Kinrooi (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Maasland Community Services seeks part-time gardeners in Kinrooi, Maaseik, Dilsen-Stokkem, Maasmechelen, and Lanaken. The program helps unemployed people regain routine, skills, and confidence while supporting local green care.
As VRT News reported, Maasland Community Services is looking for gardeners in Kinrooi, in the province of Limburg, Belgium, Maaseik, Dilsen-Stokkem, Maasmechelen, and Lanaken. Officials mentioned that the work is part of a program for people who do not have a job. They can help take care of parks and green spaces. They mentioned that the tasks are simple, like cutting grass, pulling weeds, and trimming bushes. The jobs are not full-time.
Who can join Maasland’s gardening jobs in Kinrooi?
According to officials, not everyone can get these gardening jobs. Only people who meet certain rules can join. People must get unemployment money, sickness money, or help from OCMW. People with no job or income can also take part. The goal is to help people who have trouble finding work.
Maasland Community Services is having trouble finding new gardeners. Officials mentioned that gardening can be hard when the weather is hot or rainy. People do not need to have experience. The gardening jobs are for simple work in private gardens. The tasks include mowing the lawn, removing weeds, trimming hedges, and cutting small branches. Workers do not need to bring their tools. The people they help will give them the tools.
In the past, Maasland Community Services ran a similar community gardening scheme to help residents and support job seekers at the same time. People receiving welfare or unemployment aid were asked to help maintain local green spaces.
Many elderly or disabled homeowners needed help with gardens, but could not pay for private services. That program matched them with locals who wanted to get back into work, build new skills.
