Gardening and Allotments Volunteer

The role is to support the development of a gardening group with tenants at Pears Court retirement living in Sandringham. Working with the tenants to design, plan, plant, and maintain raised beds and allotments and to encourage and support tenants to get involved. You can volunteer to come in regularly once a week if you would like, or more or less – whatever works best for you!

Gardening and being outdoors in nature is a great way to promote well‑being and you will have the opportunity to make an impact and connect with older people in your community.

• An experienced gardener, preferably have (or used to have) an allotment
• Ability to explain and demonstrate clearly
• Confidently engage with a diverse range of people and enjoy helping others
• A strong understanding and of issues that affect people in later life
• Reliability, consistency, and dependability
• Good conversational and listening skills with a clear speaking voice
• Patience, empathy, and a non‑judgemental attitude
• The ability to work independently but also stay within the role’s boundaries – recognising what should and shouldn’t be done and when to seek advice or report concerns

• Provide you with access to a Volunteer Handbook and all Policies and Procedures.
• Provide Induction Training:
  Getting to know Jewish Care, Communication & Disability Awareness, Boundaries & Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Health & Safety, GDPR.
• Provide on the job induction.

As well as helping others you’ll get the chance to develop skills, build confidence and make new friends.

• Enhance the lives of older people, making a real difference to the Jewish Community we support.
• Be part of a great team and make new friends.
• Build your confidence and develop transferable skills.
• Access to a comprehensive training programme designed for the social care environment.
• Gain valuable experience and enhance your CV.

Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social community based services to the Jewish community through community centre, residential homes, specialist day services for people with dementia and mental health, home care, social work, family carers and community support and information and advice. Our services are delivered to 7000 people through a diverse work force of 1100 paid staff and 2800 volunteers.

Volunteers are involved in all areas of our business from board games with clients to board room decision making. We value the contribution of our volunteers through personal development programmes, public recognition and thanks.