Growing Activity Lead

Thrive; Egremont; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity in Cumbria is looking for an experienced grower to join their team. This role involves delivering therapeutic horticulture activities for adults experiencing mental health challenges and contributing to their recovery through hands-on horticultural projects. The successful candidate will need strong horticultural skills and a supportive approach to helping individuals achieve their goals. Applications should be submitted by email to the Manager by the deadline of February 13th.

Qualifications

• Experience in horticulture and delivering field-based activities.
• Ability to support individuals with mental health recovery.
• Skills in crop planning and production.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic horticulture activities for adults in recovery.
• Support individual pathways to recovery through horticulture.
• Contribute to crop planning and beneficiaries’ progress.

Skills

Horticultural skills

People skills

Training abilities

Job description

We share Green Care vacancies at other organisations to promote social and therapeutic horticulture.

• Growing Well West Cumbria, Egremont CA22 2AP
• Full time (37.5 hours per week)
• 12 month contract (maternity cover)

Growing Well is a charity in Cumbria that helps people experiencing mental ill health to activate their own recovery and live a healthier life.

Through horticultural activity, Growing Well empowers people to unearth new confidence, skills and purpose.

We’re looking for an experienced grower with strong horticultural and people skills to join our team at Growing Well West Cumbria.

You will deliver therapeutic field-based horticulture activities for adults experiencing mental ill health within a busy commercial market garden growing environment.

Working alongside our team of Activity Leads and Mental Health Support Coordinator, you’ll support individual, goals-based pathways to recovery through horticulture.

You’ll deliver seasonal skills training (with a focus on heritage growing), contribute to crop planning and production, and record beneficiaries’ progress on our bespoke database.

You’ll also help ensure the site is safe, productive and well run, whilst contributing to our respectful and inclusive team culture.

If you think you’re the right person for this position, we’d like to hear from you. Please email your current CV and covering letter to Hannah Wright, Manager (Egremont), at [e-mail]

Deadline for applications is Friday 13th February, with interviews taking place on Tuesday 17th February.

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