Seeking Garden Assistants

Vivant Gardening Services, a Chicago-based small business providing garden services to residents, restaurants and community groups around the North Side of Chicago, is seeking a part time assistant for its seasonal projects. Clients represent a wide variety of spaces including harvest-intensive kitchen gardens, pollinator gardens, green roofs, containers and more.

A Vivant Employee represents the company and is expected to uphold our values of respect and dedication to clients and the environment at all times. This requires punctuality, honesty, cleanliness, and a genuine passion for organic gardening.

Duties:

• Assist in soil preparation and planting crops for kitchen gardens adhering to organic growing practices
• Assist in restaurant and food pantry harvests utilizing sustainable harvesting practices, proper food handling, weighing, recording and storage
• Assist in weeding, watering/irrigation, pruning, cleaning and overall maintenance of garden spaces
• Assist with Management of Volunteer projects
• Assist others with various additional projects as needed
• Maintain all gardening-related equipment, tools and supplies

Qualifications:

• Ability to follow direction and comply with safe-food-handling instructions
• Self motivated to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and use typical gardening tools independently
• Physical ability to walk, stand, reach, squat and work in all weather conditions and on uneven surfaces
• Basic plant knowledge, growing experience and respect of organic practices
• Transportation to garden sites on the north side of Chicago and Downtown
• Enthusiasm for learning and completing tasks at hand

This position requires a commitment of 8-12 hours per week and requires availability between 8am-2pm on weekdays and occasional Saturdays.

Hourly pay starts at $15 but can be more for applications with experience. 

To learn more about Vivant Gardening Services, visit our website at vivantgardens.com, and if interested please email resume and cover letter to services@vivantgardens.com.

​