Light Gardening Volunteers - Gables - # 169073

About this opportunity

Essential Criteria:

• Own transport or capacity to organise
• Working with children check (Over 18’s)
• Completed Volunteer form and undertaken volunteer induction
• Check-in/sign in to centre upon arrival and departure EACH time the centre is attended
• Use of appropriate PPE when undertaking tasks (Some provided)

Desirable Criteria:

• General plant/gardening knowledge.
• Weekly/fortnightly availability to maintain gardens around buildings & in high traffic areas.

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to follow verbal instructions or follow a written list of tasks
• Ability to work alone or in small groups
• Be able to walk unaided on uneven ground.
• Capacity to communicate with other people around the centre (including participants)

Duties & Task Examples:

• Weeding
• Planting cuttings
• Fertilising
• Watering garden beds
• Assisting with new plant selection/planting
• Getting up and down in the garden beds
• Bagging garden waste to be removed or adding to the compost pile
• Put away any equipment used and store it correctly

We have a COVIDSafe plan and training in place. This includes the use QR codes, social distancing and attendance protocols

Benefits: Come along and join our centre as a Volunteer to find enjoyment by working alongside our horses and participants. We work in a fun, rural outdoor setting located in the Hawkesbury District, NSW.

Additional requirements

Driver's Licence (C) . Working with Children Check ^*.

Time Required

Approx 3 hour blocks

Suitable for

• Centrelink Volunteers
• Skilled Volunteers
• Work Experience
• Younger Volunteers, under 18

Type of work

• Disability Support
• Safety & Emergency Services
• Sport & Physical Activity
• Working with Animals

Training

Can be provided