Join our team as a Volunteer Gardener
About the Volunteer Gardener role
Volunteer Manager: Support Worker / Support Services Manager
Time Commitment: Minimum of 2 hours per Month, we’d love it if you could do more. This can be agreed with the Support Services Manager
Available locations: In one of our 18 houses
How you make a difference
The feel good factor of helping Life provide a suitable outside space for the women and children living in supported accommodation
What you'll be doing
- Cutting the grass
- Plant and maintain garden plants
- Tidy up the garden, remove rubbish and dispose of garden waste
- Maintain gardening equipment
- Ensure all Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to
- Acting as an ambassador for Life
The skills you'll need
No formal experience is needed, but a passion for gardening and knowledge of how to use gardening equipment safely is essential, as well as:
- Friendly and helpful
- Happy to be part of an amazing team
- Ability to work independently, as part of a team and use initiative
- Good listening and communication skills
- Patience and sensitivity
- Reliability
What's in it for you
We want to make sure you have enough information to carry out your voluntary role
You will receive:
- Induction, information and training to enable you to carry out your volunteering effectively.
- Support your personal development by offering appropriate induction, training and feedback opportunities.
- Policies, procedures and standards of the organisation in relation to Volunteering.
- Regular organisational communication and updates.
Essential requirements
- Over 18 years old
Benefits of Volunteering at Life
- A chance to work in a friendly team
- The feel good factor of helping Life meet its charitable aims
- Develop your confidence and interpersonal skills
- Learning new skills
- Flexibility to fit in with your lifestyle around your other ongoing commitments
What we need from you
Disclosure and Barring Service Check for this voluntary role is required
We do ask for two references as part of our commitment to safer recruitment .
A signed agreement between us and you for the duration of volunteering
Next steps
Please complete our volunteer application form and we will arrange an informal
chat and provide you with further details about the opportunity to ensure it’s right
for you before you decide to go through our volunteer recruitment process for the
role.
Not sure this is the role for you? Give us a call on 01926 312272 to find out more or you can find more volunteer roles available here.
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