Stewardship Apprentice

Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association; West Boylston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Professional development

Tools provided

Educational resources

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Reimagined Roots is hiring a Stewardship Apprentice to join our ecological landscape team in Central Massachusetts. This field-based role focuses on caring for established landscapes, learning plant identification, and applying ecological care practices.

You will visit diverse properties, work with native plants and edible landscapes, perform pruning and mulching, and support seasonal garden tasks while growing your knowledge of sustainable landscape care.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape, gardening, horticulture, or plant care preferred.
• Interest in learning plant identification and ecological landscape care.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Reliable, coachable, organized, and able to work well with a crew.
• Comfortable using and learning to safely operate landscape tools and equipment.
• Able to perform physically demanding outdoor work in changing weather conditions.
• Reliable for early starts and a Tuesday through Friday schedule.
• Genuine interest in native plants, edible landscapes, and ecological land care.

Responsibilities

• Visit a variety of properties to care for ecological landscapes across Central Massachusetts.
• Work with native plants, edible landscapes, weeds, invasive plants, pruning, mulching, and seasonal garden care tasks.
• Learn plant identification and ecological land care practices while working with an experienced team.

Skills

Experience in landscape gardening

Plant identification interest

Team player

Outdoor work reliability

Job description

Landscape Crew Landscape Gardener Landscape Labor Maintenance Crew Member

• Landscape, gardening, horticulture, or plant care experience preferred, but not required
• Interest in learning plant identification and ecological landscape care
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Reliable, coachable, organized, and able to work well with a crew
• Comfortable using and learning to safely operate landscape tools and equipment
• Able to perform physically demanding outdoor work in changing weather conditions
• Reliable for early starts and a Tuesday through Friday schedule
• Genuine interest in native plants, edible landscapes, and ecological land care

Description

We are hiring a Stewardship Apprentice to join our team caring for established ecological landscapes across Central Massachusetts. This is a field based role for someone who enjoys working outdoors, wants to deepen their plant knowledge, and is interested in learning how thoughtfully designed landscapes are cared for season after season.

You will visit a variety of properties and work with native plants, edible landscapes, weeds, invasive plants, pruning, mulching, seasonal garden care, and other landscape stewardship tasks. You will learn plant identification and ecological land care practices while working alongside an experienced team.

We are looking for someone who works hard, pays attention to detail, enjoys learning about plants, and takes pride in leaving landscapes healthier and better cared for. You do not need to know everything. You do need to be reliable, coachable, safety minded, comfortable with physically demanding outdoor work, and genuinely interested in ecological landscaping.

Salary & Benefits

$18 to $22 per hour, based on experience.

Full time, seasonal position from late March through early December. Benefits include paid time off, professional development assistance, company provided tools and equipment, access to educational resources, and opportunities for growth and advancement within Reimagined Roots.

Company

Reimagined Roots is an ecological landscape design, build, and stewardship company based in West Boylston, Massachusetts, serving Central Massachusetts. We create beautiful, functional landscapes that replace conventional lawns with resilient ecosystems of native plants, food, medicine, biodiversity, and habitat. Our work combines landscape construction, horticulture, permaculture, and regenerative design with a strong focus on craftsmanship, soil health, and long-term landscape resilience.