Nemours is seeking a Gardener to join our team in Wilmington, DE.

Nemours Estate is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our grounds 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 I performs all levels of garden and grounds maintenance required to maintain the highest aesthetic standards throughout the property.

Primary Function

• Maintain and improve the gardens by performing all pertinent maintenance practices.

Essential Function

• Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee's supervisor.
• 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
• Responsible for participating in departmental and Foundation programs for quality assessment and improvement
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Nemours mandated programs
• Work with department management to improve services provided

Requirements

• High School Diploma required
• 3 years of experience working in formal gardens preferred
• Valid driver's license or ability to obtain one within 6 months of employment

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 www.nemours.org .