Floral Designer Position

Claussen’s Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm is a full service garden center and florist open year round located in Colchester, VT.

Claussen's is looking for an experienced (3+ years) and creative floral designer to join our team! Claussen’s Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm of Colchester, VT is a full-service garden center and florist open year round. If you love working with florals and plants, this is the right place for you!
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We are looking for candidates that have the ability to (but is not limited to) design for everyday/standard and customized arrangements, such as special events, funerals and wedding. This position require roughly 50% floral design work  and 50% customer service. 
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Claussen's is one of the largest retailer and growers of houseplants & seasonal crops in Vermont. Previous work experience and knowledge in plants & plant care is required.

Additional Requirements:

• 3+ years experience in the floral industry and design work with knowledge of flower types, arrangement styles, and flower conditioning is required.
• A love & knowledge of plants... houseplants and seasonal crops (such as annuals, perennials, mums, poinsettias, etc.)
• Exceptional customer service & friendly, professional demeanor- a large part of this position is assisting customers (in-person or over the phone) to celebrate a special occasion (birthday, wedding, special event) as well as preparing arrangements to say goodbye to a loved one.
• Detail-oriented

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Design daily arrangements for in-store cooler, as well as designing floral arrangements based on customers specifications. Maintaining an accurate record of floral arrangement orders, special requests, and delivery information.
• Unpacking and organizing deliveries, and maintaining proper care of flowers.
• Answering a multi-line phone system, directing phone calls to the correct departments and assisting customers with phone floral orders, and Plant Rental orders.
• Designing & displaying seasonal merchandise.
• Ensuring that the floral shop (& garden center when needed) remains clean and well-organized.
• Assisting in our Garden Center customers with questions of plants & plant care, as well as checkout of plants, hard goods, fertilizers, pottery and gift items.
• Invoicing commercial charge accounts.

Job Type: Full-time (40+- hrs a week)

Schedule:

• Daily shifts: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm (8 hr days)
• Weekends & Holidays are required
• We are OPEN 7 days a week

​Benefits Offered:

• PTO & Sick Time
• Employee Discount
• Health insurance (available after a period of 6 months employment)
• Vision insurance ( available after a period of 6 months employment)
• Dental insurance ( available after a period of 6 months employment)

Compensation (based on previous experience) pay range $18.50 - $20.00 per hour 

Send resume and Employment Application with subject “Floral Designer Position” to ali@claussens.com. Please no phone calls, all applications must be sent via email.

We look forward to hearing from you!