Gardens

2 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospice Full time

**Role**: Gardens

**Location**: East Lancashire Hospice

**Accountable to**: Maintenance Coordinator

(They will be your main point of contact while

volunteering. They will provide you with the support

and supervision necessary for you to perform your role)

**Role requirements**: Two Satisfactory references

Enhanced DBS check (an enhanced DBS check will only be required for those roles which involve regular, unsupervised contact with patients)

**Role Summary**:
Under supervision and direction of Maintenance staff, to participate in the annual programmed and ad hoc grounds and garden maintenance work within the hospice surroundings.

**When we need you to be available**:
**Monday - AM/PM**

**Tuesday - AM/PM**

**Wednesday - AM/PM**

**Thursday - AM/PM**

**Friday - AM/PM**

**Skills, knowledge, abilities and qualities**:

- Experience of general gardening and maintenance
- Good communication skills
- To interact as part of a team

**What we would like you to do**:

- General gardening task including:

- Prune and caring for shrubs and plants as necessary
- Clean and maintain the water features within the garden area
- Weeding flower beds and mowing of lawns
- Planting and maintaining vegetable plots
- Helping to maintain the garden tools, garden buildings, including sheds
- Moving garden furniture and equipment when required
- Helping with the care and treatment of garden furniture and wood fencing
- Sweeping of paths
- Preparation of hanging baskets and pots for the summer season
- Watering of plants etc

**General Requirements**:

- Undertake training and development applicable to the role.
- Be friendly, respectful and courteous to patients, visitors, staff, customers and other volunteers at all times
- To ensure the information you have access to as part of your role is kept secure and confidential.
- Work at all times to safeguard the rights of individuals promoting their wellbeing and protecting those at risk from harm by advising staff of any concerns.
- Act in a way that upholds the hospice’s values which are:

- Patients are individuals and have a right to respect, privacy, dignity and choice
- Staff and volunteers are vital to the hospice’s success, and it is their contribution which provides the hospice with its quality service and reputation
- Our services should be focused on meeting our patients’ requirements
- Value for money is achieved making the most effective use of available resources
- Ensure effective use of hospice resources

**Equality and Diversity**

**Review of this description**:
This role description is intended as an outline of general areas of activities and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the hospice.

**Interested?**

If you would like to apply, please download, complete and return an Application **Form**. Alternatively should you wish to speak to someone for more information, please call the **Recruitment Team on 01254 965833


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