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Gardener/Outdoor Creative Volunteers

  • Aberlour Options - Aberdeen
  • VO96437

Description

Could you help create and maintain an innovative garden space for young people to use? Could you spare a few hours a week? We are currently looking for volunteers to create a fun, safe, sensory garden space and undertake garden maintenance for our children’s services.

Options Aberdeen provide short breaks and care at home for children and young people with a disability. Our services allow families to feel supported and take a break from their caring roles.

(NB: This role does not necessarily involve direct work with young people, but rather taking care of the garden for them to use. We are looking for volunteers who can take their own direction and use their own initiative, and you will be free to come to our centre out with the hours that the young people are there or, if you choose to, you can volunteer at times when they are there.)

-What will I be doing?
• Creating a fun, usable, safe gardening space
• Tree/ bush pruning, clearing leaves, weeding, planting and fence painting
• Creating outdoor features and a sensory space
• Creating a safe and innovative garden space to enable activities to take place.

-What skills can I bring to this role?
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain a safe and creative garden space
• Creativity
• Ability to follow strict Health and Safety rules

-What qualities do I need?
• Enjoy being outdoors and active
• A positive, can do approach
• Be enthusiastic, flexible and committed

-When will I be needed?
• A few hours per week/fortnight (Times to suit you)
• Minimum commitment of 6 months required.

-What will I gain from volunteering?
• A sense of satisfaction in helping children and young people create a homely, fun garden
• Practical experience of volunteering with in a creative environment
• Opportunity to home your skills
• Be part of a professional and supportive team
• Have FUN!

-What support will I be given?
• Induction Training
• Role specific training
• Expenses – all out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed
• Supervision and support from Service Staff.

A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. For further details please contact Kathaleen Harvey at email at email volunteering@aberlour.org.uk

Organisation aims and objectives

Aberlour Options Aberdeen provide short breaks and care at home for children and young people with a disability. Our services allow families to feel supported and take a break from their caring roles.

Frequency and commitment details

Flexible times available to help.

Restrictions

Travel details: Aberlour Options Aberdeen are based in Aberdeen City and serve the whole of the North East, if you live local or in the surrounding areas we would love to hear from you.
Minimum age: 18

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer,
Wheelchair Access/Disabled Access Toilet

Last updated 3 months ago

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