Horticulture Assistant Job at Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island, SC

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  • Kiawah Island Club
  • Kiawah Island, SC

Job Description

Join Kiawah Island Club’s Horticulture team to help maintain the lush gardens, landscape beds, and outdoor areas that define our world‑class private Club & resort experience. You’ll assist in cultivating a pristine natural environment that enhances members’ enjoyment of our coastal and marshland surroundings. This is a Full Time position and standard hours are 6:30am-2:30pm Monday-Friday with occasional weekend work necessary.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support daily horticulture operations: planting, pruning, mulching, weeding, deadheading, and seasonal floral installations.
  • Assist with maintenance of ornamental garden beds, hedges, trees, and turf areas.
  • Monitor plant health and report signs of pests or stress; help implement integrated pest management (IPM) protocols.
  • Assist with irrigation checks, fertilization, and soil amendments.
  • Clean, sharpen, and maintain tools and equipment daily, ensuring safe and tidy storage.
  • Collaborate with horticulture staff and volunteers during community or educational events.
  • Participate in garden improvement projects and Member‑facing tasks during peak seasons.

Qualifications

  • Preferably an Associate’s degree or coursework in horticulture, landscape, or plant science—but hands‑on experience considered.
  • At least six months to one year of landscape or horticultural experience (volunteer experience counts).
  • Knowledge of plant identification, pruning techniques, and sustainable landscape practices.
  • Ability to lift 30–50 lbs, and to sit, stand, kneel, and walk on varied terrain for extended periods.
  • Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Proficiency or willingness to learn use of tools: shovels, rakes, pruners, hedge trimmers, blowers, sprayers, sod cutters. 
  • Excellent teamwork, communication, and time‑management skills.
  • Valid driver’s license and dependable transportation.

What We Offer

  • Competitive hourly pay with overtime eligibility.
  • Opportunity to learn under experienced horticulturists in a stunning, natural setting.
  • Full benefits for eligible full‑time employees including medical, dental, vision, short‑/long‑term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, telehealth and wellness resources. 
  • Generous paid time off: 12 vacation days, 6 sick days, 9 paid holidays per year.
  • Employee meals, free parking, and a strong emphasis on work/life balance and career growth.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer using E‑Verify. All qualified candidates encouraged to apply regardless of protected status.

In person applications are welcome between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 253 Gardeners Circle Suite 210 Kiawah Island, SC 29455. 

  Benefits  

*Benefits are available to full-time employees after a waiting period and include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, 401(k), Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Telehealth, Health/ Dependent care spending account, wellness program and generous paid time off including 12 vacation days, 6 sick days and 9 paid holidays per year. KP is an Equal Opportunity Employer that uses EVerify. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, KP and its affiliates do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Casual work, Seasonal work, Monday to Friday,

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