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This role is ideal for individuals seeking meaningful work that combines a passion for nature with a sense of community.

We are looking for a skilled and passionate individual to join our team as an Indigenous Eco-Landscaper. In this role, you will have the opportunity to design, install, and maintain beautiful and earth-friendly gardens in private and public spaces across the City of Toronto.

• You will be part of a dynamic team responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining beautiful and earth-friendly gardens.
• Your work will include planting native plant species, digging rain gardens, and grading areas.
• You will also be responsible for disconnecting downspouts, redirecting water to rain barrels or rain gardens, laying compost, mulch, soil, and installing other materials like gravel, rocks, and liners.
• Maintenance of gardens includes removing weeds, trimming plants, watering, and cleaning debris.
• You will perform tool upkeep and maintenance, collect and separate litter from BIA worksites, and provide professional customer service.

• Planting and maintaining native plant species, including bulbs, flowers, shrubs, and trees;
• Digging rain gardens and grading areas;
• Disconnecting downspouts and redirecting water to rain barrels or rain gardens;
• Laying compost, mulch, soil, and installing other materials like gravel, rocks, and liners;
• Maintaining gardens by removing weeds, trimming plants, watering, and cleaning debris;
• Performing tool upkeep and maintenance;
• Collecting and separating litter from BIA worksites;
• Providing professional customer service and participating in weekly reporting and team meetings;

• Preferring candidates with 'G' or 'G2' Class driver's license;
• Able to withstand up to 7 hours of physically demanding labor;
• Adaptable to varying tasks, conditions, and locations;
• Willing to work outdoors in changing weather (heat, rain, cold);
• Responsible, punctual, detail-oriented, reliable, and flexible;
• Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and attention to detail;
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team setting and provide professional customer service;
• Interest in horticulture, plant identification, and ecological gardening;
• Some experience in residential, commercial, or community organic/ecological gardening and landscaping is helpful;

• Work in varying weather conditions and spend extended periods outdoors, usually 8 am- 4 pm;
• Repetitive tasks;
• Handling of heavy loads;
• Physically demanding - bending, crouching, kneeling, sitting, standing, walking, digging, shoveling, raking;

Please note that only Indigenous* applicants registered or eligible to be registered at Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training will be considered. Please state this in your application.