Groundskeeper

Job Description for Personal Groundskeeper/Caretaker position

Experience:

• Strong experience with and a love for horticulture is required
• Proven ability to professionally manage a broad range of gardens and grounds
• Ability to repair and maintain yard machinery, fencing and buildings
• At least 10 years’ work experience is preferred

• Essentially this job requires caretaking of the grounds, buildings, infrastructure, and our
• family
• Plant and impeccable maintain the grounds and areas including the lawn and flowerbeds
• Perform repairs and maintenance of all equipment
• Must be able to understand the plumbing, electrical, and irrigation systems and to diagnosis minor problems
• Maintain in an organized manner equipment manuals and work records
• Has ability to manage any assistance required with the groundskeeping
• Manage special projects should the need arise for hiring contractors
• Provide itemized expense reporting based on credit card expenditures
• Creatively plant flowers and plants to maintain attractive floral displays
• Utilize horticultural knowledge to ensure continuing seasonal bloom and specialized gardens in beds
• Must have. some abilities with technology, such as with the app that works the gate and irrigation systems

• Unquestionable honesty and integrity
• Self-starter and a service mindset
• Thoroughly enjoys working outside and groundskeeping
• Has a willingness to look around to see what needs to be done
• Strong commitment to horticulture
• Understands the growth pattern of different plants and flowers
• Able to create aesthetically pleasing flowerbeds
• Methodical
• Willing to take direction
• Excellent work ethic
• Willing to work until the job is done
• Handy with tools
• Likes dogs
• Works well with all people
• Flexible