Postcode Gardener

We are recruiting for our new project - THE HACKNEY BUZZLINE

Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. The Hackney Buzzline is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 

Thanks to National Lottery players, we will create a four km pollinator corridor connecting four parks in Hackney through three social housing estates. The parks are local sites of importance for nature conservation. We will build the corridor by sowing wildflower meadows, planting flower beds and creating ‘stepping-stone’ habitats and monitoring their impact on pollinator diversity. We will involve schools, youth hubs, community groups and residents living in Hackney to help us carry out the planting projects and survey the bees, butterflies and moths that visit the Hackney Buzzline. The project will last three years (May 2024 - March 2027, subject to project funding being in place).

We are recruiting to fill two new roles - The Project Manager & Community Ecologist, and The Postcode Gardener 

The Postcode Gardener

The Postcode Gardener will deliver a community planting programme, which will allow us to build the Hackney Buzzline over three years in support of Hackney’s Local Nature Recovery Plan. We will create our flower-rich pollinator corridor in four Hackney parks, within school and community centre grounds, on social housing estates, and beside walking and cycling paths to help boost the physical health and mental wellbeing of Hackney residents. 

Key tasks for The Postcode Gardener will include:

1. Helping to improve the natural heritage in Hackney, by providing gardening activities and horticultural support for residents in the borough, focusing on increasing pollinator diversity and abundance.
2. Setting up and delivering pollinator-planting and habitat-creation projects, structured in 6-12 weekly session blocks for community groups, schools and residents living along the Hackney Buzzline.
3. Engaging and supporting a wide range of people to take part in gardening sessions, particularly those who are underrepresented in traditional environmental activities.
4. Providing hands-on training and practical experience for participants and volunteers, supporting them to gain new skills in sustainable gardening.
5. Support community hubs to understand how to maintain the pollinator habitats created along the Hackney Buzzline in the future.

The Postcode Gardener post is part time, three days per week, which will occasionally include some weekend and evening work.

For further details on the project and to apply for the role, please visit our website.

Deadline for applications is Monday 22nd April at 9 am and interviews will take place during the week commencing 29th April 2024.