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Seasonal Steward

@ The Trustees of Reservations
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North Andover, Massachusetts, United States
$18-$20/hrOnsiteTemporary, Seasonal
Responsibilities:plan maintenance, maintain grounds, assist teams
Requirements Summary:Experience in landscape maintenance or trails/grounds maintenance; ability to operate maintenance equipment; able to lift 50 lbs; valid driver’s license; US work authorization; CORI background check.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Motor vehicles, Tractor/loader, Turf maintenance equipment
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Job Description

Who We Are:

Founded in 1891 by a group of visionary volunteers, The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) is the nation’s premier conservation and preservation organization. The Trustees’ preserves, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. Our properties are open to all, and we thrive by involving as many people as possible in all that we do. We aim to protect special places for future generations to enjoy in perpetuity, and have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 27,000+ acres on more than 120 reservations that are open to the public. As a non-profit conservation organization, we are funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and our 100,000 Member households. We encourage you to learn more about The Trustees on our website, www.thetrustees.org.

Posting Information:

Salary/Hourly Rate: $18 - $20/hour

Hours per week: 40, 8AM – 4PM, Monday - Friday 

Job Classification: Nonexempt, Limited Term 

Job Type: Onsite 

Duration: May - October 

Location: Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens, North Andover, MA

What You’ll Do:

Your Impact:

Our seasonal staff play an integral role in ensuring that our visitors enjoy our extraordinary places. With the change to warmer temperatures, we experience an influx of visitors of all ages and backgrounds who want to explore and be inspired by our properties. Sandy beaches, wooded trails, cultural gardens, historic homes, community supported agriculture—there are many ways for visitors to discover and explore The Trustees, and just as many opportunities for seasonal employees to make each visitor’s experience special.   

The Role:

As a Seasonal Steward, you will work in concert with the Stewardship Manager and Steward to deliver excellent standards in maintenance of Long Hill, Coolidge Reservation, Misery Island, and other properties on the North Shore of Massachusetts. This position is full-time (40 hrs/wk) and seasonal, running from approximately May 1 to October 31. 

Specifically, you’ll:

  • Work in concert with and under the direction of the Stewardship Manager and full time Steward to plan and perform the day-to-day maintenance, stewardship and conservation of properties  
  • Implement seasonal maintenance programs for grounds keeping and landscaping or as directed.   
  • Assist specialist teams (trails, buildings & structures, agroecology, horticulture, collections) as needed in stewardship conservation projects.  
  • Support visitor experience, safety, and services through safety patrols, monitoring, and ensuring proper wayfinding, and clean and functioning facilities.      
  • Participation in activities at other Trustees properties may occasionally be required.  
  • Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation. 

This is a limited-term, nonexempt position (40 hours/week), reporting to the Stewardship Manager.