Description
Community Options, Inc. is a national non-profit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 12 states.
We are seeking a Part Time Floral Designer to work out of our Princeton, NJ location. The Floral Designer creates quality flower arrangements, bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items. This person will deliver a high-level of customer service to customers. Responsibilities may include answering phones, taking orders, data entry, inventory management, helping with deliveries, light shop maintenance, and customer research.
Responsibilities
- Consult with clients on desired arrangements including design, price, and delivery details
- Assist with planning arrangements according to client's requirements
- Develop new floral creations utilizing knowledge of design and properties of raw materials
- Maintain inventory including watering, cutting, conditioning, and cleaning plants and flowers
- Create arrangements, bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items
- Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various items
- Decorate venues and event spaces
- Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance the shop’s image
- Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials as needed
- Perform office and retail service duties such as serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items and receiving payment as needed
- Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy as needed
- Unpack stock as it comes into the shop as needed
- Employees must cooperate with the licensee and department staff in any inspection, inquiry or investigation
- Additional tasks and responsibilities may be assigned
Minimum Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Five years of experience working in a flower shop
- Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Able to use trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials as needed
- Ability to handle cash and use a cash register
- Ability to effectively work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to maintain effective relationships with other management staff, employees, and the general public
- Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Wide range of floral arrangement knowledge; daily work orders, wire-services, funerals, weddings, etc.
Why Community Options?
- Competitive Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Paid Holidays—Including a Birthday Holiday
- Generous PTO
- Employee Incentive & Discount Programs
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Incredible career growth opportunities
Community Options is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V