Gardening Volunteer

Gardening Volunteer

Posted for St. Oswald's Hospice

Posted by Volunteer Centre Newcastle

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We are looking to find some green-fingered volunteers to support the maintenance and development of our beautiful outdoor spaces at St Oswald’s Hospice.

Volunteers will be involved in a variety of practical gardening tasks and we can discuss the weekdays and times that suit you.

The Gardening Volunteer role will suit someone with a keen interest, and some gardening knowledge and experience. You will be playing a key part in creating safe and welcoming places for our patients and their families to enjoy.

The main tasks of the role are lawn / shrub maintenance; planting and weeding; composting; and watering. There are also a variety of other horticultural tasks, as required, across mixed shrub and herbaceous borders, raised beds and planters, lawns, hedges, trees, pathways, a children's play garden and a variety of courtyard gardens.

There are also opportunities to contribute to the development of the gardens.

What skills do I need?

The Personal Qualities / Skills / Experience required for the role are:

• Gardening experience / knowledge
• An enthusiastic and flexible approach
• An ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• The ability to carry out tasks that involve occasional heavy manual handling / strenuous tasks is beneficial, however it is not essential for this role