Facility Support Attendant, Shaw Nature Reserve

Summary: We are seeking a Facility Support Attendant to support education, events, and visitor operations at Shaw Nature Reserve, a location of the Missouri Botanical Garden, in Gray Summit, Missouri.

Salary: $15.50 per hour

Job Responsibilities:

• Event Set-up and Support:
• Sets up and/or takes down tables, chairs, and audio visual equipment in all SNR facilities. Performs housekeeping and grounds maintenance during and after special events and programs.
• Housekeeping:




• Performs general daily housekeeping duties in all SNR facilities, including: restrooms, offices, classrooms, public spaces, walls and furniture and maintains all types of floor surfaces.
• Cleaning Dana Brown Overnight Center lodges after group use, including cleaning bunk beds and use of commercial dishwasher and laundry machines.
• Monitors and maintains adequate inventory of paper products, trash bags, and cleaning supplies in areas required.




• Grounds Maintenance:




• Picks up trash, replaces trash can liners, and services recycling containers. Ensures that all recycle, compost, and landfill materials are placed in the correct containers.
• Removes leaves and other light debris using electric leaf-blowers from concrete walkways in high visitation areas.
• Assists with snow removal. Maintains inventory of bagged sand at facilities across the Nature Reserve.




• Other:




• Remains alert, courteous, and helpful to visitors at all times. Maintains general knowledge of SNR grounds and programs. Provides information or directs visitors to additional information, if needed.
• Operates all Garden equipment in a safe, responsible manner; maintains general care of tools, and equipment. Reports equipment maintenance needs to Supervisor.
• Ensures that all applicable safety standards are followed. Adapts or modifies work methods to reduce hazards. Reports all accidents, injuries and near-miss accidents immediately.
• Behaves & communicates in a manner that promotes and fosters a culture of teamwork, cooperation, and respect within our division and throughout the Garden with all employees, supervisors/managers, volunteers, visitors and others.
• Ensures personal appearance is clean and professional.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Compliance with all employee policies, including acceptable attendance, is expected.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of (1) year relevant work experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's and clean driving record (prior to employment).
• Ability to move, push, pull, lift and carry objects weighing at least 40 lbs without assistance (i.e., load, unload and move supplies, medium to heavy tools and equipment).
• Ability to perform tasks at varying heights (i.e., climb ladders, etc.)
• Requires pushing, pulling, standing, walking, bending, stooping, twisting and reaching for extended periods of time-- 90% or more of the workday is standing on feet.
• Experience using a PC and Microsoft Office suite to generate and respond to Garden-related emails.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions (i.e., in temperatures over 100F as well as temperatures below 0F, in rain, snow and other inclement weather conditions as needed).
• Ability to read any special instructions and to understand label on cleaning products.
• Ability to complete work in timely manner.
• Scheduling flexibility that allows working days, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• The requirements and duties listed are representative and not exhaustive of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required.