Responsibilities

Every Master Gardener has the responsibility to:

• Represent University of Illinois Extension and Macon County Office in a professional manner.
  

• Be acquainted with office procedures and personnel.
  

• Respect confidences and client information.
  

• Remain calm and courteous at all times; to use tact and give constructive advice.
  

• Know his/her limitations; to admit he/she can't provide everything to everyone and then to appropriately refer calls to educators.
  

• Refer all commercial horticulture calls and herbicide injury calls to the horticulture educator, or unit leader.
  

• Follow through on commitments.
  

• Provide unbiased research based information from the University of Illinois, other land grant institutions or the United States Department of Agriculture.

Every Master Gardener has the right to:

• Be treated as a staff member and part of University of Illinois Extension.
  

• Be informed of the organization of Extension, its policies, people and programs and to be kept informed.
  

• Be given suitable, worthwhile and realistic assignments.
  

• Receive quality training and continual inservice to handle assignments fully.
  

• Receive positive and constructive guidance and direction.
  

• Receive recognition for his/her accomplishments.
  

• Have a part in planning Master Gardener activities.
  

• Be supplied with reference materials to perform assigned duties.