Volunteer Gardener
Crossroads Care Kent
You don’t need to be a professional gardener, we welcome support from anyone who has time to give.
This role can be undertaken as a group (to enable you the opportunity to meet other volunteers) or individually. Full risk assessments will be undertaken of the home and equipment used for the gardening and details of tasks required provided prior to each assignment. You don’t need to be a professional gardener, we welcome support from anyone who has time to give.
Community Work,Conservation
Conservation, Listening, Talking To Others
SKILLS REQUIRED: Good communication, a good listener, empathy, and the ability to be non-judgmental. Full Training provided by Crossroads Care Kent as well as regular catch ups with your Volunteer Co-Ordinator.
An enormous sense of wellbeing and purpose and an increased understanding of those providing unpaid care, just giving an hour or more a week’s companionship and practical help can make a huge difference to an unpaid carer and who they care for. We want your experience to be enjoyable, rewarding and fulfilling. Travel expenses from volunteers’ home to clients home reimbursed.
It is the volunteers choice of how many hours but we suggest 1 hour minimum, we support clients for 12 weeks
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Across East Kent, including Canterbury, Thanet, Herne Bay, Whitstable, Folkestone, Dover/Deal, Romney Marsh and Ashford
Role opportunities take place in the community in a town local to you.
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