POSITION: GARDEN SUPPORT WORKER

RESPONSIBLE TO: GARDENING MANAGER

PURPOSE: To provide the support and skills development necessary to ensure individuals with learning disabilities and autism succeed in achieving their aim of working for Style Acre’s garden maintenance social enterprise, Green Acre.

To provide direct support for people working for Green Acre, helping people to learn gardening skills and tool safety, and to develop professionalism and confidence in the workplace.

To be a proactive and positive member of the Green Acre team, working in a flexible and calm way to manage a small group at each garden.

To provide transport for the team between the local gardens by driving the garden transit van.

To use your gardening knowledge to inspire others or be keen to learn garden maintenance skills such as mowing, hedge cutting, pruning, planting and weeding, in order to inspire others.

To have, or to develop an understanding of the...