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Gardening Group Volunteer

Creative Support Ltd
Posted 7 days ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 3TB

Salary

£16,000 - £19,200 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Creative Support is seeking a Gardening Volunteer to facilitate sessions for service users with learning disabilities in Leicester.
  • Candidates should have a good knowledge of gardening, particularly in growing and caring for plants, and experience with allotments or home gardening is preferred.
  • The role involves a commitment of 3 hours per week, specifically on Thursdays, and includes fundraising responsibilities for the gardening project.
  • Volunteers will receive support through training, a named supervisor, and access to a monthly newsletter and peer support group.
  • This is a volunteer position, so no salary is provided, but the opportunity offers valuable experience in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Creative Support are looking for a Gardening Volunteer to develop and run sessions for service users with learning disabilities and complex needs in Leicester. Our service users are really keen to make use of our fantastic garden space. We have a very large back garden with several planters for growing.

We are looking for people who have a good knowledge of gardening, in particular growing and looking after plants and would like to pass on that knowledge.

The gardening sessions will run weekly and will also involve our service user families. The volunteer role will also involve an element of fundraising for our gardening project and we would welcome your ideas and support with this.

If you love gardening and have experience of allotments, or planting and growing vegetables in your back garden then this is the volunteering opportunity for you!

We support our volunteers with an Induction, training for the role, a named volunteer supervisor, a monthly newsletter and a monthly online peer support group.

Suggested Time Commitment: 3 hours per week on a Thursday

Volunteer Duties

  • Coming up with ideas for gardening sessions
  • Sharing knowledge of how to grow plants and look after the garden space
  • Helping to fundraise for our garden project
  • Clearing away at the end of the session
  • Helping to promote the sessions to service users

If you would like to discuss volunteering with us, the role you’re applying for or you application form you can contact our Volunteer Department on or email .

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

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