Ref: DCSALS/KUTRRH/13
(2 Posts)
Department: Hospital Administration
Section/Unit: Hospitality Services
Reports to: Senior Administrator
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Administrator, the Landscaper job exists to clean and clear outdoor water drainage channels and ensure proper drainage at KUTRRH.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate planting of flowers, trees and grass in the flowerbeds, lawns, playing fields, grounds and fences within and around the hospital.
- Repair flowers and flower fences and lawns by filling gaps with seedlings and grass carpet in the grounds of the hospital.
- Replace old trees, shear flowers and trees and prune falling branches of trees in the compound of the hospital.
- Apply manure, mulch, fertilizers, and dirt to flowerbeds, playing fields, resting and other recreation grounds and lawns in the hospital.
- Apply pesticides and rodenticide in affected areas of grounds, flowerbeds, recreation, resting and playing grounds in order to control pests and rodents in the hospital.
- Water seedlings, young trees, flowers beds, lawns and other trees and seedlings, mow lawns and gardens in the compound of the hospital.
- Mow the lawns, rake all sheared grass and flowers, pruned trees branches, gather and burn it in the designated areas of the hospital.
- Sweep grounds, courtyards, walkways and paths, drives, parking lots, assembly grounds and other outside areas of the hospital.
- Dispose all refuse and garbage from the grounds and gardens appropriately in accordance with the public health and sanitation policies of the hospital.
- Clean and arrange sitting and other outside resting and recreation facilities in the compounds of the hospital.
- Clear and clean outdoor water drainage channels and ways to ensure proper drainage, and drain stagnant waters from the grounds of the hospital.
- Report any breakdown and other dysfunctions among gardening and compound cleaning tools and equipment to the Compound Supervisor in the hospital.
Qualifications
- BSC in Environmental Horticulture and Landscaping Technology from a recognized institution
- At least one year working experience in landscape installation and maintenance
- Knowledge of gardening techniques and plant identification
- Knowledge of pest management and basic lawn maintenance
Soft skills required for the job:
- Communication skills
- Good team player
- Sense of cleanliness and orderliness
- Ability to work on odd hours and odd days
- Ability to work in outdoor environment (sunny, rainy, dusty, noisy)
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