Don’t spend your summer indoors. Work with a small but growing business in Muskoka outdoors! Enjoy the beauty of Muskoka while learning new skills and gaining unique experiences.

We are looking for positive team members that enjoy working outdoors and perhaps getting a little dirty.  We are a small family-owned business and pride ourselves on creating a fun and inclusive work environment.

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Native Plant Nursery Assistant

Wage: $18-$25

Qualifications:
● Experience or knowledge about native plant identification and their growing conditions is preferred.
● Experience in working in the landscaping or horticulture industry is preferred.
● Ability to lift up to 50lbs (occasionally and not repetitively)
● Enthusiasm for practicing ecological landscaping methods and a willingness to learn
● Ability to work independently
● High School Diploma

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Perform duties around production, including sowing, thinning, transplanting, pruning, re-organizing nursery stock, weeding, irrigation, and inventory monitoring.
• Serving customers in the nursery – includes using POS system and providing customers with assistance in plant selection and care.   
• Maintain a current inventory of plant/seed stock for the online store and nursery.
• Assist in putting together plant orders, loading plant orders for customers
• Maintaining organization and cleanliness of the nursery and equipment
• Participate in the maintenance of garden beds and plant propagation beds

General

• Represent Hidden Habitat in a positive, professional manner, engaging with and educating visitors about native plants.
• Perform other duties as needed if able and available, such as off-site garden planting and maintenance. 
• Have a positive and flexible attitude and enjoy working and being outdoors in all weather. 
• Be capable of lifting 50lbs (occasionally and not repetitively)

Preference will be given to those with a driver’s license and their own means of transportation.

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Landscaper/Gardener Assistant

Wage: $18-$25

Qualifications:
● Experience with landscaping and/or gardening
● Ability to lift up to 50lbs
● Have a positive attitude
● Enthusiasm for practicing ecological landscaping methods and a willingness to learn
● High School Diploma

Duties:
● Receive daily instructions from supervisors
● Plant native perennials, shrubs and trees
● Weed and prepare garden beds (includes removing sod, moving soil & mulch, placing rocks etc.)
● Assist in the construction of hardscapes and landscape construction projects (including pathways, decks, fences etc.)
● Maintain a safe and organized job site
● Work in accordance with all health and safety laws and regulations

Preference will be given to those with a driver’s license and their own means of transportation.

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Due to potential funding supplied by the Canada Summer Grants program.
Applicants should be:

(a) is between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
(b) is a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*; and
(c) is legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
*International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.

Please send your resume to info@hiddenhabitat.ca

Hidden Habitat is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.