Job Description
Nemours Estate is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our garden management team in Wilmington, DE. Nemours Estate, built between 1910-1935, stands today as not only a world class public garden, but an invaluable resource to the patients and families of our sister organization, Nemours Children's Hospital. A Gardener II performs all levels of garden and grounds maintenance required to maintain the highest aesthetic standards throughout the property.
Main responsibilities: - Operate equipment and vehicles safely
- Maintain equipment and vehicles safely
- Weed and clean bedding areas
- Water as needed and directed
- Mulching
- Planting seasonal flowers
- Planting woody plant materials
- Transplant woody plant material
- Mowing
- Hedge shearing
- Pruning evergreen and deciduous shrubs and flowering trees
- Snow and ice control
Qualifications: - High School Diploma required
- Three years experience in working in formal gardens required
- Valid driver's license required
- State of Delaware Pesticide Applicators License or ability to acquire preferred
About Us Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at .
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Seasonal work