- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet / damp
- Odours
- Dusty
Work setting
- Landscape contractor
- Construction
Tasks
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Cut grass
- Rake and collect refuse
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
- Apply fertilizers
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
- Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
- Tree removal
- Build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations
Area of work experience
Snow removal
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Punctuality
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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