Overview

- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 10 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- Construction trades, other
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Farm
- Landscape maintenance
- Cemetery or crematorium
- Park and recreation sites
- Private residence
- Shipyards
- Campground workers
- College or university educational institution/establishment
- Landfill
- Municipal government
- Commercial
- Greenhouse
- Associations and non profit organizations
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Tie and secure plants
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Cut grass
- Rake and collect refuse
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Lay sod or seed
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Apply fertilizers
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Tree removal
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides
- Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Certificate
Equipment and machinery experience
- Chain saw
- Roto-tiller
- Small engine equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Weed trimmer/edger
Area of work experience
- Cleaning
- Snow removal
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence




- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
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?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Support for mature workers
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work setting for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

📌 Landscape worker (Toronto)
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📍 Toronto