Volunteer Gardener

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change. 

Pendle is a short-term mental health recovery house for Hertfordshire residents experiencing a crisis. We provide a safe, welcoming environment where people can stabilise, regain confidence, and access tailored support without the need for hospital admission.

As a Gardening Volunteer, you will help develop and run gardening activity sessions at our service. These sessions aim to support residents in their recovery journey by encouraging participation in outdoor, hands-on activities that promote wellbeing, routine, and social interaction. You will work alongside staff and residents to co-create a welcoming and inclusive gardening space.

• Teaching basic gardening skills in an inclusive and accessible way
• Supporting residents with hands-on activities such as planting, weeding, composting, and harvesting.
• Helping to plan and deliver seasonal gardening sessions (e.g. spring planting, autumn tidy-up).
• Maintaining the garden space to ensure it remains safe, welcoming, and vibrant — including watering, pruning, and general tidying.
• Assisting with the development of themed areas such as herb gardens, raised beds, and flower or vegetable plots.
• Accompanying residents on visits to garden centres or community green spaces.
• Bringing imagination and enthusiasm to help make the garden a therapeutic and enjoyable space for all.
• Encouraging teamwork, creativity, and shared ownership of the garden

• Hands-on gardening knowledge with an enthusiasm for helping others grow their skills
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to keep a track of multiple tasks and report back on progress
• Caring, understanding and non-judgmental approach towards people with lived experience and using mental health services
• Confident to contact people by email / phone
• Reliable, with good time keeping
• Able to work as part of a team, on own initiative and to instruction
• A genuine interest in being part of the mission and vision of Waythrough
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, adhere to Waythrough policies and media guidelines, engage in supervision, and complete relevant training (including on safeguarding, boundaries, cyber security, DEIB and health & safety)

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support. 

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme  - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk 

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Please note that while this role has a stated closing date, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high number of applications.

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