Allotment Maintenance and landscaper Stoke Mandeville-Wycombe Hospital & Brookside Clinic [...]

Summary of Role

The Growing Healthy Project is developing garden and allotment sites for staff, patients, and the community to work on. We are looking to develop a team of volunteers with practical skills to help with tasks such as building planters, making composters, maintaining or building a shed, and other practical aspects of an allotment.

Working alongside other volunteers and under the Growing Healthy team, you could learn new skills, share your knowledge, experience the feel-good factor of growing and gardening, make a difference, and enjoy healthy food that you have grown!

This could be a great way to share your skills, build your experience, and improve your prospects while making a positive difference.

1. Key Tasks:

Maintenance and construction of items in the allotment and gardens, including but not limited to:

• Making raised beds and other items (e.g., nets, composters, shed, greenhouse)
• Developing the site's accessibility
• Making planters, benches, and other wooden items
• Painting and staining items
• Maintaining tools
• Involvement in all gardening and growing activities

We welcome volunteers to contribute ideas to improve the garden space further.

1. Desired Skills and Experience:

• Trades, DIY, or maintenance background
• Interest in gardening
• Self-starter
• Physically fit; able to stand/walk in the garden for up to 2 hours
• Self-motivated; able to identify and complete tasks independently
• Friendly and approachable
• Understanding of the importance of commitment
• Ability to work as a team with other volunteers and colleagues
• Good communication skills
• Understanding and application of CARE values

1. What You Can Provide to a Prospective Volunteer:

• Support from the Growing Healthy team
• Local induction
• Being part of a friendly team
• An opportunity to practice and enhance gardening skills
• Opportunity to give back to the NHS
• Develop or maintain independence

You can apply online at: http://bttr.im/hoduc