Full Time Gardener

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Start Date: ASAP  Compensation: $25-$28/hour

Domino Park is 6-acre public park located along the Williamsburg waterfront from Grand Street to South 5th Street. Inspired by the site’s industrial history as a sugar refinery, the park contains a variety of uses and activities, diverse plantings, and unique landscape features.  Above all, we are committed to creating an inclusive space that reflects the diversity of our community.

We’re looking for a Full Time Gardener that has a special blend of skills, personality, and take pride in our community. We need outgoing, friendly, and caring individuals to represent Domino Park.

Responsibilities/Duties

  • Under supervision carries out daily gardening work.
  • Conducts daily weeding and maintenance of existing plantings.
  • Helps propagate and grow on plant material from nursery stock, seed, cutting and divisions.
  • Installs new plantings including bulbs, perennials, shrubs, and trees.
  • Operates hand tools, power tools and landscaping equipment.
  • Travels with the Horticulture Team weekly to maintain green amenity spaces at residential and Commercial properties; roof decks, courtyards, and green roofs.
  • Assists with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and compost tea applications.
  • Completes Park tasks associated with Domino Park’s innovative compost initiatives.
  • Participates in Horticulture related public programs.
  • Maintain a professional environment in compliance of the Domino Park Code of Conduct.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Working knowledge of botanical nomenclature, gardening techniques and procedures.
  • Enthusiasm for horticultural design and public space management.
  • Hardworking, energetic, self-motivated, and dedicated to the details.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to convey the mission and goals of the park.
  • Comfortable working independently or with a team to achieve park mission.
  • Ability to walk and move continuously throughout a regularly scheduled eight-hour shift in all types of weather.
  • 3+ years professional experience working in a public park or garden.
  • Ability to use tools and equipment used in groundskeeping and landscape maintenance

Additional Information

We embrace diversity. We grow as an organization and as individuals. Domino Park is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for our positions.

Benefits:

  • 100% employer paid health, dental, and vision insurance;
  • Paid vacation time, paid sick time, and eight paid company holidays;
  • A fun work environment and free staff events, like outings to a Brooklyn Nets game;
  • Opportunity to grow into other roles within the organization;
  • Opportunity to enroll for tax-free commuter benefits;
  • Opportunity for paid professional development;
  • Complimentary access to Putting Green, an environmental themed Mini Golf Course;
  • On-site parking.

Pay: $25.00-28.00 per hour, paid weekly, with an opportunity for a performance-based bonus.
To apply, please send an expression of interest and resume to jobs@dominopark.com

Contact Information

Domino Park