Horticultural Support Worker

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organization in Cambridge seeks a candidate to support adults with learning disabilities in a therapeutic environment that focuses on horticulture and retail. The role involves providing activities that foster independence and confidence while maintaining accurate records and support plans. Suitable applicants should have experience in similar settings and a passion for empowering individuals.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to support and encourage independence in others.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in various activities.
• Provide rota cover in the farm shop.
• Maintain accurate records and develop support plans.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop in Cambridge. You will work together with the Darwin Nursery and Farm Shop Team in delivering meaningful work experience and therapeutic activities in horticulture, animal husbandry, retail and catering.

Darwin Nurseries and farm shop is a therapeutic horticultural and retail workplace where adults with learning disabilities and mental health challenges can develop skills in horticulture, animal husbandry, retail and catering. In addition, they can gain confidence and independence to take a more active role in the community. To ensure adults with learning disabilities learn and progress to reach their potential, through meaningful activities in a horticultural and retail environment.

To provide work experience and meaningful activities in the growing of plants and fruit and vegetables, caring for farm animals and all aspects of working within a retail shop environment, and catering and café experience.

Responsibilities

• To support and encourage adults with learning disabilities to develop independence and confidence through horticulture, animal husbandry, retail and café/catering activities.
• To provide rota cover in the farm shop on Sundays.
• To maintain accurate records and develop person‑centred support plans, and objective setting and review.

About Our Organization

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Equal Opportunity

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Additional Information

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Sandie Cain
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01223293911