Greenfingers Garden Ambassador Role - Carlisle, Oswestry, The Wirral

Time Commitment

1 day per month - per hospice garden

Remuneration

£200.00 per day, including travel

Location

We are currently looking to appoint one Garden Ambassador for each of the following three locations:

• Carlisle
• Oswestry
• The Wirral

About the Role

Greenfingers is a national charity dedicated to creating magical, therapeutic gardens for life-limited children and their families and carers to improve their time spent in hospices across the UK. We create beautiful, well-designed outdoor spaces. Whilst many people may take for granted the simple pleasure of being able to enjoy a garden, for these children, their siblings and their families, the chance to spend time together outdoors and away from the bedside is precious.

Over the last 25 years, Greenfingers has designed and built over 70 gardens in children’s hospices, and this is where we need your support. As a Garden Ambassador, you will support the Greenfingers Garden(s) in your local area.

To ensure our garden support calendar is managed, you will work with hospices in your area to ensure their Greenfingers Garden is well-maintained and continues to be a usable space by:

• Guiding the Garden design to maturity in the spirit of the design
• Liaising with the relevant team within the hospice
• Gaining trust and building a working relationship with the Hospice Garden Volunteers
• Providing support and guidance to hospice volunteers, as appropriate.
• Overseeing Greenfingers corporate garden volunteering days
• Providing monthly status reports, highlighting issues and recommending solutions

This is an exciting and new role for the charity, which may suit a presently self-employed Gardener looking to expand their portfolio by supporting a hospice garden into the future.

Requirements for the role:

• Practical hands-on Garden Maintenance experience
• Plant Knowledge
• Own Transport & Full Driving License
• Public Liability Insurance
• Ability to work with others
• IT skills: Word, Excel, Outlook
• DBS Check

Contact Neil Sewell, Operations Director in the first instance, with CV and covering letter

Tel: 01296 250225
Email: Neil@greenfingerscharity.org.uk
Greenfingers Charity
9 Station Approach, Wendover, Aylesbury HP22 6BN