Seasonal Restoration Technician

Compass Native Landscapes; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Biweekly pay

Direct deposit

Overtime paid (1.5x)

Job summary

Compass Native Landscapes is seeking seasonal outdoor workers in Missouri to maintain native landscapes, weed control, and related tasks. The role involves physical work with lifting and operating small equipment, with a focus on ecological restoration.

Starting wage is $18+ per hour, with a 40-hour workweek, occasional weekends, and biweekly direct deposit payments. Potential extension through winter for motivated candidates.

Qualifications

• Degree in ecology, horticulture, botany, biology or similar preferred.
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Responsibilities

• Weeding, mulching, pruning, raking, and invasive species control.

Skills

Weeding

Mulching

Pruning

Invasive species control

Seed sowing

Tree removal

Operating handheld machinery

Education

Ecology degree or related field

Horticulture or botany background

Biology background

Tools

Two-cycle motors

Trucks & trailers

Job description

Are you looking to spend the summer outside in nature? Help create and protect Missouri’s “backyard national parks”! Planting native plants and killing invasive plants is the best way to restore our native ecosystems. Our mission is to use horticulture for good, creating beautiful systems that help wildlife and filter rainwater. Sure, it mostly involves pulling weeds, but we also see amazing things like 26 monarch caterpillars in one garden and 12 foot tall flames next to the Danforth Plant Science building.

Job duties: Weeding, mulching, pruning, raking,invasive species control, sowing seed, tree removal, prescribed burns, operating hand held machinery etc.

Starting wage: $18+/hrdepending on experience.

Work week: M-F, around 40 hours per week, occasional opportunity for weekend work, overtime paid at time and a half after 40 hrs worked in a week. Will be paid biweekly via direct deposit.

Hours: Generally 8-4:30, flexible. Meet in Kirkwood or agreed upon location for carpool. A weekly schedule will be sent on Sunday afternoon. Please notify us ASAP of any known schedule changes or conflicts, a week in advance if possible.

Desired Dates: Now-December 18, 2026. Potential for extension into the winter season if interested.

Requirements

Work is carried out in many types of weather conditions including hot, humid, cold. Candidate must be able to regularly carry 30 lbs (occasionally up to 70 lbs), stand, stoop, kneel, etc.

Degree in ecology, horticulture, botany, biology, or similar field (or currently enrolled) preferred.

Experience in horticulture preferred.

Experience with two cycle motors, commonly used equipment, trucks and trailers preferred.

License through Missouri Department of Agriculture to apply pesticides preferred (or ability to acquire this within six months)

No alcohol or drug use on the job. No smoking except in designated areas.

About Compass

Compass Native Landscapes is a small company based in Kirkwood. We specialize in plants native to Missouri. We steward, design and plant formal native gardens in residential yards and commercial landscapes and restore and plant prairie and woodland communities from seed. We remove invasive species.