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📃 This volunteer opportunity will help to create vibrant, green spaces for residents to relax and enjoy the outdoors.

Our aged care facility is home to residents who appreciate the calming and uplifting effects of a well-kept garden.  As a Garden Guru, your work will bring joy and cheerfulness to the community by transforming our gardens into beautiful and peaceful areas, allowing residents to experience the positive effects of nature and a colorful environment.

Your contribution helps ensure our staff can focus on resident care, while you share the joy of gardening with our community.

📍Location:  BlueCare, Kingaroy Canowindra Aged Care, 43 Windsor Circle Kingaroy QLD 4610 

👉🏼 About Us: Great team to work with. Beautiful gardens and lawns to assist with manicuring. 

✅ What you’ll be doing:
▪️ Planting and maintaining flowers, shrubs, and other greenery in communal garden areas
▪️ Watering, pruning, and caring for plants to ensure the garden remains vibrant
▪️ Assisting with outdoor beautification projects like weeding, mulching, and tidying up
▪️ Engaging residents in light gardening activities, encouraging social interaction
▪️ Creating pleasant outdoor spaces where residents can relax and enjoy nature

🎁 What’s in it for you?
▪️ Experience the joy of making a meaningful difference
▪️ Improve mental health and personal well-being through outdoor activity
▪️ Enjoy social interaction with others, including residents and staff

🕑 Times: 7.30am - 3pm Negotiable 
💍 Commitment: 1-2 hours weekly 

📅 Days: ["Weekdays"] 

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include:
▪️ A love for the outdoors and gardening
▪️ Friendly and approachable, able to engage with residents
▪️ Willingness to help with a range of gardening tasks
▪️ Good physical fitness and mobility

☑️ We’ll need to do the following checks before you start:

▪️ Reference Checks

▪️ National Police check

🚙 Transport and Parking Options:
▪️["▪ Onsite parking and/or free public parking is available"] 

♿ This role is accessible for people using: ["▪ This facility is not accessible"]
▪️ Suitable for volunteers with good mobility and an interest in outdoor activities

UnitingCare values diversity in our organisation and we have some principles in place that will help to promote both inclusion and access.  If you have any other accessibility requirements, please discuss these at the time of the interview.