Gardener

Position Summary This position helps to ensure that the gardens and grounds of Villa La Pietra are maintained and developed.
Gardener responsibilities include monitoring the health of green areas and the plants that form them, watering and feeding plants, trimming trees and shrubs, fertilizing plants and mowing lawns, weeding gardens and keeping green spaces and walkways clear of debris and litter.
Qualifications Required Education:
Required Certification/Other QualificationsPossession of, or willingness to acquire certification to spray pesticides and to drive a tractor,Possession of, or willingness to acquire HACCP certification,Possession of, or willingness to acquire certification as a First Aider, Preferred Education:
Diploma from an Istituto AgrarioCertification to operate a cherry pickerCertification to testify attendance of a course in the safe use of a chainsawAny certificationattesting capabilities as a tree climber or ability to fell or prune trees Required Experience:
Three years of practical, hands-on, gardening experience as a gardener.
Preferred Experience:
Three years of practical, hands-on, gardening experience in a listed Italian historic garden.Preferred Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesAn ability to speak English An ability to use basic computer programs.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: