Job Description
The Volunteer Gardening Team Member plays an important part in ensuring the garden areas are safe and enjoyable for all community members, visiting agencies, staff, volunteers and officers. More broadly, we believe an inspiring and welcoming garden contributes to community wellbeing. Combining the practical and the aesthetic aspects of garden maintenance makes this role very satisfying for those who enjoy creating beautiful, peaceful and bountiful spaces, as well as neatness and order.
Key responsibilities:
Gardening activities: Applying a wealth of gardening knowledge and experience to regular maintenance such as sweeping, raking, mowing, weeding, pruning, mulching, composting and watering, as well as ongoing seasonal tasks to keep the harvest garden productive and pest-free.
Garden projects: Using vision, creativity and some project and budgeting management, consult with manager to plan and build garden beds, paths, and other garden features.
Garden equipment: Bringing a good dose of responsibility, ensure tools and equipment are properly checked, used and stored, with particular attention to ensuring they are maintained in safe working order at all times.
Qualifications and skills (desired/required):
Knowledge and experience in plants, soils, seasonal maintenance and small gardening projects is required
Confident using and caring for gardening tools and equipment
Level of fitness to undertake gardening activities, including digging and lifting soil
Good communication skills, both listening to and conveying information/ideas/suggestions
Qualifications and skills (desired/required):
Experience in cleaning highly regarded, or a keen desire to learn
A good understanding of the safe and effective use of cleaning products and equipment
Good communication skills
Background check requirements:
Background checks play an important part in our commitment to being a safe organisation. Below is what is required for this role.
There may be times where this role has potential contact with children, therefore may require a Working with Children Check/Working with Vulnerable People Check
As this role involves access to equipment and property, sometimes after office/centre hours, it may require a Police Check