Floral Designer

**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.
- Starting pay is $17.00/ per hour _

**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
- Must willing to work several Saturdays a month
- Must be able to run a POS system, design, assist customers, experienced in party work, funerals, etc.
- 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.

**Working Conditions**
- Overtime required as necessary
- Flexible schedule as determined by Managing Director
- Frequent lifting, stretching, and other physical exertion may be required
- May be required to lift or move 25+ pounds
- May be required to travel utilizing own vehicle or a company vehicle
- May be exposed to various medical conditions and communicable diseases

**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_