Dimensions Volunteering


Volunteer Gardener

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Location: Poole, Dorset, England   

 

Do you love gardening and being outdoors?  
 
We are looking for a friendly volunteer to help the people we support to get the most out of their garden!  

 
Activities will include: 

  • Taking care of our garden to make it an enjoyable space for everyone.  
  • Garden maintenance that includes – weeding, pruning, mowing, planting and digging back the garden borders. 
  • Building friendships with the people we support who may like to watch  

 

We're looking for volunteers who are: 

  • Comfortable in the Garden, with good gardening skills and knowledge 
  • Reliable/dependable 
  • Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism
  • Willing to commit to volunteer regularly 
 


A DBS check and
two character references will be required for Volunteers.  
 

 

 

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer: 

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK. 


Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:
 

- Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses) 

- Comprehensive support from professional, friendly and trained Dimensions staff 

- Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion  

- An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector 


Want to apply for this role?

If you’d like to be a Dimensions volunteer, please get in touch!

 

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