement procedures.
Program and Reporting Assistance:
- Assist with managing community garden membership and annual garden membership renewals.
- Support for school garden program in maintaining garden contacts and email lists, coordinating with staff on annual schedule for planting support, trainings, and communications, and needed purchases.
- Assist with project and event coordination of the annual Master Gardener Plant Sale and Ed Fest.
- Assist in scheduling, communications, and customer service related to pesticide and other licensing exams and maintenance of records for Continuing Education Units for professional credentials.
- Tracking and data management responsibilities.
- Assist with the required reporting for UF and Sarasota County: quarterly contact reporting, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Report of Accomplishments, civil rights, and record retention processes.
- Support volunteer facilitation and data managementf.
- Occasional outdoor work supporting gardens through workdays, repairs and needs assessments and events.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Hours may vary; weekends and evenings are occasionally required.
About You
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 3 years of applicable experience
- One year of college may substitute for one of year experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in native flora and fauna, particularly Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ and edible landscaping principles.
- Experience in volunteer coordination or management.
- Ability to collect and report out various data.
- Ability to speak and write fluently in Spanish.
- Knowledge of garden maintenance and repair needs.
Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
About Everything Else
Pay: $18.69/hour
Employee Type:
Regular (Budgeted)
Benefits:
- Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more!
- Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
- Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)
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