Patch Manager Bristol

ROOTS Allotments; West of England; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

ROOTS Allotments in Bristol is seeking a Patch Manager for Leigh Woods Meadows. You’ll be outdoors most days, guiding newcomers, running growing activities and maintaining the site. A car and driving licence help you transport gear to and from patch locations.

You’ll work roughly two days a week (16 hours) and be paid at the real Living Wage, rising as the site fills. The role suits someone with drive and people skills who enjoys community gardening.

Qualifications

• Nature lover with enthusiasm for growing your own produce.
• Driving license and access to a car are preferred.
• Comfortable with basic computer tasks and registrations.

Responsibilities

• Teach and guide members to grow on site.
• Welcome and assist new members starting their patch.
• Maintain the site and support events like seed swaps.
• Coordinate with local community to engage growers and educators.
• Keep the patch areas tidy and welcoming for visitors.

Skills

Nature lover

Growing your own

Driving license

Car ownership

Computer skills

People person

Seasonal growing experience

Job description

Operations# Patch Manager BristolBristolPart-time£11,200 - £33,600## About This RoleMost people wait years for a council allotment. At Roots they turn up and start growing. You would be the person who makes that happen at Leigh Woods Meadows in Bristol.We think this is the best job at Roots. You are outdoors for nearly all of it, on a site full of people who are genuinely pleased to be there, and how the place feels is largely down to you. Some days that is mowing and watering. Some days it is showing a nervous new member which way up a seed potato goes. Some days it is talking the yoga teacher, the beekeeper or the person who bakes into putting something on for everyone.Two days a week, 16 hours, paid at the real Living Wage as a minimum. That is the Living Wage Foundation rate of £13.45 an hour, not the government minimum of £12.71. Above that floor your pay rises as the site fills. The bottom of the range is where a site starts. The top is what it pays once every patch is taken.A week on siteTeaching people to grow. Most members arrive having never grown anything and quietly expecting to fail, and your job is to make sure they do notGetting new members started on their patch, then going back to see how they are getting onRunning the things that make a growing year feel like one. Sowing days, seed swaps, and working out what to do with a glut of courgettes nobody can eatFinding the people locally who would add something to the site. Growers, beekeepers, ecologists, teachers, artists, whoever is nearby and interestedLooking after our flagship patches and the ones we donate to local schools, so there is always something worth showing someoneKeeping the site looking loved. Mowing, pruning, watering, edgingShowing people round who are thinking of joiningCleaning the toilets. Somebody has to, and on a good site it is nobody's job and everybody's.There is some work at a computer, but not much, and we would rather you were outside.What we are afterYou grow, and have done for a few seasons. You do not need to be an expert, but you should know what a bad year feels likeYou can teach it without making anyone feel stupidYou like people. You are the only Roots face most members ever meet, and a site takes its mood from whoever runs itYou will get stuck in. A mower, a strimmer, and a wheelbarrow with a flat tyreA driving licence and a car, because you will be shifting kit and materialsClose enough to Bristol to be on site properlyYou do not need horticultural qualifications. Our Patch Managers have come to us from teaching, nursing, hospitality, photography and running their own small businesses. What they have in common is that they grow, and people like being around them.## What We're Looking For* Nature lover* Enthusiastic about growing your own* Driving license + car* Computer skills* Charismatic people person* 2+ years/seasons growing experience* Bright, energetic and optimistic### Apply for This RoleReady to join the No Dig Revolution? We'd love to hear from you.Step 1 of 2Four quick questions about growing on the next screen.We'll review your application and get back to you within 5 working days.