Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Required
Interest In Gardening
- Required
Good communication skills.
- Required
Punctuality and reliability.
- Required
Ability to effectively engage with service users, carers and staff.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
This is a new and exciting volunteering role at our adult acute mental health units. We are looking for a friendly, and enthusiastic person who has a keen interest and experience in Gardening, to help develop and run a gardening group.
If you want to gain experience, improve your job prospects, or just want to give some of your time to help others, this volunteering role could be for you!
Main duties of the job
The role is intended to enhance the experience of those people using our inpatient services by supporting and encouraging our service users to take part in music group activities.
What the role involes:
- Encourage and support service users to participate in a range of basic gardening based activities/groups
- Support the therapy team to plan and deliver simple gardening activities such as maintaining flower beds
- Support the maintenance and development of the garden/outside area as agreed.
- Provide assistance to the Therapy Team to ensure that activity resources are utilised and stored appropriately.
DBS Level for this role is: Enhanced with adult barred list
The knowledge, skills and attributes required for the role:
- A keen interest/experience in Gardening (no mowing required)
- Gardening skills in growing plants, flowers & veg
- Good communication skills.
- Punctuality and reliability.
- Ability to effectively engage with service users, carers and staff
What we hope you gain from the role
- Our thanks and appreciation
- New skills and knowledge
- Satisfaction from helping others
Please note: To meet our Trust’s safeguarding obligations applicants for this volunteer role must be aged 18 or over.
We offer opportunities in other services for people aged 16 and 17, please contact the volunteer service to discuss these roles.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Volunteer Gardener with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Gardener role. The contract type is Voluntary. The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.
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