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Would you rather be outside?

Are you interested in working for a forward thinking company with high environmental values? 

Do you want to learn every day and see the results of your hard work in real time?

Do you want to be part of a growing (yep, pun intended) operation with endless possibilities?

Join our crew today!!!

 

Landscape Gardener

Job summary:

Landscape Gardener
Seeking a Landscape Gardener to join our team!

We are based out of the south Cowichan Valley and operate from Shawnigan Lake through Cobble Hill & Mill Bay up through Duncan and into North Cowichan. Occasionally in Victoria.

We are seeking another enthusiastic hard-working individual to join us for three to four days per week. Experience is not necessary but relevant skills are. We are happy to train the right candidate into this role.

This position is for someone who wants to work in a positive and healthy work environment and will take the initiative to help the company with its goals and keep its work site & head quarters organized. We provide training for success and to have a great experience with the company. You will gain confidence in working with gardens and plants and basic landscape construction jobs like, installing plants, soil, gravel, trees, moving / adjusting irrigation, placing stones, etc.

You must be able to; lift at least 50lbs, handle hard physical work, work in the cold, rain & heat and be approachable and friendly, have a valid BC drivers license.

We are a landscape design & construction & organic garden maintenance company; we focus on safe and sustainable practices. We are seeking people that share these values. You must be healthy and fit. You are also required to have a mobile phone with a mobile data plan and your own handheld garden pruners, rain gear, gloves, and steel toed boots.

Employees benefit working with us from our 4 employee advantage programs:

1 - Fridays Off. We take most Fridays off durring the year. (There are times where we need to work Fridays but we keep it to a minimum). This way we can enjoy the summer a bit more and have more time for resting our bodies over the weekends. We pay for our employees lunch breaks during the Fridays off and sometimes work a little longer in the day to make up for the Fridays off.

2 - Organic eco-friendly approach. = No pesticides, maintenance equipment is all battery powered.

3 - Employee medical & dental benefits program. *(some conditions apply)

4 - Successful referral bonus program.

Initial pay is based on experience & skills. The hours per day are weather, job and seasonally dependent and are usually between 7 to 8.5 hours.

***If you are interested in joining our team, please tell me a bit about yourself in a cover letter and send in a resume to our e-mail address. Thank you so much! We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Summary

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: $22.00-$26.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental care

  • Extended health care

    *(some conditions apply)

Ability to commute:

  • Mill Bay, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

  • Secondary School (required)

Experience:

  • Gardening / Landscaping: 1 year (preferred)

  • Will train if necessary

Work Location: In person throughout the Cowichan Valley