Beltline Arboretum Lead

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Hourly
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
Employment Classification: Non-Exempt
Start Date: Feb/March 2025
Apply by: Open until filled
Reports to: Beltline Arboretum Supervisor
Salary: $17.50 Hourly
Benefits: Partial work apparel, 403(b) Retirement Savings, and Professional Development opportunities; Eligible after 90-Day Probationary period: PTO, Paid Holidays including your Birthday, Subsidized Medical and Dental insurance, Ancillary Insurance (Vision, Accident, Critical Illness), 403(b) Retirement Savings Match (eligible for 3% match after 1 year)

Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized non-profit community group committed to protecting and improving Atlanta’s urban forest through planting, conserving, and educating. Founded in 1985, Trees Atlanta works tirelessly to address Atlanta’s tree loss, protect its forests, and create new greenspace. Empowered by its wonderful community of volunteers, Trees Atlanta serves the metro Atlanta area, and has grown to become one of Atlanta’s most widely known and supported non-profit organizations.

Job Description

The Atlanta Beltline is a sustainable redevelopment project that connects a network of public parks, multi-use trails, and light-rail transit along a main paved trail artery that reuses a historic 22-mile railroad corridor. The system circles downtown Atlanta and connects 45 neighborhoods directly to each other, which successfully incentivizes pedestrian movement over vehicles as Atlantans live, work, and play. With nearly 2 million trail users a year, the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum is an unprecedented opportunity to educate the public about ecological restoration, utilizing native plants, and how urban ecology can reconnect fragmented communities. The Arboretum serves as a component of Atlanta’s urban forest, acts as an ecological corridor and learning landscape providing a place for education, community science and scientific research. Trees Atlanta is an integral partner with the Atlanta Beltline and the Beltline Arboretum Lead will be an instrumental team member in the maintenance of the trails.

You will get to:

• Work with other like-minded individuals in a non-profit setting
• Carry out all aspects of horticultural care and grounds management, including but not limited to watering, mulching, weeding, mowing, pest control, erosion & stormwater control, and invasive vegetation management
• Implement watering schedules for new plantings
• Remove invasive plants and other weeds from planted areas, using both manual and chemical methods
• Interface with the public as a responsible ambassador to communicate Trees Atlanta’s mission
• Drive Trees Atlanta vehicles including trucks, trailers, and utility vehicles
• Use a variety of hand and power tools including but not limited to string trimmer, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, shovel, rake, and backpack sprayer
• Use a handheld smartphone, or tablet to collect relevant data in the field, and upload files to our server and database through ArcGIS Online
• Assist when needed with work in other Beltline corridor areas

What you need:

• Willingness to work as part of a team and effectively communicate with other team members
• Capable of working individually or in a team
• A valid driver’s license (minimum of three-year history) with a clean record
• Proficiency in pickup truck and trailer driving is a plus.
• Must be able to pass a DOT physical
• Ability to conduct strenuous physical activity, lift up to 50 pounds repetitively, and work on uneven terrain
• Comfortable working outside in all weather conditions
• Updated tetanus shot

To Apply

Please submit an employment application at treesatlanta.org/careers. Applicants must upload a resume and complete the questionnaire to complete and submit the application. A cover letter is not required, but is welcomed.

Background Verification Disclaimer

• All final candidates will be required to pass both a criminal background check and drug screening; adverse results could impact hiring (Trees Atlanta is a participant in the Federal Drug-Free Workplace program ).
• Final candidates applying for positions that require driving company-owned vehicles will also have to pass a Motor Vehicle Report review to determine eligibility. Eligible drivers must also pass a DOT physical.
• All new hires will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States of America. Trees Atlanta complies with regulations set by the Department of Homeland Security. Trees Atlanta is a registered E-Verify employer.