About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. At heights. Wet/damp. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. Dusty. Hot. Work setting: Urban area. Landscape contractor. Various locations. Landscape maintenance. Park and recreation sites. Municipal government. Commercial.
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants.
- Rake and collect refuse.
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials.
- Repair and maintain equipment.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Pick-up truck.
- Small engine equipment.
- Area of work experience: Cleaning.
- Snow removal.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Own tools/equipment: Safety equipment/gear.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
- Hardworking.
- Maturity.
- Resourcefulness.
Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Employment terms options: Shift. Flexible hours. Morning. Night. On call. Day. Weekend. Overtime required. Overtime available. Support for newcomers and refugees: Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.). Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.