Internship Botanical Garden 100%

About the job

Your new role

Starting immediately or by arrangement, we offer you an exciting and varied six-month internship at the Botanical Garden. In this position, you will assist in the cultivation and care of plants for the outdoor facilities and show houses and contribute to the positive appearance of the Botanical Garden.

This position is for you if

• You have completed your high school diploma and want to do a horticultural and environmental internship before studying
• You want to see behind the scenes of a Botanical Garden
• You are interested in the culture and care of plants
• You enjoy working in and with nature
• You have technical understanding and manual skills

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, nature and landscape protection, as well as the Botanical Garden. This houses over 8,000 plants from around the world, thriving in five public show houses, the orangery, and on an outdoor area of nearly two hectares. The Botanical Garden has a library, a seed bank, and offers mushroom inspections. It is a place of recreation, relaxation, and knowledge transfer.

What we offer

We offer you a versatile internship position with an interesting activity and regulated working hours.

Our selection process

For further information about the position, please contact the team leader of the Botanical Garden, Jutta Müllinger, jutta.muellinger@stadt.sg.ch. For the selection process, please contact Verena Signer, personnel officer, phone 071 224 50 02.

· We will promptly confirm receipt of your application.

· Your dossier will be reviewed by those responsible at City Green.

· If suitable, we will invite you to an on-site interview.

We look forward to hearing from you.