Job Description
As a Gardening Volunteer, you'll be helping to maintain some of our fantastic service green spaces! Whether it's a rooftop garden, a small vegetable patch or a patio area - we have areas across all of our services that need the support of your green fingers!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
* Perform gardening duties including weeding, digging, pruning, planting, sweeping paths, poisoning weeds, cleaning, general repairs and ad hoc duties as assigned.
* Help maintain the gardens and grounds in a good condition together with various
* Displays of plants.
* Assist with planning and development of garden and grounds.
ESSENTIAL
• Enthusiasm and a passion for gardening
• Ability to communicate confidently and clearly with young people, other volunteers and staff
• Understanding of the importance of teamwork; commitment to being part of a team
• Experience working with young people or disadvantaged groups is preferable
• Able to work unsupervised
• Resilience, patience and an ability to motivate young people to participate in new activities
• Ability to remain calm when involved with challenging individuals and situations
• A commitment to demonstrating Centrepoint’s values
• A commitment to complete the necessary volunteer training sessions
WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?
* Structured induction and training
* Ongoing support and supervision from the Volunteering Team
* Ongoing support and supervision from supervisor
* Access to further training
* Travel and other reasonable expenses reimbursed