Gardener 1 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Job Description
This position ensures the temple grounds reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience. Maintain standards established by the First Presidency. Perform gardener/grounds keeping work, maintaining and caring for landscaped areas, sidewalks, driveways, building entrances, and other assigned areas. Resolve routine questions and problems and refer more complex issues to higher levels. May assist with seasonal displays.

Responsibilities

• Must be worthy of a Temple Recommend
• Mow lawns using hand and power mowers and maintains the original landscape plan by planting perennials, shrubs, and trees.  Water loans and garden areas.
• Trims and edges around walls, flower beds, and walks using hand clippers and power edging tools. May operate heavy tractors and other large power equipment to maintain landscape.
• Prune and shape shrubs and trees to provide optimum growth efficiency of plants and enhance beauty of grounds.
• Spray lawns, shrubs, and trees for disease, weed, and insect control, and perform regular fertilization as needed, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Responsible to see that all power equipment and machines are properly maintained.
• Provide guidance to volunteers in the maintenance of grounds.
• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Gardener.

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Certificate in Gardening & landscaping, agriculture, horticulture or any other related field.
• Two to Three years of experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, gardening, agriculture, landscape design.
• Knowledge of various plants and fertilizers.
• Ability to follow directions, work independently and with a team.