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Gardening Group Support Worker

St. Michael's House, Santry Hall

About St. Michael's House, Santry Hall

The aim of St. Michael's House is to work with individuals to help them to gain skills that will benefit them in everyday life. We also promote interaction within the person's community .i.e classes, courses and activities. St. Michael's also helps the people they work with to meet goals they would like to have in their lives.

What's Involved

You'll support our gardening group each Monday morning in Santry Hall.

Ideally, you'll be extremely patient and an active listener to our service users who attend the group each week.

You'll enjoy spending time outdoors in the garden, be self-motivated and able to carry out some basic manual gardening labour!

What's required for this position

  • Ability to listen well.
  • Self-motivated.
  • Patient
  • Active Outdoors

    • Hospitality/ Befriending
    • Personable Skills
    • Trades/ Operative/ Manual

    Level of English required for this role:
    Intermediate English

    Times and commitment required for this role

    MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
    Morning
    Afternoon
    Evening

    Minimum time commitment: 3 months

    Other Details

    Location of volunteering opportunity:
    Unit 10a, Santry Hall, St. Michaels House, Santry Industrial Estate, Santry, Dublin 9

    Screening details for this role:

    • Garda Vetting
    • References
    • Application Form
    • Identification Check (photo ID etc…)
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV)

    Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:

    • Supervision
    • Initial induction and training

    Volunteers with the following challenges will be supported in this role

    • Physical Disability

    Age restrictions:
    Over 18

    Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
    Yes

    Benefits you will receive as a volunteer

    You'll gain skills and experience in a social care setting.

    Getting there

    Directions: click here.

    • This opportunity is posted by:
    • Volunteer Centre: Dublin City
    Volunteer Ireland is delighted to acknowledge the support of:
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