Build the Skills, Confidence, and Experience That Can Take You Further
Do you enjoy working outdoors, learning with your hands, and being part of a team that takes pride in doing things well? If you are searching for landscape maintenance jobs in Northampton, Massachusetts, where you can strengthen your plant knowledge, build practical skills, and learn alongside experienced landscapers, Better View Landscapes would like to hear from you. We are looking for dependable, motivated people who enjoy contributing to a team and want to keep growing in the field.
As a Landscape Garden Maintenance Team Member, you will work side by side with experienced landscapers caring for residential and commercial properties throughout the Pioneer Valley. Your days may include planting, pruning, weeding, preparing landscape beds, caring for perennials, grasses, and shrubs, managing garden pests, and helping properties look their best through seasonal cleanups. Each property gives you another opportunity to learn, sharpen your eye for detail, and take pride in the landscapes you help care for.
Better View has been serving the Pioneer Valley since 1995, with team members who bring years of hands-on knowledge to the work and enjoy sharing what they have learned. On-the-job training helps you continue building your skills, while paid educational opportunities after 90 days of service may include certifications, workshops, college courses, and licensing. Bring your dependability, curiosity, and willingness to contribute, and you can find a place here to learn, do work you are proud of, and become a valued part of the team.
Why You’ll Want to Build Your Career Here
The best work happens when you enjoy the people beside you, feel proud of what you accomplish, and have opportunities to keep improving. At Better View, landscape maintenance jobs are an opportunity to learn from experienced people, contribute your own strengths, and build a fulfilling career while caring for properties throughout Northampton, MA and the Pioneer Valley.
Grow Your Skills and Your Career
Your growth starts with hands-on experience and guidance from people who know the work. You will build practical skills in planting, pruning, landscape bed care, seasonal cleanups, plant health, and other areas of garden maintenance while learning alongside experienced team members in the field. After 90 days of service, paid educational opportunities may include certifications, workshops, college courses, and licensing, giving you additional ways to expand your knowledge and take on greater responsibility. If you enjoy learning, working with plants, and developing your craft, you will have opportunities to keep moving forward.
Be Part of a Team That Values What You Bring
Better View is built around people who take pride in their work and enjoy working together. You will join team members who share knowledge, communicate openly, solve problems together, and help one another provide the level of care each property deserves. Several of our team leads have been with the company for two to more than ten years, giving you experienced people to learn from as you develop your own strengths. Your reliability, ideas, effort, and attention to detail all contribute to work the entire team can feel proud of.
Do Great Work With the Right Support
Taking pride in your work feels even better when you have the training, tools, and guidance to perform at your best. Better View provides uniforms, safety gear, training, and access to the equipment required for the role, along with opportunities to build confidence using professional landscape tools as your experience grows. You will be part of a team that values quality workmanship, attention to detail, safety, and continuous learning, giving you a strong environment to become a more knowledgeable and capable landscaper.
Compensation & Benefits
- Job Type: Full-time
- Salary: Starting at$18.00 to $30.00 /hour, based on experience, licensing/certifications, and skill set.
- competitive pay
- paid sick time (after 90 days)
- Heath Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401K
- free drinks and snacks (company fridge fully stocked)
- safety gear
- company smartphones for supervisor positions
- uniforms
- training
- a good, friendly working environment with guidance from industry experts (our team leads have been with the company 2-10+ yrs).
Responsibilities include but are not limited to
- Caring for residential and commercial client landscapes
- Assist in the creation of new or the renovation of existing landscape beds
- Digging, tilling, and preparing the soil for planting
- Installation of plant material
- Caring for the perennials, grasses, shrubs
- Weeding
- Identify and manage garden/landscape pests by natural or chemical methods
- Pruning, shearing of landscape plants
- Spring/Fall clean-ups
- Work with hand tools and basic light machinery such as powered edgers and leaf blowers
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Friendly personality with excellent interpersonal skills
- Work effectively and efficiently, able to follow directions
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Willingness/ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, with a positive attitude
- Clean and professional appearance
- Punctual and dependable
- Ability to lift 60+ lbs consistently
- Available to work a varied schedule (including occasional Saturdays)
- Stand and bend for 8 hours or more a day
- A commitment to the safe operation of each work task
- Must pass DOT physical requirements
- Must possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
- Provide your own steel-toe footwear
Join Our Team: Apply Now
See What You Can Grow Into Here
If you are looking for landscape maintenance jobs where you can learn by doing, work alongside experienced people, and become part of a team that values your contribution, we would love to hear from you. Bring your dependability, curiosity, and pride in a job well done to landscapes throughout Northampton, Massachusetts, and the Pioneer Valley. Apply today and start building your experience with Better View Landscapes.
