Garden Support Coach - Training Provided, Social Impact

Tamfol; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Style Acre in the United Kingdom seeks a Garden Support Worker for Green Acre to provide direct support to people with learning disabilities and autism, helping them learn gardening skills, tool safety, and develop professionalism in the workplace.

You will be a proactive team member, able to work calmly with a small group at each garden and, when needed, provide transport between local sites using the garden transit van. Training is provided and development is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Want to make a difference to people’s lives. We provide full training and an induction to all staff.
• A positive, can-do, and professional attitude

Responsibilities

• To provide direct support for people working for Green Acre, helping people to learn gardening skills and tool safety, and to develop professionalism and confidence in the workplace.
• To be a proactive and positive member of the Green Acre team, working in a flexible and calm way to manage a small group at each garden.
• To provide transport for the team between the local gardens by driving the garden transit van.
• To use your gardening knowledge to inspire others or be keen to learn garden maintenance skills such as mowing, hedge cutting, pruning, planting and weeding, in order to inspire others.
• To have, or to develop an understanding of the methods and communication strategies appropriate to people with learning disabilities and autism.
• To work in a professional manner in line with the work practices of Style Acre and to ensure the appropriate standard of work practice is adopted by the employee
• To monitor and record development and progress of the individual employee including helping to set targets and completing regular reviews with the people we support.
• To take ownership of your own personal development, to be supervised by your line manager on a monthly basis and to commit to attending training and development opportunities identified for your role.
• To carry out all other duties associated within the role of Garden Support Worker, as directed by the Garden Coordinator or Social Enterprise Manager including providing holiday cover for other Green Acre staff or assisting with other garden groups.
• To be happy to lone work alongside your supported team of gardeners.

Job description

Style Acre in the United Kingdom seeks a Garden Support Worker for Green Acre to provide direct support to people with learning disabilities and autism, helping them learn gardening skills, tool safety, and develop professionalism in the workplace.

You will be a proactive team member, able to work calmly with a small group at each garden and, when needed, provide transport between local sites using the garden transit van. Training is provided and development is encouraged.