Who We Are

Metro Blooms is a nonprofit that partners with communities to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds, embracing the values of equity and inclusion to solve environmental challenges. We believe that collaboration with community is the most impactful way to heal our earth and we strive to center relationships in all that we do. Most of our work happens in the Twin Cities metro, but through our Blue Thumb education programming and partnership we partner with organizations and residents across Minnesota to create healthier outdoor spaces for people, water, and pollinators. Metro Blooms owns the for-profit Metro Blooms Design+Build, which is a full-service landscape design, construction and landcare company. We coordinate our work across entities for impactful programming.

Open Positions

The Landcare Crew Lead supervises the landcare crew in the maintenance of rain gardens and native plantings of various sizes, completing garden maintenance tasks using sustainable techniques such as pulling, mowing, and smothering. The Crew Lead is responsible for operating the truck and trailer and leading the crew in task direction on a daily basis. The Crew Lead assists and supports the Landcare Manager in leading projects on site as well as being responsive to other crew members while ensuring a safe and supportive work environment. The Crew Lead also assists with inspections and reporting of rain garden condition and functionality through written and photographic communication.

Job Title: Landcare Crew Lead
Reports to: Sustainable Landcare Manager
Status: Seasonal, full/part-time, non-exempt
Hours: 40 hours per week during the outdoor work season (April – November)
Rate: $26-$28/hour based on qualifications + Paid Holidays + Paid Time Off
Location: Minneapolis, MN. Projects occur throughout the Twin Cities metro area.

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Metro Blooms celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a positive, equitable and inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We don’t just accept difference, we thrive on it for the benefit and resilience of our employees, our programs, and our community. We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce that promotes the values of equity and justice. We encourage everyone to apply, especially those underrepresented in our sector: Black people, Indigenous people, people of color, and LGBTQIA individuals.

Metro Blooms prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant because of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, or other status protected by applicable law.

The policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.