Gardener, Generic Base Level

Job title:

Gardener, Generic Base Level

Company:

New York University

Job description

Position SummaryLa Pietra Srl is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and accessibility that inform academic excellence. Employees in this organization are expected to contribute to diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible working environments for our community.This position helps to ensure that the gardens and grounds of Villa La Pietra are maintained and developed. Gardener responsibilities include maintain the health of green areas and the plants that form them, watering and feeding plants, trimming trees and shrubs, fertilizing plants and mowing lawns, weeding gardens and keeping green spaces and walkways clear of debris and litter.Principal Duties

• pruning and clipping of boschetti and hedges of various dimensions;
• cutting of both fine turf and wildflower meadows;
• sweeping of leaves etc. from graveled areas in order to ensure they are clean, tidy and safe;
• watering of plants in both post and the open ground.
• maintenance of drainage systems across the estate;
• planting and caring of a range of garden plants;
• prepare for garden-based events and, if required, participate in hosting them.
• Machine operation

QualificationsRequired Education:Required Certification/Other QualificationsPossession of, or willingness to acquire certification to spray pesticides and to drive a tractor,
Possession of, or willingness to acquire certification as a First Aider.Languages: Italian – EnglishPreferred Education:Diploma from an Istituto AgrarioPreferred Certification/Other Qualifications:Certification to operate a cherry picker
Certification to testify attendance of a course in the safe use of a chainsaw
Any certification attesting capabilities as a tree climber or ability to fell or prune treesRequired Experience:Three years of practical, hands-on, gardening experience as a gardener.Preferred Experience:Three years of practical, hands-on, gardening experience in a listed Italian historic garden.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
An ability to speak English
An ability to use basic computer programs.Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Know how to operate a simple lawn-mower, cut hedges with a mechanical trimmer, hoe, dig and use a simple range of gardening hand tools. Be able to identify a basic range of plants, including weeds. Have the ability to apply the correct does of pesticides and fertilizers in compliance with applicable legislation and to correctly water plants in both pots and open ground. A genuine commitment to equity and inclusion; ability to effectively work with people from diverse backgrounds, including age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, and lived experiences. Enthusiastic and positive attitude about changing systems and community perspectives.Additional InformationConsidered a vital role in ensuring the green estate that is Villa La Pietra remains famous throughout the world. La Pietra aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040.Please consult NYU’s data processing policies based on the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that can be found here: .Candidates must have the unrestricted right to work and live in Florence prior to appointment.The University is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion.

Expected salary

Location

Firenze

Job date

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:47:48 GMT

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