Garden support Preston Adult Disability Day Services

Garden support Preston Adult Disability Day Services

Do you love gardening? Preston Adult Disability Day Services  are seeking enthusiastic Gardening Support Volunteers to help maintain their garden and have the ability to gently encourage their service users by getting them to support with easy gardening tasks.

Adult Disability Day Services operate using quality services which are provided in a safe way for all service users, staff, volunteers, and visitors.

The benefits of having a well maintained area is essential to their person centred support care.

This role is weather dependent and up to 3 hours per week.

Please speak to a member of staff before applying to ensure it’s suitable for you.

You must be willing to go through an induction process and relevant background checks; this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Tasks:

• Be encouraged to assist service users to tend to small areas of the garden e.g. planting & maintaining spring/summer pots and baskets.
• To include general maintenance and basic garden DIY
• If required, you will spend some time chatting to service users helping to combat their feelings of loneliness
• Help to brighten up their day
• Log your volunteering hours monthly on-line
• Complete training relevant to role

Required Qualities:

• Good knowledge of garden plants, gardening / planting / DIY
• Be a good communicator and listener
• Be committed to providing a good reliable service
• Be patience and understanding
• Be friendly & approachable
• Have a caring nature
• Awareness of confidentiality