It is fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Are you a keen gardener? Do you feel passionate about helping people? If yes, we could have the perfect volunteer role for you: supporting one of our mental health services to create a calming green space for clients and staff to enjoy. The garden is currently overgrown and needs a bit of TLC from someone dedicated. We are particularly looking for someone with an understanding of mental health and working with vulnerable adults, who is compassionate and has good boundaries.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
- South Camden-Monday- Sunday, can be very flexible with timings, 4-6 hours per week.
In this role, you will be supporting us with all or some of the following tasks:
• Supporting clients to learn at their own pace and take pride in their achievements. • Planning the gardening sessions to meet the needs of the participants and take a creative approach to how these are facilitated. • Facilitating regular gardening sessions for our clients. • Teaching clients how to grow plants/herbs/vegetables. • Empowering clients to care for their garden. • Liaising with the staff around maintenance, ordering seeds etc. • Maintaining the garden to keep the space tidy and accessible to residents (e.g. weeding, lawn mowing, weeding, trimming, pruning, and clearing up leaves) • Operating tools including lawnmower and hedge trimmers.