Recovery Focus
Gardening Volunteer
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Gardening Volunteer
Location: Amadeus House, 18 Corfton Road, Ealing, London, W5 2HT
Timings: Flexible
About Waythrough
Waythrough provides specialist support across mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas. We deliver high-quality, evidence-based services designed around the real needs of the people we serve.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through over 250 services - and it's all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
The Crisis Recovery House supports people experiencing a mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission, where appropriate. It also helps individuals discharged from hospital who need a brief period of intensive support.
As a Gardening Volunteer, you’ll work alongside staff and residents to care for the garden at Amadeus House and to co-create engaging gardening sessions. Together, you’ll help maintain an inclusive, therapeutic outdoor space by sharing gardening skills, supporting hands-on tasks, and contributing ideas for seasonal or themed activities. Your involvement will help make the garden a shared, welcoming environment that supports residents’ wellbeing and recovery.
Tasks may include:
- Taking a lead role in the garden’s day-to-day care and upkeep, working collaboratively with staff and residents.
- Maintaining the garden so it remains safe, tidy, welcoming, and vibrant — including planting, watering, pruning, and general tidying.
- Organising and delivering gardening sessions with residents, teaching and learning basic gardening skills together in an inclusive way.
- Supporting residents with hands-on tasks such as planting, weeding, composting, and harvesting.
- Planning and delivering seasonal gardening activities (e.g., spring planting, autumn tidy-ups) in collaboration with residents and staff.
- Helping develop themed areas such as herb gardens, raised beds, or flower and vegetable plots, encouraging shared ownership and creativity.
- Accompanying residents on visits to garden centres or local green spaces as part of gardening projects.
- Bringing enthusiasm, encouragement, and imagination to help make the garden a therapeutic and enjoyable shared space.
- Fostering teamwork, creativity, and a sense of collective pride in the garden.
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Skills/qualities we would like you to bring to the role:
- Hands-on gardening knowledge with an enthusiasm for helping others grow their skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, along with basic IT confidence.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to keep track of tasks and share updates with the team.
- A caring, patient and non-judgmental approach when working with people with lived experience of mental health challenges.
- Reliability and good time-keeping.
- The ability to work collaboratively with staff and residents, while also being comfortable taking initiative or following guidance.
- An understanding of Waythrough’s work and a genuine interest in contributing to our mission and values.
- A commitment to maintaining confidentiality, professional boundaries, and Waythrough policies, and to engaging in supervision and completing relevant training (including safeguarding, boundaries, cyber security, DEIB, and health & safety).
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What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy:
- Discounts from various schemes
- Training and personal development
- A chance to make a real difference in people’s lives
- Free induction and role-specific training
- Support from experienced staff and regular supervision
- Opportunities to meet new people and develop your confidence
- Reimbursement for travel and agreed expenses
- Valuable experience that can support your personal or career development
Inclusion and accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.
If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk
How to apply
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Please note that while this role has a stated closing date, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high number of applications.
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