Gardening Volunteer

Our Gardener Volunteers support our homes by helping to maintain their outdoor spaces through weeding, pruning and planting, so that the people we support can enjoy spending time in a beautiful environment. We are currently looking for volunteer gardeners for one of our services, who can support with the following tasks: Create planters Provide general maintenance of our gardens Watering, planting, weeding and pruning Maintaining flower beds Creating/improving/maintaining our sensory garden spaces Skills required In order to become one of our gardener volunteers you will be: Knowledgeable about plants Confident using gardening equipment Punctual and reliable Friendly and approachable. Training required for this role (all delivered vis e-learning) Safeguarding H&S Manual Handling How to be Eye Care Aware Fire Safety Infection Control Data Security and Confidentiality First Aid All these courses will take approximately 40-60 minutes, apart from the First Aid which is 2 hours. Benefits This is a fantastic opportunity to give something positive back to society and have a direct impact on people’s lives. Gardening is a great way to get out and about, stay fit and meet new people. Volunteers can claim travel expenses About us Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799! We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people to find paid employment for the very first time. SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.