Gardening Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - The Active Wellbeing Society

The Active Wellbeing Society

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

-Pay: £10.90 per hour + annual leave allowance

Working hours:

On average 24 hours - applicants must be flexible to work across the week (Monday - Sunday during the day times).

You will receive 4 hours employability training each week.

Working pattern:
Days to be planned during onboarding/ to suit delivery

Contract type:
Fixed term contract for 6-8 weeks up until 08/09/2023

Ideal start date: 07/07/2023

No of positions: 3

Location:
Birmingham wide - you must be happy to travel across Birmingham as you may rotate around different locations throughout this contract

Eligibility criteria:
Applicants must be aged between 16-24 years.

The Active Wellbeing Society is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference - whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities, we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

Grow and Connect is a newly formed team, sowing the seeds for a brighter future.

We are busy developing streams of work across Birmingham that seek to connect people to green spaces and inspire and motivate people to enjoy the benefits of nature.

The roleinvolves supporting various projects as they develop; there will be opportunities to work alongside members of the team to support the public and referred clients with landscaping, planting, composting and general horticultural work, nature-based crafts and enjoying time in the outdoors.

Future plans, include setting up mini-workshops (such as seed planting & composting workshops) and growing sessions for members of the community.

We'd love for you to bring ideas and your own expertise to these.

This is a well rounded job opportunity that will encourage growth and learning via a range of methods. This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to gain valuable experience of working alongside communities.

You will gain valuable work skills and receive bespoke employability training to compliment the day to day work you will be involved with.

MAIN DUTIES

-Support delivery of face-to-face community activities.

Directly work with communities to ensure their full inclusion and collaboration.
You will need to be comfortable working in all weather conditions and travel across the city is imperative.
Being responsive and flexible to the needs of the program

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

-Keen interest in gardening and greening -Willingness and ability to travel to locations across the city and to be punctual and reliable.

An innovative thinker, able to show empathy and confidence when dealing with members of the public.
Be a good listener, treat people with kindness and be nonjudgemental.
An understanding and commitment to the principles of diversity and equality.
A flexible approach to working hours.

APPLICATION DETAILS
Please submit a Cover Letter and CV addressing the experience you have had relevant to the 'Main Duties' and the 'Knowledge & Skills' sections of the advert, but as a minimum please address how you meet the following essential criteria which will be weighted highly in the first sift of shortlisting:

Keen interest in gardening and greening (Essential)
Volunteering experience in similar role (Desirable)
Strong communication skills particularly working with families and children (Desirable)
Empathy and understanding towards communities who access our services (Essential)
Ability to travel across Birmingham to various events (Essential)

Interview date:
Thursday 25th May 2023
Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked prior to starting.

Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 2 months

Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary:
£10.90 per hour

Benefits: