Patch Manager: Outdoor Grower & Community Site Lead (Cardiff)

ROOTS Allotments; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Roots Allotments Cardiff is seeking a Patch Manager for a part-time, outdoor role on our new site in Cardiff. You will be outdoors most of the time, guiding members, showing how growth works, and coordinating community activities.

A driving license and car are required to move kit, and you will teach and support a diverse group of gardeners from beginners to enthusiasts. You’ll work two days per week (16 hours), paid at the real Living Wage, with incremental pay as the site fills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years/seasons growing experience.
• Driving licence + car.
• Bright, energetic and optimistic.
• Nature lover and enjoy growing your own.

Responsibilities

• Teach people to grow and support new members.
• Get new members started on their patch and follow their progress.
• Run community activities: sowing days, seed swaps, and harvest planning.
• Find locals to contribute: growers, beekeepers, ecologists, teachers, artists.
• Look after flagship patches and donations to local schools.
• Keep the site well maintained: mowing, pruning, watering, edging.
• Show visitors around to prospective members and keep toilets clean.

Skills

Growing experience

Driving license

Computer skills

People skills

Nature lover

Job description

Roots Allotments Cardiff is seeking a Patch Manager for a part-time, outdoor role on our new site in Cardiff. You will be outdoors most of the time, guiding members, showing how growth works, and coordinating community activities.

A driving license and car are required to move kit, and you will teach and support a diverse group of gardeners from beginners to enthusiasts. You’ll work two days per week (16 hours), paid at the real Living Wage, with incremental pay as the site fills.