Tuesday Gardening Volunteer

Tuesday Gardening Volunteer, Felbrigg - VH280; North Norfolk; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team of volunteers at a beautiful estate, where your love for gardening will shine. As a volunteer gardener, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the stunning gardens and parkland, ensuring they remain vibrant and welcoming for all visitors. You'll engage in hands-on tasks like planting and clearing, while also learning about health and safety procedures. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to conservation efforts and connect with nature in a supportive environment. Your commitment will help make a difference in the community and provide a rewarding experience for yourself and others.

Benefits

Training and induction provided

Travel expenses covered

Remote access to support and news

Opportunity to engage with nature

Qualifications

• Practical gardening skills and knowledge of plant care.
• Ability to work as part of a team and adapt to changing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with everyday practical tasks to maintain the garden.
• Provide friendly assistance to visitors and answer their questions.

Job description

Role:
If you love gardens, then you’ll know they need a lot of care and attention. Volunteer gardeners do practical work to help keep the gardens and parkland at Felbrigg in peak condition and looking eye catching.

You will be helping the gardening and estate team with everyday practical tasks to keep the garden looking its best.
Being a friendly face for visitors and answering any questions.
Helping with projects like new planting, clearing overgrown areas and other seasonal tasks.

You are important in making sure things run as smoothly as safely as possible– this includes getting to know health and safety and evacuation procedures
There might occasionally be some other activities that are of interest to you, that we could use your help with.
Being part of a team that may need to adapt to changing circumstances.

We want all our volunteers to feel welcome and to have an equally positive experience when volunteering with us. So, volunteers will:
Be provided with the necessary induction, training, equipment and reasonable adjustments to do this role well and safely
Be offered expenses to cover agreed travel costs between home and place of volunteering.
Have remote access to support, news and rotas via our volunteer website.

Time commitment:
Available at least once a fortnight – we are currently only looking for volunteers to help us out on Tuesdays

About the organisation:
At the National Trust we protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. We look after hundreds of houses and close to a million objects, along with vast areas of coastline, countryside, and green spaces, for everyone’s benefit. With our staff, members, volunteers, and supporters, we’re the biggest conservation charity in Europe. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference.

How to apply:If you are interested in this role and would like to apply or would like more information, contact the Volunteer Hub at Merchants’ Place –
E: [e-mail]
T: 01263 519454

Alternatively, you can complete an online registration form and your details will be sent to us directly. A link for the form can be found on our Volunteer Hub page on our website