Landscaper

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Compensation: $16.97 - $19.12 per hour, depending on verification of experience and qualifications.

Schedule: Monday-Friday: 7am-3:30pm

Providence Place at Ingleside is an exceptional 55-plus active adult independent living community and retirement community located on a scenic hilltop in Holyoke, Massachusetts. We work diligently to enhance the senior independent living experience and offer a variety of programs for our residents to maintain an active lifestyle.

Position Purpose: As a Landscaper, you will maintain all grounds by cutting the grass, pruning and planting trees and bushes, removing snow and other related tasks. Adjusts and repairs grounds equipment including lawn mowers, sprinklers, shears, and the like, using small hand tools. Also helps with any light maintenance work or housekeeping duties.

What you will do:

• Cultivates soil, plants, waters, weeds, edges, and trims lawns, flowerbeds, shrubs and trees.
• Rakes, collects, disposes of leaves and refuse from facility grounds. Clears storm drains and traps of debris.
• Removes snow from sidewalks, parking lots, and entrances with the use of shovels, snow blowers and small front-loading tractors; spreads salt and/or gravel to prevent slipping.
• Operates large riding mowers, push mowers, tillers, riding sweepers, edger’s and other light yard equipment. Performs routine maintenance and minor repairs including fueling, lubricating and cleaning machinery.
• Repairs parking lots by filling cracks or holes with gravel or asphalt as appropriate.
• Applies weed control chemicals, by use of sprayer, as directed and adhering to necessary safety precautions.
• Picks up trash on property and such.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Work requires a high school level of educational development, and 6-12 months of previous work-related experience plus three months or less of on-the-job training and orientation.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Work requires the ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions.
• Occasionally requires contact with clients and/or visitors, which involves ordinary courtesy.

Physical, Mental, and Visual Requirements:

• Work requires lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds daily.
• Work requires carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds daily
• Work requires stooping and bending.
• Work requires ability to reach and grasp objects.
• Work requires pushing or pulling supply carts, etc. daily

Working Conditions:

• Requires working with equipment or performing procedures where carelessness would probably result in minor cuts, bruises or muscle pulls.
• Requires working in close proximity to high voltage electrical current and/or moving machinery, or with power tools and equipment (table saws, drills, etc.), which requires caution and use of established safety guidelines, and equipment

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Opportunity to get paid daily – through DailyPay
• Referral Program
• Up to $4,000 in tuition reimbursement annually!
• Discounts with major vendors; AT&T, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Quicken Loans, AND MORE!
• Day-1 low cost medical, dental and vision insurance plans. Enjoy lower cost medical services when you visit facilities within the Trinity Health

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.