landscaper

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• Noisy.
• Outdoors.
• Work setting: Various locations.

Tasks:

• Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation.
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning.
• Manage landscaping projects.
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease.
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes.
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
• Plant and move trees.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .