Garden Volunteer

Role Description

What is a Garden Volunteer?

The Gardener volunteers will support Rosie, our Community Gardens Coordinator, to ensure that the gardens remain engaging, sensory and a wonderful space to enjoy all year round.

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer gardener who loves gardening, wildlife, the outdoors and enjoys being with and around people. Good gardening knowledge and experience is preferred but not essential.

The Gardener Volunteers will help maintain the garden making sure it is safe and well-presented at all times, regularly meeting with Rosie to discuss key focus areas and gardening tasks for the week.

 

What does it involve?

• Volunteering for 2+hours a week
• Sometimes getting a little bit muddy!!
• Having fun digging, planting, watering, weeding, tidying, composting, sweeping paths, cleaning, and other seasonal tasks.
• Helping to develop, improve and maintain our outdoor spaces.
• Working in an environmentally friendly way to encourage nature and wildlife.
• You will need to adhere to H&S, Safeguarding, Confidentiality and other related policies whilst promoting St Anthony’s equality principles, ethos and values at all times

 

What is a Garden Wellbeing Volunteer?

The Garden Wellbeing Volunteers will help facilitate garden and nature themed activities and events alongside Rosie, our Community Gardens Coordinator. They will welcome project participants and support them with the activity, ensuring their time spent is enjoyable and safe.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Garden Wellbeing Volunteer who loves gardening and garden related arts and crafts, wildlife, the outdoors and enjoys being with and supporting people.

 

What does it involve?

• Volunteering for 3 – 4 hours as and when needed for activities.
• Welcoming group participants and taking an interest in their development.
• Having fun and helping the gardener in the preparation and delivery of activities and events.
• Supporting group participants in activities which may include crafts, washing pots, watering plants, planting and sowing seeds.
• Sharing knowledge with group participants.
• You will need to adhere to H&S, Safeguarding, Confidentiality and other related policies whilst promoting St Anthony’s equality principles, ethos and values at all times.

 

Here are a few benefits of volunteering with Greening St Anthony’s

• Become part of a friendly and dedicated garden team.
• Get to know new people and provide support and help to the wider community.
• Learn new skills and help support personal development.
• Help stay active and engaged.
• Gain valuable work experience and working with different groups.

 

The role will suit people who…

• Some experience of gardening would be an advantage but not essential.
• Have a keen interest in gardening, plants, nature and the community.
• Have an enjoyment of working outdoors.
• Are interested in developing skills and knowledge of gardening.
• Are committed and reliable.
• Are creative, passionate and can engage with a wider range of people.
• Can adhere to safe working practices and equality principles.

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