Edendale

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

Edendale is a working farm and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers.  Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

The Animal Husbandry Volunteer role is to assist in the health and welfare of Edendale's farm animals. This role provides a great opportunity for young people or career changers interested in a career with animals to gain experience, and for other volunteers to maintain a connection with farm life.

Animal Husbandry Volunteers are assigned a regular weekly shift and provide a huge help to farm staff, so the expectation is that volunteers are able to commit to regular attendance.

LOCATION

Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare feed and feeding of farm livestock (including poultry, guinea pigs and compost worms)
• Maintain and clean animal water dispensers
• Morning/Afternoon poultry chores
• Milk goats (seasonal)
• Clean animal cages and pens
• Enter required data into the volunteer management database, myvolunteerpage.com.au

REPORTS TO

Edendale Outdoor Staff

TIME COMMITMENT - once a week, any day dependent on availability

AM shift, 8.30am-10.30am or

PM shift, 3.30pm-5.00pm, 

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Experience working with animals is desirable or willingness to learn
• Good communication
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to perform physical tasks
• Able to follow detailed instructions
• Good timekeeping

SUPPORT

Training and orientation for this position will be provided by the Volunteer Coordinator and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the volunteer’s involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

Edendale is a working farm and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers.  Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

The Food Garden Assistant volunteer role is to assist in the ongoing upkeep of the food gardens and the Edendale Home Harvest Seed Library. Our Home Harvest Seed Library is a place to store seeds saved by the community, which is open and free for all gardeners to grow local food.  

LOCATION

Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planting, mulching, watering, composting and weeding
• Selecting and tagging vegetable seedlings
• Harvesting and preparing food for sale 
• Select and grow plants for the purpose of saving their seeds for the library.
• Making origami seed envelopes,
• Filling seed envelopes and completing the labels,
• Harvesting seed from the food gardens,
• Enter required data into the volunteer management database, myvolunteerpage.com.au

REPORTS TO

Edendale Staff

TIME COMMITMENT

Friday, 9.30am-12.30pm 

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Experience in chemical-free/sustainable vegetable gardening
• Good communication
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to perform physical tasks
• Able to following detailed instructions
• Good timekeeping

SUPPORT

Training and orientation for this position will be provided by the Volunteer Coordinator and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the volunteer’s involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

Edendale is a working farm and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers.  Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

The Grounds and Gardens Volunteer role is to assist in the maintenance of garden beds and paddocks, including the orchard and vegetable gardens

LOCATION

Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Weeding, mulching, watering, composting
• Planting including staking
• Plant maintenance including pruning
• Other grounds related tasks as required
• Enter required data into the volunteer management database, myvolunteerpage.com.au

REPORTS TO

Edendale Staff

TIME COMMITMENT

Friday 9 - 12am (some flexibility in times)

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Experience of gardening and plants an advantage
• Good communication
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to perform physical tasks
• Able to following detailed instructions
• Good timekeeping

SUPPORT

Training and orientation for this position will be provided by the Volunteer Coordinator and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the volunteer’s involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

Edendale is a working farm and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers.  Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

The Nursery volunteer role is to assist in the growing of indigenous plants for use on the site, for sale to the public or for re-vegetation jobs.

LOCATION

Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sowing seeds, pricking out plants, taking cuttings
• Plant maintenance, including pruning, weeding and watering
• Other seasonal nursery tasks as required, eg.maintaining gardens beds
• Enter required data into the volunteer management database, myvolunteerpage.com.au

REPORTS TO

Edendale Nursery Staff

TIME COMMITMENT

Wednesday, Thursday or Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Knowledge of plants, plant propagation and plant maintenance an advantage
• Good communication
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to perform physical tasks
• Able to following detailed instructions
• Good timekeeping 

SUPPORT

Training and orientation for this position will be provided by the Volunteer Coordinator and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the volunteer’s involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

Edendale is a working farm and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers.  Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

The Visitor Interaction Volunteer role is to provide opportunities for visitors to interact with the Edendale animals.

LOCATION

Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide opportunities, under staff direction, for the public to interact with the Edendale animals
• This may include - Guinea Pig patting, sheep feeding, goat kid interaction (may include bottle feeding), Stick Insect holding and goat brushing
• To assist staff with the preparation of other public interaction activities such as making and filling Chook Feed Packets, or collecting goat browse
• To assist staff with farm tours as required
• To assist in the maintenance of displays in reception as required
• Enter required data into the volunteer management database, myvolunteerpage.com.au

REPORTS TO

Edendale Staff

TIME COMMITMENT

Saturday or Sunday 2 hours per shift

Times as per availability

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Customer service experience is desirable, or the willingness to learn
• Good verbal communication
• Able to perform light physical tasks
• Able to follow detailed instructions
• Able to work independently, with limited supervision, and as part of a team

SUPPORT

Training and orientation for this position will be provided by the Volunteer Coordinator and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the volunteer’s involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

The Personalised Volunteer Role offers a flexible opportunity that can be customised to meet individual needs and goals.

Edendale is a working farm, and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers.  Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

Volunteers who require support to meet these requirements must be accompanied by a Support Worker who will also receive the initial training.

The capacity for Edendale to take on personalised volunteers is dependent on staffing levels and suitable work being available for the volunteers

LOCATION

Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To be determined based on: 

• Interests and goals of volunteer
• Identified capacity of volunteer

Personalised Roles will be regularly reviewed to allow for change and growth in the volunteers responsibilities and tasks.

REPORTS TO

Edendale Staff

TIME COMMITMENT

To be determined but once a week for 2 - 3 hours.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• A desire to become part of the Edendale Volunteer Team,
• Able to work in a public space,
• Able to as part of a team,
• Able to work unsupervised for short periods,
• Able to perform light physical tasks,
• Able to follow instructions.

SUPPORT

Training and orientation for this position will be provided by the Volunteer Coordinator and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the volunteer’s involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check (if over 18 years of age)

PURPOSE

Edendale is an environmental education centre for people of all ages which focuses on people Connecting to nature, community, place, culture; Lifelong environmental Learning; and Leading by example.

This Role description outlines the responsibilities of a Support Worker who attends with their client to support them to take on an Edendale Volunteer role.

Edendale is a working farm and has health and safety requirements for staff and volunteers. Volunteers need to able to work safely and at times unsupervised (after initial training).

Volunteers who require support to meet these requirements must be accompanied by a Support Worker who will also receive a full induction and hands-on training in the tasks the client will perform.

LOCATION Edendale, 30 Gaston’s Rd, Eltham 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

General

• To support their client to perform their tasks as an Edendale Volunteer.
• To accompany their client at all times whilst at Edendale, including being in close proximity during toilet breaks.

• The tasks will be assigned according to the interests, goals and identified capacity of the volunteer.
• Personalised Roles will be regularly reviewed to allow for change and growth in the volunteer's responsibilities and tasks.

Support workers will provide the following support to their client:

• Physical, emotional and mental support
• Work with the Edendale Volunteer Officer to set goals and develop skills for their client
• Encouragement and support for the development of skills associated with the assigned tasks
• Ensure all safety and other compliance requirements of being an Edendale Volunteer are met. This includes not going into animal pens or paddocks they should not be in and not doing any heavy or difficult manual handling tasks.
• Model and encourage appropriate workplace behaviour, including Code of Conduct and Child Safe Standards
• Inform Edendale if the volunteer cannot attend
• Ensure that any replacement Support Workers are already inducted and trained into the Edendale Volunteer Program

REPORTS TO: Edendale Staff

TIME COMMITMENT: To be determined but once a week for 2 - 3 hours with each client. A support worker may come with multiple clients during the week.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• A desire to become part of the Edendale Volunteer Team, and to perform the types of tasks we have on offer. This can involve working with animals and in the gardens, so you may get your hands dirty and work physically alongside your client.
• Able to work in a public space,
• Able to work as part of a team,
• Able to safely supervise their client in farm related tasks
• Able to perform light physical tasks,
• Able to follow instructions.

SUPPORT

Training and induction for this position will be provided by the Edendale Volunteer Officer and other relevant Edendale staff. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the Support Workers involvement in the program(s)

SECURITY CHECKS

• Two reference checks
• Working with Children Check