Head Garden Volunteer Roles in Ilford, Greater London

MHA The Wilderness is a 7 acre heritage garden attached to MHA Hall Grange Care home in Croydon, London. The garden has been recently reclaimed and conserved. Our aim is to make it a peaceful haven for MHA Hall Grange residents, visitors, staff and local communities. As a Volunteer Gardener you will help our Head Gardener and other volunteers with the general upkeep of The Wilderness. 

Main activities:

• You’ll be working with a small friendly team throughout The Wilderness garden to help with the general upkeep.
• You’ll do tasks such as; watering, weeding, stimming, cutting and propagating
• You’ll keep the grounds accessible for all with ongoing maintenance and clear areas for access throughout the seasons
• You’ll be familiar with and to adhere MHA’s Health and Safety Policies and policies relating to your volunteering role.

The Benefits for you:

• Boost Confidence
• Keep socially active
• Give back to the residents and the community
• Keep Fit and healthy
• Gain experience to add to your CV
• Develop skills and knowledge of trees and plants

Desirable Qualities:

We need our volunteers to be:

• At least 16 years old
• Enthusiastic 
• Able to set time aside for activity regularly
• A good team player

What training and support will be provided:

• We will provide you with a full induction for the role
• Training on safeguarding, health and safety and other training and updating of skills and knowledge relevant to the role as appropriate
• Ongoing support from a named contact
• Out of pocket expenses in accordance with MHA’s Expenses Policy

Times and Commitment

• Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays from 10am-1pm. We could also arrange alterative days based on your availability with prior agreement with the Head Gardener.
• We ask you to be able to commit on a regular basis
• We ask that you make a minimum of six months commitment to this role

* Please note- we can only accept applications for volunteers who live in the UK