Unique opportunity to learn and practice professional horticulture within the context of three different historic, urban, and public garden settings.

Individual workdays will be split each week among the three gardens. Duties include daily tasks such as: weeding, watering, pruning, mulching, planting, integrated pest management, and occasional work with volunteers, garden guides, and garden club/ tours (as COVID parameters permit). Opportunity to experience public horticulture first-hand, nonprofit operations and to participate in a variety of projects. School credit is available. 

The successful candidate will be hired as a temporary/seasonal employee of the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH). $12.00/hour, 12-weeks minimum, 40-hours/ week with flexible start and end dates negotiated at the time of acceptance – possibility for longer term internship if schedule permits.

The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) is seeking an energetic, experienced, and motivated landscape professional to fill its open Landscape Supervisor position. This position is a full-time, non-exempt (hourly) position reporting directly to the Horticulture Manager. There is potential for this position to transition to a full-time, year-round, salaried position after the 2021 season. 

The Landscape Supervisor should have prior experience managing landscape maintenance and installation teams, with the ability to provide oversight and supervision of operations, adherence to contractual agreements, scopes of work, and assurance of quality delivery. A diverse team of DCH Landscape Stewards can include seasonal employees, interns, and volunteers. Additionally, the Landscape Supervisor, with direction from the Horticulture Manger, will also collaborate with the Education Manager regarding on-site, experiential learning opportunities for DCH’s Branches to Chances®: Return to Work Program.

The Delaware Center for Horticulture (Wilmington, DE) seeks a qualified, passionate professional to coordinate the organization’s external communications. The Communications Manager is a part-time, non-exempt (hourly) position (20 hours/week) reporting to the Executive Director. With support from senior staff, the Communications Manager also supports the continuing development of a marketing and communications strategy. Areas of responsibility include media relations, DCH publications and website content, coordination of advancement (member-donor) communications, special events support and supporting the Executive Director with written remarks and media appearances. The Communications Manager is an integral member of DCH’s staff leadership team. This position directly supervises DCH’s marketing and content specialist and provides strategic oversight for digital content, social media and email marketing.