Horticulture and Landscape Specialist-1

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Maintains horticulture, outdoor floriculture, and greenhouse plants. Completes landscape design and installation, and maintains pathways, green spaces and performs minor tree maintenance. This role is responsible for assisting with horticulture, floriculture, greenhouse, landscape and grounds activities. It involves operating, maintaining, and repairing environmental control systems, planting and maintaining outdoor display areas using approved organic and biologic control measures, and determining appropriate propagation methods for floricultural crops. The position also includes maintaining greenhouse facilities and utilizing indoor areas for winter care of exotic and non-hardy plants, removing and replacing substandard plant materials, and conducting annual autumn cleanups. Additionally, the role involves determining equipment and supplies needed, controlling inventory, using a variety of horticultural and grounds maintenance equipment, and operating a Boys Town vehicle. Participation in snow removal and other weather cleanup is also required. The specialist will maintain properties (turf & flowerbeds), be responsible for landscape design and installation (plant material, trees, mulch, sod, dirt work), and control the growth of unwanted species of weeds and grass by weeding, cultivating, pruning, and weed trimming.

Requirements

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance, landscape installation, and/or agriculture required.
• Minimum 18 years if age required.
• Possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record required.
• Pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
• Ability to be on-call (continuously or rotationally) to provide support required.
• Available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays if needed required.
• State of Nebraska certified pesticide and herbicide applicator license is required within 6 months of transfer or hire required.
• Knowledge of a broad range of landscaping practices, techniques, tools, equipment, and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of an extensive variety of regional plant life.
• Ability to understand and interpret written and verbal instructions.
• Skills in installation and maintenance of landscaping plants and materials.
• Ability to communicate productively and to organize assigned tasks for completion.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with horticulture, floriculture, greenhouse, landscape and grounds activities.
• Operates, maintains, and repairs a variety of environmental control systems.
• Plants and maintains outdoor display areas for aesthetic and functional purposes using approved organic and biologic control measures.
• Determines appropriate propagation methods and raises floricultural crops.
• Maintains greenhouse facilities and utilizes indoor area for winter care of exotic and non-hardy plants.
• Removes and replaces substandard plant materials as needed; conducts annual autumn cleanup.
• Determines equipment and supplies needed, helps control inventory.
• Uses a variety of horticultural and grounds maintenance equipment; utilizes a Boys Town vehicle as needed to complete the duties of the job.
• Participates in snow removal and other weather cleanup as needed.
• Maintains properties (turf & flowerbeds).
• Responsible for landscape design and installation (plant material, trees, mulch, sod, dirt work).
• Controls growth of unwanted species of weeds and grass by weeding, cultivating, pruning and weed trimming.

Benefits

• Reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits.
• Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs through pharmacy benefits.
• No cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• Generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Parenting resources from experts.
• Professional development opportunities within the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED