Tropical Conservatory Technician - San Marino, United States - The Huntington

The Huntington

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San Marino, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About Us

At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science.

The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

The Huntington

Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections.

Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.

The Culture

Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do - from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond.

Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies. We are better together.

We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.

Job Description:

About the Role

Job entails a wide range of activities, including maintaining plant and algae stocks, ordering materials for exhibits, creating interpretive artwork and signage, making microscope slides, and a little bit of electrical and mechanical troubleshooting for exhibits.

It also entails coordinating with other staff members for 7-day coverage of Conservatory. Reports to the Science Content and Technology Manager.

Essential Duties- Pre-opening preparation of exhibits (plants, microscope slides, powering up and adjusting exhibits, cleaning and safety checks).- Staffing the information desk during public hours and providing oversight of the exhibits.- Closing, covering exhibits, and cleanup.- Interaction with other staff, Huntington members, and other visitors.- Supervision of high school and adult volunteers.- Oversight and coordination of staff and volunteers behind the scenes; exhibit support and teaching greenhouse.- Job entails a wide range of activities, including maintaining plant and algae stocks, ordering materials for exhibits, creating interpretive artwork and signage, making microscope slides, and a little bit of electrical and mechanical troubleshooting for exhibits.

It also entails coordinating with on-call employees for 7-day coverage of Conservatory.

Other Functions- Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills and abilities- Bachelor of Science in horticulture, botany or biology strongly preferred.- Ability to shift schedules to coordinate coverage.

Experience- Teaching experience also helpful.- Experience with Adobe Illustrator and computer literacy a plus.

Working Conditions- Will work in the Tropical Conservatory, a 16,000 square foot tropical greenhouse with over 50 interactive exhibits.

It includes tropical, cloud forest and bog climates that can be warm and humid.- Must be able to stand for long periods, stoop, bend, lift up to 25 lbs.

Compensation & Benefits

We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees including:

Pay Rate: $19.00/hr.

403(b) retirement plan and matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and holidays
Discounts for staff in The Huntington Store and restaurants
Free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
Free passes each month to welcome family and friends to visit the grounds

The Application Process