Overview
The Grounds Maintenance Worker will help maintain upkeep and beautification of the community by assisting with various clean up, light landscaping and customer service related tasks to assist seniors living in the community.
Responsibilities
- Mowing Edging and fertilizing lawns
- Weeding and mulching landscape beds
- Trimming small tress, hedges and shrubs
- Moving unwanted, dead or damaged trees.
- Planting shrubs, flowers and trees
- Watering gardens, lawns and landscapes
- Monitoring and maintaining plant health
- Ensure exterior property is kept in a safe and attractive manner
- Complete and submit required daily paperwork
- Ensure all work activities are carried out safely and efficiently, and in compliance with government and company.
- Follow all PPE standards as well as local health and safety laws and regulations
- Communicate with customers in polite and courteous manner
- Collect water and ensure proper waste management procedures are carried out.
- Maintain overall condition of the buildings and grounds, ensuring all debris is removed and site is kept in attractive manner
- Perform inspection of premises and ensure that any hazardous conditions are immediately taken care of or reported appropriately
- Other duties as assigned
Funding for this position is through Canada Summer Jobs.
To apply, you must be:
- Between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the summer job
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the job and
- be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations (This includes having a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of summer job)
Requirements
- Vulnerable Sector Police Screening
- Ability to read, write, speak English
- Ability to use Electronic Work Order System and email via a mobile device
We are committed to inclusion and accessibility in our hiring practices. Our job postings are carefully reviewed to ensure they are free from bias, and we offer accommodations and support throughout the recruitment process to all applicants who require them.
Zest Accommodations
Our Company welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation in the completion of this application, please contact our HR department at [email protected] or 905-389-4777 ext 204
About Us
Zest Communities Inc., NovaCore Retirement Communities Association, and any subsidiaries is a 55+ community, located within St. Elizabeth Village, that brings resort-style living to Hamilton. At its centre, a delightful village with invigorating four season indoor and outdoor recreational activities, retail and entertainment amenities will offer residents an unsurpassed lifestyle.
Pay: $17.60 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 35.0 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
