New Zealand: Gardener (Hamilton Temple)

• Ensure the temple grounds reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience.
• Maintain standards established by the First Presidency.
• Perform gardener/grounds keeping work, maintaining and caring for landscaped areas, sidewalks, driveways, building entrances, and other assigned areas.
• Resolve routine questions and problems, and refer more complex issues to higher levels.
• May assist with seasonal displays.

• Prune and shape shrubs and trees to provide optimum growth and enhance the beauty of temple grounds.

• Identify pest and disease problems, and apply appropriate remedy by spraying the turf, shrubs, and trees for insect, weed, or disease control. Also perform regular fertilization per established plan.

• Maintain landscape plan by mowing, trimming and edging turf areas.

• Perform other, diverse landscaping tasks, including both hard landscaping (such as minor stucco or concrete repairs) and soft landscaping (such as planting, mulching, pruning, and irrigation repairs).

• One to two years of experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, gardening, agriculture, landscape design, or related field.

• Basic knowledge of plants and fertilizers, and an eagerness to learn more

• Ability to carry out instructions, independently, with the team, or with volunteers

• Able to meet the demands of outdoor work including, standing, kneeling, walking, reaching, lifting and varied weather conditions.

The successful candidate for this position must hold legal work eligibility to be employed in New Zealand.

Any enquiries may be directed to – [email protected]