Groundskeeper / Landscape Caretaker

Join a Team That Takes Pride in Beautiful Outdoor Spaces

Friendsview, a life plan community located beautiful Newberg, OR, is seeking an experienced Groundskeeper / Landscape Caretaker to help maintain and enhance our senior living community's grounds, landscapes, irrigation systems, and outdoor common areas. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors, solving problems, taking initiative, and creating attractive, safe, and welcoming environments.

In this role, you'll perform landscape maintenance, irrigation troubleshooting and repair, tree and shrub care, seasonal grounds work, equipment maintenance, and coordinate with landscape contractors. You'll also help identify opportunities to improve the appearance, sustainability, and functionality of our campus grounds.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain lawns, planting beds, shrubs, trees, and outdoor common areas.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain irrigation systems.
• Perform pruning, trimming, weed control, fertilization, and seasonal landscape work.
• Operate and maintain groundskeeping equipment safely.
• Coordinate with landscape contractors and inspect completed work.
• Respond to weather-related cleanup and maintain safe resident access.
• Deliver excellent customer service to residents, staff, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional landscaping or groundskeeping experience
• Irrigation repair experience, including sprinkler heads, valves, and controllers
• Experience with tree trimming, pruning, and landscape maintenance
• Ability to safely operate landscaping equipment, including chainsaws and pole saws
• Experience applying fertilizers and herbicides
• Pesticide/Herbicide Applicator License or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
• Successful completion of DHS criminal background check and fingerprinting if required.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening.
• Ability to provide documentation for employment eligibility verification (I-9).

Preferred Qualifications

• Horticulture, Landscape Management, or Arboriculture education or certification
• Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT)
• ISA Arborist certification
• Experience in senior living, hospitality, healthcare, or customer-service environments
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Why Friendsview?

At Friendsview, your work has a direct impact on the quality of life of our residents. We value integrity, stewardship, excellence, compassion, and teamwork, and we're looking for someone who shares those values and takes pride in creating outdoor spaces people enjoy every day.

Apply today and help keep Friendsview beautiful, safe, and welcoming year-round.