Supv,Grounds,Temple 3 (Full time) - Nauvoo IL Temple

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; Nauvoo (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias seeks a full-time Supv, Grounds for the Nauvoo IL Temple to maintain sacred temple grounds, ensure cleanliness and beauty, and lead a grounds team under temple standards.

The role involves supervising gardeners, coordinating with third-party support, managing equipment and supplies, and ensuring proper watering, mowing, and weed control across extensive temple grounds at Nauvoo.

Qualifications

• Four to six years of experience in landscape gardening, horticulture, agriculture, grounds maintenance or related field.
• Experience working in a temple is preferred.
• Degree or certification in landscape gardening, horticulture, agriculture, grounds maintenance or related field preferred.
• Two to three years of supervisory experience.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs/23 kgs

Responsibilities

• Know the site and its characteristics, review landscape plans, understand which plants grow best in the local climate, soil conditions, and their characteristics.
• Ensure that all proper licenses are acquired and maintained as required by local law.
• Keep current on latest developments, new equipment, methods of cultivation, weed and insect control.
• Develop and supervise grounds crew by hiring, training, scheduling, assisting in Performance Management and supervising the ongoing activity of grounds personnel.
• Maintain the grounds building and other such facilities. Ensure they are kept clean and in good repair.
• Responsible to see that walks, driveways, parking areas, fences, and grounds are kept clean, safe, weed, and leaf free. Remove snow as needed.
• Report needed repairs to the building engineer.
• See that schedules for proper watering, fertilizing, mowing, and weed and insect control on all lawn areas are carried out.
• Prepare requests for supplies and equipment as necessary to properly care for grounds as assigned. Assures that equipment and chemicals are properly used, safely repaired, serviced, stored, and accounted for.
• Follow landscape plans for flower beds, foundation and border plantings as season requires to assure desired appearance throughout the year.
• Prune trees and shrubs as needed to remove dead or diseased branches and to control their growth, size, and shape.
• Stay within Budget

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Supervisory experience

Landscape gardening

Temple environment familiarity

Education

Degree in landscape gardening or related field

Certification in horticulture

Job description

Supv,Grounds,Temple 3 (Full time) - Nauvoo IL Temple

Nauvoo, IL, United States (No Local)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

• 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.
• Provide direction and technical assistance to gardeners and volunteers and partner with third party support, as necessary.
• Resolve questions and problems related to grounds.
• Typically responsible for 15 or more acres
• May be responsible for maintaining grounds at multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Know the site and its characteristics, review landscape plans, understand which plants grow best in the local climate, soil conditions, and their characteristics.
• Ensure that all proper licenses are acquired and maintained as required by local law.
• Keep current on latest developments, new equipment, methods of cultivation, weed and insect control.
• Develop and supervise grounds crew by hiring, training, scheduling, assisting in Performance Management and supervising the ongoing activity of grounds personnel.
• Maintain the grounds building and other such facilities. Ensure they are kept clean and in good repair.
• Responsible to see that walks, driveways, parking areas, fences, and grounds are kept clean, safe, weed, and leaf free. Remove snow as needed.
• Report needed repairs to the building engineer.
• See that schedules for proper watering, fertilizing, mowing, and weed and insect control on all lawn areas are carried out.
• Prepare requests for supplies and equipment as necessary to properly care for grounds as assigned. Assures that equipment and chemicals are properly used, safely repaired, serviced, stored, and accounted for.
• Follow landscape plans for flower beds, foundation and border plantings as season requires to assure desired appearance throughout the year.
• Prune trees and shrubs as needed to remove dead or diseased branches and to control their growth, size, and shape.
• Stay within Budget

Qualifications

• Four to six years of experience in landscape gardening, horticulture, agriculture, grounds maintenance or related field.
• Experience working in a temple is preferred.
• Degree or certification in landscape gardening, horticulture, agriculture, grounds maintenance or related field preferred.
• Two to three years of supervisory experience.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs/23 kgs

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances- our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 378999
• Job Category CG - Custodial, Grounds & Maintenance
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 09:28 PM
• Locations 50 N Wells St, Nauvoo, IL, 62354, US (No Local)
• Apply Before 11/21/2026, 06:55 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Minimum Salary $24.16
• Maximum Salary $27.18
• Investidura com qualificação de dignidade Must be an endowed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a current temple recommend.
• Anúncio Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.

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