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Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Female Gardening Tutor

West Hampstead Women's Centre
West Hampstead, London

Posted: 19 Mar 2025

Deadline: 7 Apr 2025

Compensation: £25 per hour

Paid Part-time Fixed term / contract

Job description

The Role:

Teaching basic gardening skills to our women only gardening class: How to use organic methods to prepare the ground, sow seeds, transplant seedlings, plant, cultivate, tend and harvest vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit.  How to maintain existing flowers, shrubs and trees in the Centre’s front space, rear garden and street planters, and to lead external trips for the group.

Possibility to run extra sessions if you have seasonal skills such as foraging, making natural cosmetics, jam, chutney, cordial or Christmas wreaths.

Time and Date: 

• Weekly workshops at West Hampstead Women’s Centre (40 weeks per year, 3 hours per session, on either a Tuesday or Thursday to suit applicant, time tbc) £25 per hour.

Fixed-term 1-year contract with possibility to renew.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a combination of practical and theoretical gardening sessions to a group of women learners (mainly vulnerable and older ladies) at the centre.
• Design a seasonal vegetable growing plan and a yearly work schedule for the shrubs, flowers, herbs and trees.
• Plan interesting and informative activities and sessions, including trips to other gardens and growing spaces and rainy day sessions.
• Help create a positive and supportive atmosphere in which women are encouraged to communicate and respect each other.
• Help advertise and promote the Gardening Project. 
• Keep the spaces tidy and presentable, in a weed free and cultivated state, ensuring they are suitable for general use by the centre users.
• Work closely with centre staff on the general garden layout, maintain resources and equipment and provide a list of new items needed.
• Encourage participants to improve their confidence and learn new horticultural and gardening skills while meeting other women in the community.

Person Specification:

• Hold a gardening qualification or have considerable experience teaching gardening and food growing. Would also suit a student in the third year of their diploma who would like to gain experience.
• Well organised and reliable, with excellent time-management and planning skills.
• Experience of planning seasonally appropriate group activities and sessions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Positive and energetic attitude.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices.
• Desirable: Experience of working with community groups and/or volunteers, including vulnerable women and women from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds and abilities.

This role is open to women only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Application information

Apply by email including your CV and explaining why you want this role to susan@whwc.org.uk

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