Interior Plant Care Specialist - Part Time
Join a thriving, women-led company transforming Columbus spaces through the power of plants!
Oakland Green Interiors is seeking passionate Interior Plant Care Specialists to help create healthier, more beautiful environments while developing deep expertise in commercial plant care. If you love plants and want to work with them every day in a role that offers variety, autonomy, and the satisfaction of nurturing thriving plant displays, this could be your perfect fit.
What Makes This Role Special
Do you want to work independently while being part of a supportive, creative team? Are you drawn to a role where every day brings new challenges - different plants, seasonal changes, diverse client spaces? We're looking for someone who finds joy in developing mastery over plant care and takes pride in maintaining beautiful displays over time.
This is a part-time position: 2-4 full days per week (typically 8-hour shifts), Monday-Friday with occasional weekend projects during peak seasons.
What You'll Do
As the front-line representative of our award-winning company, you'll visit commercial and residential properties throughout the Greater Columbus region to care for diverse plant displays - from elegant lobby arrangements to living plant walls, seasonal bromeliad displays, and atrium gardens.
Your daily work includes:
- Comprehensive plant care: watering, pruning, cleaning, feeding, fertilizing, and pest management
- Replacing plants efficiently to maintain beautiful, healthy displays
- Updating seasonal planters and holiday installations
- Building professional relationships with clients
- Operating company vehicles safely throughout the Columbus area
- Maintaining detailed records and communicating with your team
- Problem-solving plant issues and addressing client needs
What keeps it interesting:
- Diverse environments from corporate offices to private residences
- Seasonal rotations and holiday decorating projects
- Continuous learning about plant varieties, care techniques, and pest management
- Each route offers different challenges and plant personalities to master
Perfect for Someone Who:
Plant Knowledge: Has solid plant experience - whether as a dedicated houseplant enthusiast, retail plant background, or formal horticulture training. We provide comprehensive paid training on our methods and commercial plant care practices.
Work Style: Thrives working independently, is highly organized, curious, and enjoys problem-solving. You're reliable, punctual, and take ownership of your work.
Professional Presence: Can maintain discretion and professionalism in high-profile private and public spaces. Communicates clearly with clients, peers, and management.
Physical Capabilities: Comfortable with active, hands-on work including lifting up to 30 lbs, walking throughout client spaces, and using ladders, and getting your hands dirty.
Transportation: Must have a clean driving record and feel confident operating company vehicles safely throughout the Greater Columbus region.
Knowlege: If you have a Pesticide Applicator's License, wonderful! If not, we're seeking candidates who are willing to secure this important component of our knowledge base.
What We Provide
- Comprehensive paid training on our plants, processes, and practices
- Company vehicle and uniforms
- Supportive, women-led work environment guided by our values of Passion, Creativity, Integrity, Collaboration, and Respect
- The satisfaction of working in a growing industry that makes spaces more beautiful and healthier
Ready to Apply?
We're looking for someone who sees this as their ideal long-term role - a plant lover who wants to turn their passion into daily meaningful work while building expertise in commercial plant care.
Shown rate reflects someone with little to no experience with plants, but a passion to learn. Rate is flexible based on experience and knowledge.
Drug-free workplace, at-hire drug screen required. Background check and clean driving record required.
Learn more at oaklandgreeninteriors.com or follow us @oaklandgreeninteriors
Oakland Green Interiors is committed to enhancing everyday environments through exceptional biophilic design. Join us in this mission!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- If you're a committed candidate, please provide information about your interest in this position--what do you bring to the table? What kind of workplace do you thrive in? This will help us understand more about you and to determine how you might fit with our team.
Experience:
- Horticulture: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
