Land Manager
American Players Theatre is looking for a part time, seasonal Land Manager to join our Maintenance and Facilities team. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Land Manager maintains and furthers APT’s ecological mission to restore prairie and savanna remnants, remove invasive species and reclaim wildlife habitat. The Land Manager strives to make the property welcoming and comfortable to patrons, artists, and other visitors.
Responsibilities include
- Planning and executing all improvement requests by Maintenance Supervisor for APT grounds.
- Attending and reporting at Facilities meetings
- Flora and Fauna:
- Performing gardening, raking, weeding throughout APT grounds, including picnic areas, stage green spaces, retaining walls, etc.
- Removing downed trees in patron experience areas.
- Watering trees and flowers as needed.
- Scheduling and coordinating oak treatments and spring pruning.
- Conducting annual garlic mustard pull.
- Controlling invasive plants, poison ivy in Patron Experience areas.
- Reporting endangered species sightings to DNR.
- Lawn Care:
- Mowing and weed-whipping APT property and APT apartments on a weekly basis.
- Seeding prairie and other areas as needed.
- Performing maintenance of nature trails.
- Seeding and manicuring APT grounds.
- Financial Record Keeping: Completing all required purchase orders and obtaining appropriate authorization for financial transactions.
- Supervising volunteers for special projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Environment: This position requires the employee to work outdoors 85% of the time and in varying weather conditions. Occasional evening and weekend hours are required.
Education and/or Experience: Prairie/forest management experience and native species knowledge preferred. Experience with Outlook and Microsoft Office preferred.
To apply, send cover letter and resume to Cari Stebbins, Operations Managers, at cstebbins@americanplayers.org
Facilities Assistants
American Players Theatre is looking for responsible, organized, and enthusiastic individuals to work with APT’s facilities staff. Facilities positions run April through October and require daytime and some weekend hours. Responsibilities to include cleaning, mowing , brush and tree work, event set up, delivery distribution and other tasks as advised. 20-30 hours per week. For more information, contact Cari Stebbins, Operations Manager, at cstebbins@americanplayers.org.
