Landscape Worker

Curative Care; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Curative Care is seeking individuals to join its community-based Landscape Maintenance Services team. The role focuses on maintaining grounds, plants, shrubs, and surrounding space in outdoor environments while working under supervision and guidance from experienced staff.

Team members perform routine, one- to two-step tasks using simple equipment and hand tools, with coaching provided to ensure safety and quality. Equal opportunity employment is emphasized in this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Must be able to follow repetitive tasks and take direction from a supervisor.
• Must be able to safely attend to job tasks and handle equipment.
• Must be able to tolerate an outdoor environment and weather conditions.
• Able to work cooperatively with coworkers and supervisor.
• Must wear personal protective equipment and uniform.

Responsibilities

• Maintains grounds, plants, shrubs and surrounding green space as specified by customer.
• Works under supervision and quality checks by a supervisor.
• Operates simple equipment such as a push mower, leaf blower and trimmer.
• Uses hand tools for cleaning and maintenance tasks.
• Participates in training and ongoing coaching for job tasks.

Skills

Follow directions

Safety conscience

Outdoor work readiness

Team collaboration

PPE compliance

Job description

Description

Curative Care is looking for individuals with disabilities and/or limiting conditions to join its community-based Landscape Maintenance Services team. The Landscape Maintenance Services team provides training, employment, and a sense of purpose for men and women with disabilities and/or other limiting conditions who share an inspiring work ethic. Members of the team work side-by-side among supervisors and workers with and without disabilities.

Maintains grounds, plants, shrubs and surrounding green space as specified by customer. Work is laid out and frequently checked for quality by a supervisor. Uses simple equipment such as a push mower, leaf blower, and spin trimmer. Uses hand tools such as a trash pickup reacher, scoop shovel, rake, garden fork, wheelbarrow, hand pruner, weeder and spade. Performs one to two step repetitive tasks such as weed pulling, hand pruning, raking, picking up trash, and shoveling. Employee works with ongoing supervision, coaching and training of job tasks.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to creating a culturally diverse workforce that serves the various needs of our clients.

Skills And Qualifications

• Must be able to follow repetitive one and two step tasks and take direction from a supervisor
• Must be able to safely attend to job tasks
• Must be able to safely handle equipment as listed above and tolerate an outdoors environment
• Must be able to function cooperatively with coworkers and supervisor
• Must wear personal protective equipment and uniform

Working Conditions

Physical Demands: Standing, walking, bending, stepping and reaching above shoulder height on a regular basis. May need to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist. Requires gross and fine motor skills including grasping and manipulating lightweight items, finger and thumb opposition, reaching in front and to the sides. Requires sufficient upper extremity strength and coordination to handle equipment and tools listed above

Environmental Conditions

Outside conditions including temperature variability from -15 degrees to 98 degrees Fahrenheit. Exposed to windy conditions and light to moderate precipitation. Exposed to plant pollen, sunlight and insects. Various work settings subject to interruptions, moderate to loud noise and other environmental conditions.