Lead Biophilic Wellness Specialist & Route Lead

The split week

Full-Time, 40 hrs/week. Mon-Thu commercial and residential routes; Fri charitable community transformations. No weekends.

About the role

Yard Reboot Project, Inc. is an Austin-based 501(c)(3) public charity that runs a real, revenue-generating landscape company. Monday through Thursday our crews serve paying residential and commercial clients across Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties. Every Friday, 100% of the net profit from that paid work goes back out the door as free property restoration for low-income seniors, disabled veterans, and homebound neighbors who cannot do the work themselves and cannot afford to hire it out.

As Lead Biophilic Wellness Specialist and Route Lead, you own the living systems side of that business. You design, install, and maintain interior plantscapes and green walls for commercial clients, then take the same horticultural standard outdoors into regenerative native gardens for homeowners. You are the person clients ask for by name, and the person a new technician learns the craft from.

This is a hands-on, in-the-plants role with real autonomy. You set the care calendar for your book of accounts, diagnose problems in the field, and decide what a space needs. There is no cubicle phase, no seasonal layoff, and no weekend work. On Fridays you lead the volunteer build teams that put a sensory retreat garden or an accessible waist-high planter in front of a veteran's house.

A day in this role

1. 6:45 AM - Load the van from the shop, review your route, and pull the plant stock and amendments the day's accounts need.
2. 8:00 AM - First commercial interiorscape: reservoir checks, green wall irrigation calibration, pruning, rotation of any declining specimens.
3. 10:30 AM - Residential regenerative garden visit: soil moisture probe readings, organic pest treatment, seasonal native replanting.
4. 12:30 PM - Lunch, then a diagnostic plant audit for a prospective client and a written care recommendation sent from your phone.
5. 2:00 PM - Second route cluster with an apprentice riding along; you coach technique while you work.
6. 4:00 PM - Close out job forms, upload photo verification, flag any account that needs a follow-up visit.
7. Friday - Lead a charitable build: accessible raised planters, pollinator pockets, and a shaded sensory corner for a disabled veteran's yard.

What you will do

• Calibrate sub-irrigation reservoirs, living green walls, and non-toxic organic pest treatment.
• Maintain Central Texas native flora (Salvia greggii, Mexican Oregano, Purple Coneflower).
• Complete Jobber mobile job forms, soil moisture probe logs, and photo verification before closing every visit.
• Conduct on-site diagnostic plant audits and lead Friday volunteer garden installations.

What we are looking for

• 2+ years interiorscape or fine estate gardening experience.
• Texas Master Gardener, TNLA, or horticulture coursework preferred.
• Valid Texas driver's license with a clean driving record.

Nice to have

• Texas Master Gardener certification, TNLA membership, or completed horticulture coursework.
• Experience with sub-irrigation systems, living green walls, or interior plant subscription accounts.
• Working knowledge of Central Texas natives and integrated, non-toxic pest management.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Comfort mentoring apprentices and speaking directly with commercial property managers.

Tools & equipment we provide

• Company-provided professional hand tool kit and pruners maintained on our dime.
• Company vehicle for routes, fuel card, and a stocked plant-health kit.
• Soil moisture probes, EC/pH meters, and sub-irrigation calibration gear.
• Mobile job forms for photo verification and route notes.

Physical requirements

• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs repeatedly; move potted specimens and soil bags.
• Kneel, crouch, reach overhead, and work on ladders for green wall maintenance.
• Work outdoors in Central Texas heat with paid hydration and shade breaks built into the schedule.
• Valid Texas driver's license and a clean driving record for route driving.

Pay & benefits

• Performance bonuses for retention, quote conversion, and quality control.
• $1,000/year professional horticulture continuing education stipend.
• Predictable daylight hours and a company-provided professional hand tool kit.

Where this role leads

• Months 1-3: learn our account standards, plant palettes, and quality checklist alongside the founder.
• Months 4-12: own a full book of commercial and residential accounts with retention bonuses tied to your results.
• Year 2+: Horticulture Program Manager - build the care standards, train new specialists, and shape the charitable garden program.

Our hiring process

1. 1Apply here with a resume; a human reads every application within five business days.
2. 220-minute phone conversation about your plant experience and what you want to build.
3. 3Paid working interview in the field - you work a real route with us and we both find out if it fits.
4. 4Reference check, offer, and a start date that works around your notice period.