Allotment Maintenance and landscaper Stoke Mandeville-Wycombe Hospital & Brookside Clinic [...]

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Stoke Mandeville; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job description

Summary of Role

The Growing Healthy Project is developing garden and allotment sites for staff, patients, and the community to work on. We are looking to develop a team of volunteers with practical skills to help with tasks such as building planters, making composters, maintaining or building a shed, and other practical aspects of an allotment.

Working alongside other volunteers and under the Growing Healthy team, you could learn new skills, share your knowledge, experience the feel-good factor of growing and gardening, make a difference, and enjoy healthy food that you have grown!

This could be a great way to share your skills, build your experience, and improve your prospects while making a positive difference.

1. Key Tasks:

Maintenance and construction of items in the allotment and gardens, including but not limited to:

• Making raised beds and other items (e.g., nets, composters, shed, greenhouse)
• Developing the site's accessibility
• Making planters, benches, and other wooden items
• Painting and staining items
• Maintaining tools
• Involvement in all gardening and growing activities

We welcome volunteers to contribute ideas to improve the garden space further.

1. Desired Skills and Experience:

• Trades, DIY, or maintenance background
• Interest in gardening
• Self-starter
• Physically fit; able to stand/walk in the garden for up to 2 hours
• Self-motivated; able to identify and complete tasks independently
• Friendly and approachable
• Understanding of the importance of commitment
• Ability to work as a team with other volunteers and colleagues
• Good communication skills
• Understanding and application of CARE values

1. What You Can Provide to a Prospective Volunteer:

• Support from the Growing Healthy team
• Local induction
• Being part of a friendly team
• An opportunity to practice and enhance gardening skills
• Opportunity to give back to the NHS
• Develop or maintain independence

You can apply online at: http://bttr.im/hoduc