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Untamed GardensLandscaping

Gardener

Location

Monterey, California, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Contract

Experience

0-1 years

Compensation

$23 - $30 per hour

Posted

4h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Gardener will assist with daily operations, including installing and maintaining natural plantings, weeding, and preparing planting areas. This role involves physically demanding tasks, operating various landscaping equipment, and removing invasive plant growth, all within an organic framework.

Position Summary

Gardener will assist with day-to-day operations installing and maintaining natural plantings. Work sites range from more manicured plantings to seeded meadows that are lightly managed. Work can be physically demanding and/or tedious, requiring physical stamina, repetitive motions and fine motor skills. Work will include but is not limited to:

  • Weeding

  • Planting perennial plugs

  • Planting small shrubs and trees

  • Prepping planting areas by digging up turf and other weeds

  • Loading and unloading trucks and trailers

  • Operating BCS tractor with various implements including tiller, harrow, scissor and flail mowers, hay rake.

  • Selectively cutting meadows using string trimmers.

  • Removing woody invasive plant growth using chain saws, backpack brush cutters, and hand tools.

  • Plant propagation, including seeding plug trays and potting up plants of various sizes

  • Watering as needed

Our operation is fully organic—this position involves no application of herbicides or pesticides.

Desired knowledge/experience:

  • Experience performing manual labor, ideally with plants

  • Basic understanding of ecology

  • Familiarity with native and non-native species

  • Plant identification skills

Qualification Requirements

  • Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs

  • Able to stand, bend and squat for at least 6 and up to 8 hours a day

  • Able to work in a variety of weather conditions

  • Flexible and able to adjust to changing plans

  • Interest in native plant communities

Previous gardening experience and knowledge of native plants and ecosystems is welcome but not required. On job training in horticulture, plant identification, and equipment operation will be provided. This position can be full or part-time depending on the applicant. This is a seasonal position with the possibility to become a year-round position with the right fit. We are a very small (but growing) team and so accountability, strong communication skills, and reliability are crucial. We strongly value a healthy work/life balance.

Updated 4h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Plant Identification • 1+ yrs
Ecology • 1+ yrs
Equipment Operation • 1+ yrs
Plant Propagation • 1+ yrs
Manual Labor • 1+ yrs
Accountability • 1+ yrs
Communication • 1+ yrs
Reliability • 1+ yrs

Experience

0-1 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Contract

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$23 - $30 per hour

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodHourly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationMonterey, California, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalHigh9/10
cognitiveMedium5/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityLow3/10
uncertaintyMedium5/10
communicationMedium6/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Untamed Gardens

Team size

Growing team

Location

Monterey, California, United States

Untamed Gardens is a small landscaping company focused on habitat restoration in residential landscape management. They design, install, and maintain landscapes that provide functional habitat for local wildlife, including replacing lawns with seeded native meadows.

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Gardener

Monterey, California, United StatesContract