Volunteer Gardener (Southampton)

We are looking for a keen gardener to volunteer alongside the people we support to manage our garden, learn a range of gardening skills and develop a love for gardening!

Activities will include:

• Developing and maintaining a very large garden to make it an enjoyable space for everyone to enjoy
• Helping the people we support to take part in gardening activities and learning new skills
• Building friendships with the people we support and encouraging involvement \d in the garden environment.
• Helping with ideas for adaptations to make the garden easily accessible for all

We're looking for someone who:

• Has good gardening skills and knowledge
• Friendly and a good listener
• Reliable/dependable
• Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism
• Willing to commit to volunteer regularly

A DBS check and two character references will be required. 

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer:

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.

Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:

• Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses)
• Comprehensive support from professional, friendly and trained Dimensions staff
• Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion
• An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector

Want to apply for this role?

If you’d like to be a Dimensions volunteer, please get in touch!