Volunteer Gardener

Overview

Our community gardens are a preventative mental health and wellbeing service to support

those affected by mental health issues in their recovery, by providing a range of activities which reduce isolation.

You will have a key role in supporting the Co-ordinator to deliver of this service by participating

in service promotional activities and supporting participants with physical or learning difficulties to enjoy maintaining our outdoor therapeutic sites.

Duties

· Work closely with the Facilitator to support service users with special needs or physical difficulties.

· Help to ensure the sessions are delivered are set up to a good standard in advance with a range of activities, equipment is clean and facilities used are cleared down after daily use.

· Inform and liaise closely with the line manager regarding any concerns about the wellbeing or welfare of any person attending the sessions.

· Provide practical and personalised one to one support to community members, maintaining clear boundaries, to enable them to set and achieve their own goals towards improved health and wellbeing.

· Provide information and signposting to attendees for health, employment, housing, welfare advice, social care and other services in Medway.

· Assist with any events and fundraising activities to help Sunlight Development Trust.

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person