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

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 colourful environment.

Your contribution helps ensure our staff can focus on caring for the people we serve, while you share the joy of gardening with our community.

📍Location: BlueCare, A5 Flametree Central - Rangeview Respite Centre, 156 Rangeview Place, Ashgrove 4060

👉🏼 About Us: Our respite centre is a welcoming community surrounded by peaceful bushland and open spaces. We offer seniors a day filled with engaging activities and meals, provided by our close-knit team. With potential for a garden uplift, our centre will soon be an even more vibrant space for participants to relax and enjoy.

✅ 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: Anytime that works for you from as early as 6:30 am through to 4:00 pm
💍 Commitment: Get started with as little as 1-2 hours fortnightly

📅 Days: Weekdays

☑️ Skills and experience important for this role include:

☑️ 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

▪ Public transport close to the site is available

♿ This role is accessible for people using:
▪️ Suitable for volunteers with good mobility and an interest in outdoor activities

▪ an assistance animal

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.