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Seasonal Fine Gardener

North Andover, Massachusetts, United States · Part-time

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About the role

As a Seasonal Fine Gardener, you will conduct various horticultural tasks throughout the property, greenhouse complex and landscapes.
You will work side by side with the horticulturist for these spaces, as well as with volunteers and other site staff.
This position is a part-time, seasonal, non-exempt opportunity suited to a skilled professional gardener with an energetic, positive personality and strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities as a fine gardener will range from harvesting heirloom vegetables from the potager garden for our local food bank to helping lead our robust volunteer corps through deadheading in the sunken rose garden.

Skills

Research shows that historically marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they do not meet every single requirement.
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Benefits

The Trustees' commitment to advancing the organization's vision for this work may be found here: Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion and Equity.

Company info

Founded in 1891 by a group of visionary volunteers, The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) is Massachusetts' premier conservation and preservation organization.
The Trustees' preserves, for public use and enjoyment, of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts.
Our are open to all, and we thrive by involving as many people as possible in all that we do.
We aim to protect special places for future generations to enjoy in perpetuity, and have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 27,000+ acres on more than 120 reservations that are open to the public.
As a non-profit conservation organization, we are funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and our 100,000 Member households.
We encourage you to learn more about The Trustees on our website, www.thetrustees.org.
Posting Information: Salary/Hourly Rate: $20 Hours per week: 32 Job Classification: Seasonal, Non-exempt Job Type: Onsite Duration: April - August Location: Steven's Coolidge House & Gardens, North Andover, MA What You'll Do: Your Impact: With a striking variety of garden rooms, every day working at Stevens-Coolidge brings something exciting and different.
You will contribute to the Trustees' mission by painstakingly caring for this historic, community cornerstone and inspiring its next generation of admirers.
Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens is a historic 91-acre property with gardens including a potager garden, formal cutting garden, Italianate rose garden, perennial garden, orchard, meadows and the newly created Entry Garden composed of a mix of introduced and native pollinator friendly plantings, greenhouse complex, and nursery.
The Trustees are currently focused on sustainability and improving and elevating our public gardens.
The Role: As a Seasonal Fine Gardener, you will conduct various horticultural tasks throughout the property, greenhouse complex and landscapes.

Equal opportunity

The Trustees is a proud equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status including, but not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual preferences, nation of origin, religion, or disability status and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with varying abilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants.
We aspire to reflect and effectively serve the residents and communities of Massachusetts, who are at the core of our mission.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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