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Gardening & Landscaping Crew Member 

Summary:

The Gardening and Landscaping position is seasonal job up to 40 hours/ week starting in April and potentially continuing thru November. The crew member schedule is morning thru afternoon hours Monday thru Friday with evening and weekends free. The team members are responsible for all phases of care of landscaped flowerbeds and lawn areas in public gardens, including maintenance and development, planting, weeding, watering, mulching, pruning, and interacting with Lakeside guests.  

* Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (To include other duties that may be assigned.)*

• To uphold Lakeside's Mission Statement, and to personally represent its goals and values at all times while on the Lakeside grounds, to our guests and to our associates.
• To uphold Lakeside's four pillars of religion, education, cultural arts, and recreation by creating a department that welcomes all people to gather and participate in lifelong learning opportunities.
• Receive oral or written orders from a designated member of the grounds crew or the VP of Maintenance Service.
• Mow lawns using hand, power, or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.
• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
• Sweep or use a leaf blower to clean walkway of debris.
• Cut down small tree limbs that are posing a danger.
• Trim shrubs and pull weeds.
• Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
• Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer.
• Collect leaves in the Fall along street in front of Lakeside residents' properties.
• Follow all applicable safety rules and procedures.
• Will clean, maintain, and identify needed repairs on The Lakeside Association Grounds department vehicles.
• Report work accomplished orally or on written work order to supervisor.

• All other duties as assigned

   Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Education and/or Experience:

Experience in gardening and landscaping is preferred but not required. The minimum age requirement is sixteen with a valid Ohio Driver's License.

 Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet, cold, humid, hot, very hot, conditions and will be required to work outdoors. These characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals is required along with the ability to pleasantly greet the public while on a job site.

 Mathematical Skills:

Ability to apply the basic math concepts.

 Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists is required along with the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, bend, climb ladders and balance. Must be able to lift heavy equipment and material up