Gardener Botanical Garden 60-70%

About the job

Your new role

You will strengthen our well-coordinated gardener team in the open air and in the tropical house of the Botanical Garden St.Gallen. Together with the other team members, you will keep the facilities in impeccable condition. Your area of work is primarily in the open-air departments and 20% in the tropical house. Your tasks include, in addition to typical care and maintenance work, for example, the introduction and overwintering of non-hardy plants or seed collection for international seed exchange.

This position is for you if

• You have a recognised gardener qualification (EFZ) and professional gardening experience.
• You appreciate the plant diversity of a botanical garden.
• You possess manual skills and independence and are proficient in handling machines and equipment.
• Reliability, teamwork, and independence are among your strengths.
• You are willing to work weekend and on-call shifts on a rota basis.

Good reasons to work for the City of St.Gallen:

Your department

City Green plans, designs, and maintains the public green spaces of the City of St.Gallen. We are responsible for the green areas of sports and school facilities, parks, street trees, playgrounds, cemeteries, the Botanical Garden, as well as nature and landscape conservation.

What we offer

We offer you a varied workplace with interesting activities. Regulated working hours, work time models that can be adapted to your needs, a municipal family allowance, and a 20-day paternity leave are part of our family-friendly framework conditions.

Our selection process

For further information about the position, please contact Jutta Müllinger, Team Leader Botanical Garden, jutta.muellinger@stadt.sg.ch. For the selection process, please contact Verena Signer, Personnel Officer, telephone 071 224 50 02.

Please submit your complete application exclusively online. We will confirm receipt of your application immediately. Your dossier will be reviewed by the central personnel services as well as by those responsible at City Green. If suitable, we will invite you to one or two interviews on site at City Green.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.