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REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a student enrolled full time in classes for the year 2015-2016 and returning full time for the 2016-2017 school year, be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident, and have an interest in gardening.
DUTIES:
This is a Provincial Heritage Site and is open to the public daily during the summer months. We are looking for a Horticulture/agriculture student to care for plants, pot and propagate many of the heritage lilies, peonies perennials and shrubs found growing in the nursery. You would also be required to interact with visitors, help with sales, tours and special events and nursery maintenance.
Education: 1st or 2nd year Horticulture/Agriculture Student
This is a full time student position open from May to August (10 -12 weeks)
Send resume by email or mail to
Box 48 Parkside, SK
S0J 2A0
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Type of Machinery or Equipment
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Tractor mower
- Small engine equipment
- Roto-tiller
- Pick-up truck
Specific Skills
- Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
- Remove litter and garbage
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Cut grass
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Rake/ collect refuse
- Water lawns/gardens
Work Setting
- Park or public area
Work Location Information
- On-site customer service
- Rural community
- Remote location
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- 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
- Ear plugs
- Mask
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty