​Work With Us

Bayview Farm and Garden is a popular destination garden center, gift shop and cafe on Whidbey Island, WA. The health and growth of Bayview Farm and Garden depends upon the excellent service our guests receive from our staff, the quality of our products and the overall beauty, comfort, and calm our guests encounter.  We hire for seasonal and sometimes year-round positions. 

​Employment at Bayview Farm & Garden and Flower House Cafe is conditional on being fully vaccinated.

Being a year-round team member has its rewards*:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Amazing employee discounts
  • Paid vacation
  • Retirement benefits
  • You get to learn so much about indoor & outdoor plants, plant care & more!
*does not apply to seasonal employees

Necessary Skills for All Positions:
  • Eager to engage with the public in a friendly, welcoming, and professional manner. 
  • Willingness and prepared to work indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather.
  • Love to stay busy and contribute in a positive and productive manner. 
  • Some positions require the ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs. repeatedly throughout the day.
  • Excellent attention to detail and efficiency.
  • Great communication skills.
  • Willingness to take direction from management and desire to cooperate with fellow staff. 
  • Work well as a team member or alone as workload requires. 
  • Adjust seasonally and help in all areas. 
  • A commitment to workplace safety; both physical safety and safety from discrimination and/or harassment.  The willingness to work with people from all backgrounds, gender, race, and other affiliation. 

If you are interested in joining our team, please read through and find our available positions and application for employment below. Thank you!

​​Employment at Bayview Farm & Garden is conditional on being fully vaccinated.

Current Available Positions

  • Annual/Perennial Buyer
  • ​Gift Department Team Member​​​​
Scroll below to view job descriptions and submit your application online.

Job Descriptions

Annual/Perennial Buyer
Hourly FT. Reports to ownership

Job Overview:
We are seeking an energetic and detail-oriented buyer to be part of our team. You will be responsible for forecasting, selecting, and purchasing plant material. Your responsibilities will include ordering, receiving, maintaining, and selling plant orders. Must be able to work as a team with ownership, vendors, other department managers and co-workers in a positive constructive spirit. We believe in maintaining a positive work culture for both staff and customers. Our employees are what make us awesome!

Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Provide positive customer service.
  • Assist customers with plant selection and achieving success in their gardens.
  • Collaborate with ownership on seasonal product plans and sales budgets.
  • Source great new products, support relationships with key vendors.
  • Receive, process and stage plant orders.
  • Supervise your team on stocking, watering, weeding, and maintaining plant displays.
  • Position may involve occasional travel to attend shows, nursery tours, etc.

Qualifications:
  • 2 years Retail Nursery experience recommended.
  • Minimal plant/horticultural knowledge recommended.  
  • Excellent organization, multi-tasking, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • This position involves a mixture of indoor and outdoor work. Includes: walking, standing bending, moving, and some lifting.
Gift Department Team Member
Hourly PT to FT. Reports to Merchandising Manager 

Job Overview:This is a great entry level opportunity to learn and grow. These staff members have a creative eye, strong attention to detail and are eager for direction from the Merchandising Manager on our specific theme, look and feel at Bayview Farm and Garden. They also have strong customer service skills, creative problem solving and are self- motivated. Above all else they embody a friendly, service centric attitude with fellow staff members and customers. 

Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Assist customers with numerous questions and connect them with key personnel to answer sales, availability, care questions and to gain carry out assistance.
  • Seek out opportunities to greet customers throughout the Garden Shop and situate your work to stay aware of customers in your surroundings.
  • Receive and process all incoming gift shipments
  • Create and print pricing stickers for gift as needed. 
  • Help with in store displays as needed while keeping the store aesthetic in mind
  • Assist with creative projects as needed.
  • Other duties may be assigned as needed. 

Qualifications:
  • Must understand the Bayview Farm and Garden aesthetic
  • Must exceed customer expectation by providing superb customer service
  • Great at time management, efficiency with strong attention to detail
  • Must have strong self-starting motivation
  • Able to us basic hand tools (wire cutters, glue guns, hammer, drill, etc.)
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. comfortably and repeatedly throughout the week
  • Able to work standing, bending, moving, or lifting 100% of the day
  • Must be a team player and have great communication skills
  • Reliable and willing to work weekends and holidays.

    Application for Employment

    If you are interested in joining our team, please fill out the form below and upload your resume and cover letter as your first step in the process. If you are unable to do so, you can instead download the PDF application below and fill it out and email to jobs@bayviewfarmandgarden.com or bring it, along with your Resume and Cover Letter, by the Garden Shop. We look forward to hearing from you!
    Contact Information
    Employment Desired:
    Employment History
    ​    List your last 3 employers, starting with your present or most current job. Include job positions held and your start and end dates. If you require additional space to provide a full work history, please include that in your resume.
    Questionnaire
    References
    Please list 3 personal references, their email, and their phone number so we may contact them.
    Resume & Cover Letter
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB
    Bayview Farm & Garden is an equal opportunity employer. Bayview Farm & Garden does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

    I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for Bayview Farm & Garden to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either Bayview Farm & Garden or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of Bayview Farm & Garden has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

    I attest by checking the box below and filling out my name that I have given to Bayview Farm & Garden true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize Bayview Farm & Garden to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue, or if I have concealed material information, I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.
    Thank you for applying at Bayview Farm & Garden.  Applicants will be called for interviews if they meet our requirements
Filling out the above form is preferable, but if you are not able to do so you may download the file below and email it to jobs@bayviewfarmandgarden.com or bring it, along with your Resume and Cover Letter, by the Garden Shop. Thank you.
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