Gardening Volunteer - Create a Blooming Difference
Do you believe in the healing power of a garden?
At Sense College Loughborough, our gardens are more than just beautiful spaces—they are vital, therapeutic havens for the people we support. We are looking for passionate Gardening Volunteers to help us cultivate these outdoor spaces into welcoming, accessible, and sensory-rich environments where everyone can relax, explore, and thrive.
This is your chance to get your hands dirty for a truly meaningful cause. As a Gardening Volunteer, your love for nature will directly blossom into joy and well-being for others.
Your Role: Cultivating Joy and Growth
As a vital member of our team, you will help create wonderful outdoor spaces by:
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o Hands-on Gardening, Planting, watering, weeding, and general maintenance to keep our garden beds flourishing.
* Ensuring Safety & Tidiness, Keeping all outdoor areas tidy and safe for everyone to enjoy.
* Creative Projects, Assisting with light landscaping and helping to develop sensory-friendly features.
* Sharing Your Passion, Gently communicating with and inspiring the people we support to develop their own interest in gardening and nature.
* Working Safely, Using tools safely and following all health and safety guidelines to protect yourself and others.
Is This You?
We are looking for someone who is:
* A Gardening Enthusiast with a good knowledge of gardening and are happy to get your hands dirty.
* A Nature Lover who is interested in the outdoors and want to use their skills to support a meaningful cause.
* Respectful & Inclusive of others and their diversity, keen to help create a welcoming space for all.
* Reliable & Safe with commitment to following guidelines and take safety seriously.
* A Team Player or Independent Worker who is equally happy working on your own initiative or collaborating as part of our team.
* Enthusiastic and motivated to make a tangible difference and share the joy of gardening.
What Sense offers
* A Deeper Purpose: The satisfaction of knowing your work directly creates a calming and accessible sanctuary for people with complex disabilities.
* Skill Development: The opportunity to develop your gardening and landscaping skills in a unique setting.
* Full Support: Our team will provide all necessary guidance and support you through the Enhanced DBS check process.
* A Welcoming Community: The chance to meet a wide range of people and be part of a team that shares your values.
* Practical Benefits: A reference for your future endeavours and reimbursement of all reasonable, pre-agreed expenses.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Our experts offer support that's tailored to the individual needs of each person, whether that's at our centres, through our holidays and short breaks, or in people's own homes. In addition to practical support, we also provide information to families, and campaign for the rights of people with complex disabilities to take part in life.
Our Values
Everything we do is underpinned by five core values. These values shape the way we work as we pursue our vision of a world where no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, is isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
* We include
* We collaborate
* We find a way
* We challenge
* We celebrate
Ready to help our garden grow? Apply now
If you are enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to make an important contribution, we would love to welcome you to our team.