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horticulture specialist
Posted on March 05, 2025 by Employer details Trinity Village
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*Horticulture Specialist 2025* *Location*: Trinity Village Retirement Community, 2711 Kingsway Dr., Kitchener, ON N2C 2T2 *Position start/end dates*: May 5th to August 22nd, 2025 *Position Condition*: This job is partially funded through Canada Summer Jobs 2025 with conditions for employment. *Job Requirements: * Current Vulnerable Sector Police Check (if over 18 years of age) TB skin test *Remuneration:* $18.25/hr for a possible 30-40 hours/week and may include a portion of the weekend. *What you will encounter at Trinity Village Horticulture* You jump right in:?.it?s the middle of propagation season: hundreds of crop plants destined for our garden installations are being propagated, transplanted, and nurtured along. They need your care. Garden beds are receiving spring prep for the seedlings. Time to get dirt under the nails. As soon as you begin there is the gear up for spring planting and the passion to design the garden landscape for summer?s explosion of life. Opportunities to help assist elders in their own gardens are balanced with the need to get tender crops in the ground. Spring planting gives way to the implementation of the landscape maintenance program. It?s a grand entrance to summer horticulture at Trinity Village, full of spontaneous interactions, flower bouquets and bountiful harvests for the kitchens. You are here to bring the gardens to life and garden life to the community. *Position Description* Together with other team members, under the guidance of the Horticulture Program Manager, you learn practical environmental stewardship: managing the garden landscape using sustainable, earth-conscious practices. Organize, design, and install garden beds and surrounding hardscape to create inviting spots for residents, family and staff to linger and explore: * Prepare assigned garden beds * Install planters and hardscape in garden areas * Plant vegetables, annuals and perennials as per garden and landscape plan * Sow seed in prepared beds * Prepare irrigation plan and equipment for each bed Take leadership in the physical maintenance of several different assigned garden beds for the duration of employment: * Identify landscape annuals, perennials, weeds and seedlings in assigned garden beds. * Weed and mulch through the beds with shredded leaf mold. * Manage plant health and growing conditions * Test, repair and maintain irrigation lines and irrigation schedule Learn about the Eden Philosophy in Elder Care and apply the principles within our community throughout the work term: * Engage with Elders and their care partners daily. * Assist the Horticulture Program Manager in providing elder-centred nature and garden programs. * Harvest, condition and arrange cut flowers for the weekly cut flower subscription program. * Harvest and prepare vegetables for the kitchen and community market. * Assist in other agricultural and apiculture areas on the property as needed. Be an important member of the Horticulture team, developing leadership in sustainable horticulture; improving communication skills and collaboration to accomplish project goals; practicing problem-solving horticulture skills to maintain the garden landscape as a lush inviting retreat through the ever-changing summer environment. *Required Skills and Abilities * * Demonstrated interest in Horticulture or floriculture * Demonstrated interest in Recreation with Senior Citizens * Demonstrated willingness and endurance to accomplish strenuous, repetitive tasks in the heat of summer * Demonstrated willingness to learn new skill sets * Patience, flexibility, open mindedness, interpersonal communication skills *Preferred Skills and Abilities * * Basic plant knowledge and identification * Basic gardening skills including planting, weeding, water conservation * An outgoing, spontaneous personality with an ability to form meaningful relationships * Experience working with seniors If interested, You *MUST* upload *all *of the following documents here- LocationKitchener, ON
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$18.25HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source indeed.com #9661964361
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