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Gardening Volunteer
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Sunderland
Part-time

Gardening Volunteer, Sunderland

  • Job Reference: 00004266-1
  • Date Posted: 22 September 2025
  • Recruiter: Centrepoint
  • Location: Sunderland
  • Salary: On Application
  • Role: Volunteer jobs
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Work hours: Part Time

Job Description

As a Gardening Volunteer, you'll be helping staff and young parents to make their garden space fantastic! We have communal, raised bed, and wildflower spaces. We'd love a passionate green fingered volunteer to develop a family friendly garden with us.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

  • Perform gardening duties including weeding, digging, pruning, planting, sweeping paths, removing weeds, cleaning, general repairs and ad hoc duties as assigned.
  • Help maintain the gardens and grounds in a good condition together with various displays of plants.
  • Assist with planning and development of garden and grounds.
  • Someone who can pass on skills and passion to young parents

ESSENTIAL

  • Passionate and knowledgeable about gardening and maintenance
  • Good levels of numeracy and literacy
  • IT competent - able to use Microsoft Office including Microsoft Teams
  • Ability to communicate confidently and clearly with young people, other volunteers and staff
  • Ability to remain calm when involved with challenging individuals and situations
  • Understanding of the issues – practical and emotional – facing young people
  • Understanding of the importance of teamwork and a strong commitment to being part of a team
  • Be reliable and have a positive outlook
  • A commitment to demonstrating Centrepoint’s values

What do we offer you?

  • Opportunity to make a difference to the environment of our young parents

  • Structured induction and training

  • Ongoing support and supervision from the Volunteering Team

  • Ongoing support and supervision from supervisor

  • Access to further training

  • Travel and other reasonable expenses reimbursed