Gardening Volunteer
Organisation role · Flexible hours
Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1DA, United Kingdom
Community & familyHealthWellbeing
Orwell Housing Association Ltd
#74906
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Contact person
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Summary
We are seeking volunteers to help maintain our communal garden space at our female supported housing project.Detailed description
You will be helping us
· to maintain our communal garden spaces, by making them an inviting place for our service users and visitors to enjoy
· by planting, weeding, carrying out general tidying-up and discussing ideas
· to support our service users to grow their own vegetables and develop new skills by assisting them to participate in a range of garden maintenance activities
About Orwell Housing Association Ltd
Orwell is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered social landlord managing over 3,500 properties across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and North Essex. The majority of our housing stock is general needs housing comprising mainly rental properties for families, couples and individuals in housing need.
Orwell also manages and provides support and care services to people living in alms-houses, sheltered housing schemes, extra care housing schemes for older people, hostels and flats for young and homeless people and refuges for women fleeing domestic abuse. We also own a number of supported living schemes for adults with learning difficulties. We have schemes and projects across the region.
We employ over 700 employees including relief and casual workers, and up to 50 volunteers.
We have recently been awarded Gold in The Healthy Workplace Award, are an Investors in People (IiP) Silver accredited organisation and are a Disability Confident Leader.
Orwell also manages and provides support and care services to people living in alms-houses, sheltered housing schemes, extra care housing schemes for older people, hostels and flats for young and homeless people and refuges for women fleeing domestic abuse. We also own a number of supported living schemes for adults with learning difficulties. We have schemes and projects across the region.
We employ over 700 employees including relief and casual workers, and up to 50 volunteers.
We have recently been awarded Gold in The Healthy Workplace Award, are an Investors in People (IiP) Silver accredited organisation and are a Disability Confident Leader.