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Sydenham Garden
Sydenham, London
Posted: 19 Apr 2024
Deadline: 2 Jun 2024
Compensation: N/A
Volunteer
Job description
This volunteer role is an important part in helping to enable residents of social housing to connect with local green spaces and to improve their wellbeing, mental health and social connections.
The basic role requirement is to have an interest in volunteering with people from a wide range of backgrounds who face barriers to accessing green spaces, helping the project facilitator to create an inclusive and welcoming environment. You will need to have an interest in gardening and working outside.
This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, as you may be involved in working with vulnerable adults.
Role Description
Application information
Full job description and application form available online: Community Growing Project Volunteer – Sydenham Garden
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About Sydenham Garden
Our Organisation Sydenham Garden, based in Lewisham in South-East London, is a unique wellbeing centre utilising its gardens, nature reserve and activity rooms to help people in their recovery from mental and physical ill-health. We provide nature and arts based creative, social and therapeutic activities for co-workers (the name we give to our primary beneficiaries).
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