NATIVE HAVENS LLC
Current employment opportunities:
- Conservation Landscape Specialist
- Conservation Landscape Laborer
Conservation Landscape Laborer
Job Description/Duties:
- Assist with planting installations and garden maintenance (e.g. pruning, weeding, mulching, plant removal/demo, cleaning gardens, etc.)
- Position is manual labor, but employee is expected to learn to identify weeds & native plants, and follow company techniques/procedures.
- Job runs from March 1st through June 30th (with a possibility of continuing through the Summer and Fall)
- Work will be primarily in Shepherdstown, WV (as well as surrounding area within approx. 50 mi radius)
- Compensation commensurate with experience (range is $12-$15/hr.)
- Must be able to pass reference and background check
- 30 day trial period (to assess proficiency on job sites, etc.) at "starter wage"
Ideal Candidate will:
- Be hard working with good work ethic (i.e. self-motivated/self-starter)
- Have good communication skills and ability to take specific direction from owner, production manager, and foreman
- Demonstrate genuine interest in Ornamental Horticulture and have the ability/motivation to learn and identify garden plants/weeds
- Have valid driver's license and own vehicle
- Have the ability and motivation to perform very hard physical labor such as: digging, mulching, planting, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, pushing wheelbarrow up hills, etc. (even in very hot/humid, or cold weather).
- Have the ability to lift and/or move 80 lbs. (or more) often, and kneel/squat/bend, etc. repeatedly and for extended periods (even in very hot/humid or cold weather)
- Enjoy learning about plants and working outdoors in all weather conditions
Knowledge/Experience in the following a plus: Horticulture, Landscape Design, Pruning, Gardening, Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Installation, Foreman, Botany, Ecological Landscaping, Ecology (or related Biological Field), Landscape Sales, Stonework/Hardscaping, Manual Labor
**If this sounds like a good fit for you, please reply through the form below, telling us a little about yourself, and return the completed application for employment (link below) and email to: CONTACT@NATIVEHAVENS.COM. We'll get back to you within a few days and request that you have ready:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. References (three)
Gardening services that unite Art, Science, and Nature!
27 Powers Dr. Kearneysville, WV 25430 - www.nativehavens.com - contact@nativehavens.com - cell:(302) 363-3045
Ecological Landscape Design - Installation - Maintenance
Conservation Landscape Specialist
- Full-time seasonal - Job runs from early March to December (off January/February) with some limited work available over the winter (note: we don't do snow removal)
- 30 day trial period at "starter wage" to assess employee proficiency before setting final hourly wage
- Compensation commensurate with experience and proficiency / Range is $15-18/hr.
- Work will primarily be in Shepherdstown, WV area (as well as surrounding area within approx. 30 mi radius)
- Must be able to pass reference and background check
Job Description/Duties:
- Position is skilled manual labor, and employee is expected to learn to identify weeds & native plants, and follow company techniques/procedures.
- Assist with planting/landscape installations and high-level garden maintenance, etc (e.g. pruning, weeding, mulching, plant removal/demo, cleaning gardens, meadow installation and management, etc.)
-Learn/be able to drive company pick-up trucks. Employee will eventually be expected to conduct some site visits without presence or guidance of designer, manager, or foremen.
Ideal Candidate will:
- Be hard working with good work ethic (i.e. self-motivated/self-starter)
- Have good communication skills and ability to take specific direction from owner, production manager, and foreman
- Demonstrate genuine interest in Ornamental Horticulture and have the ability/motivation to learn and identify garden plants/weeds
- Ability to ID many plants native to the area, as well as invasive plants
- Possess knowledge of common invasive plants' root morphology (i.e. rhizome, stolon, or fibrous/clumping)
- Have valid driver's license and own personal vehicle
- Have the ability and motivation to perform hard physical labor such as: digging, mulching, planting, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, pushing wheelbarrow up hills, etc. (even in very hot/humid, or cold weather).
- Have the ability to lift and/or move 80 lbs. (or more) often, and kneel/squat/bend, etc. repeatedly and for extended periods (even in very hot/humid or cold weather)
- Enjoy learning about plants and working outdoors in most weather conditions
Knowledge/Experience in the following a plus: Nursery/Garden Center, Stonework, Horticulture, Native Plants, Landscape Design, Pruning, Gardening, Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Installation, Foreman, Botany, Ecological Landscaping, Ecology (or related Biological Field), Landscape Sales, Manual Labor
**If this sounds like a good fit for you, please reply through the form below, telling us a little about yourself, and return the completed application for employment (link below) and email to: CONTACT@NATIVEHAVENS.COM. We'll get back to you within a few days and request that you have ready:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. References (three)