Groundskeeper

Our 30-acre landscape at the main campus is unlike what you’ll find at other hospitals or large properties. We have a densely planted, extremely diverse, botanical garden-style landscape with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, and ferns. Our collection comprises over 3,000 plant species, including many rare and uncommon plants, making it an engaging environment in which to work and study.

We also have a variety of spaces, including a children’s play garden, rain gardens, a fully planted roof garden, a wildflower meadow, natural areas, green roofs, beds with mixed perennials and grasses, and numerous trees. The spaces we take care of are appreciated and enjoyed by patients, families, and staff, who may be experiencing very difficult situations, so it can be a truly fulfilling place to work in horticulture.

This position will be responsible for performing skilled gardening work and maintaining exterior hardscapes with minimal direct supervision to keep properties clean, safe, and attractive. In an assigned area of up to 10 acres, under general supervision, function independently and be held accountable for overall management and work performed. Coordinate and collaborate with other team members on larger projects. Work is performed year-round, outdoors, in all types of weather at the main campus of Seattle Children’s Hospital and at various clinical and non-clinical sites as assigned.

High school diploma or equivalent experience.

A minimum of two (2) years of practical groundskeeping or landscaping experience in a public or institutional environment.

Work experience weeding, grooming, planting, and transplanting, and using hand pruners, weeding tools, loppers, hedge shears, hand saws, basic carpentry tools, backpack blower, mower, and string trimmer.

Work experience pruning a variety of different types and species of woody plants.

Work experience driving trucks.

As noted in the driver's license requirement below, the applicant must have a driving record acceptable to Risk Management.

Current Washington State Driver’s License to operate hospital vehicles.

A Bachelor's degree in horticulture, Associate’s degree in horticulture, or Certificate in horticulture.

ISA Certified Arborist certification.

Certified Irrigation Technician certification.

Work experience independently managing a large landscape with minimal direct oversight.

Work experience doing landscape maintenance in a public or institutional environment.

Work experience edging, pressure washing, operating a chainsaw, and using heavy equipment.

Work experience using, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and designing irrigation systems.

Strong plant identification skills, particularly of plants that are commonly grown outdoors in the Pacific Northwest.

Work experience removing ice and snow using shovels, plows, and heavy equipment.

$23.15 - $34.73 per hour

This compensation range was calculated based on full‑time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

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