Community Gardener

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Community Gardener with a proven track record of coordinating engaging, educational and accessible horticulture projects for the local community.

This is a varied and exciting role with the opportunity to maintain and develop a beautiful, versatile garden alongside a small and supportive team.

If you think this is the role for you please download our application pack and follow the instructions closely to apply. 

Main purposes of the job:

• To work with the team to develop and facilitate therapeutic placements for people with learning disabilities, mental ill health and long term health conditions.
• To plan, organise and facilitate volunteering sessions and community courses including monthly Saturday volunteering sessions, and regular corporate volunteer work days.
• To involve the diverse local community of Hackney and neighbouring boroughs in activities at St Mary’s Secret Garden with an emphasis on individuals and communities who may otherwise be excluded, particularly disabled and learning disabled people, and people with mental ill health and long term health conditions.
• To use horticulture and other knowledge relating to growing and caring for plants, nature conservation, garden maintenance and landscaping to engage with people, encourage learning and promote health and wellbeing.
• To promote the social care and training aspects of horticulture to community groups, and individuals in the London Borough of Hackney and beyond.
• To work flexibly within our small team to support each other, to assist with the physical maintenance and general organisation of SMSG ensuring that the garden is cared for, open and accessible to the wider local community.
• To proactively develop SMSG as a resource for the local community, creating and facilitating new projects.

Application pack including full job description and person specification here:

https://www.stmaryssecretgarden.org.uk/how-to-help/jobsandvolunteering/

Please apply for this role by sending a CV and covering letter in a Word doc to recruitment@stmarysgarden.org.uk along with our equal opportunities monitoring form. We will only shortlist candidates who clearly match their skills and experience to each point of the person specification.

We recognise the lack of diversity in this sector and particularly encourage applications from people of colour.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 4th February 2024 at 11pm, interviews are currently scheduled for February.