Growing Tutor
St. Raphael’s Edible Garden
Salary: £15/hour (negotiable)
Hours: Tuesday & Saturday Mornings (8
hours/week)
Responsible to: Director
Location: Stonebridge, London Borough of Brent
Are you passionate about
growing your own vegetables?
Then this job is for YOU.
Sufra
NW London is a local charity, which aims to confront the causes and effects of
poverty in the local community. Our service revolves around the food bank,
which collects and distributes 26 tonnes of donated food annually, supporting
over 3,000 people each year.
The
charity is soon to launch St. Raphael’s Edible Garden, a new food growing
project on St. Raphael’s Estate. The charity has recently acquired a derelict
site measuring over 500 square metres, which is currently being transformed into a
communal growing facility for local residents.
In
preparation for the launch of the project, we are looking to recruit an
experienced gardener/food grower to lead the project and oversee a community
growing club. The successful candidate will need to be able to inspire others
and deliver both informal and structured training in horticulture.
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The Edible Food Garden Site that awaits development |
Job Description
Role
To oversee the development of St.
Raphael’s Edible Garden, facilitate all growing activities and deliver informal
and structured training in horticultural to local residents and beneficiaries
of the project, including children, vulnerable adults and the disabled.
Main Duties &
Responsibilities
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Preparing
a seasonal growing plan, in collaboration with local residents and volunteers;
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Overseeing
the delivery of two weekly growing clubs on Tuesday and Saturday mornings;
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Engaging
a wide range of regular and one-off volunteers, including school children,
vulnerable adults, older people, faith groups and corporate/public-sector
teams;
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Delivering
informal and accredited training in food growing and horticulture;
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Undertaking
inventories of tools, equipment and planting materials, and subsequent
procurement of new supplies in a cost-efficient manner;
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Maintaining
existing growing infrastructure and developing new growing facilities in
accordance with the overall vision of the site;
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Supporting
marketing, outreach and PR activities;
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Compiling
monitoring data relating to the project and project users, as required by
funders;
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Assisting
in the general maintenance and cleanliness of the site.
Additional Duties
· Undertaking any other reasonable duties
to support the development of the project;
· Working in collaboration with the
Charity’s wider projects and in accordance with its ethos and values.
Person Specification
E = Essential / D = Desirable
A = Application / I = Interview / T = Test
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Education
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Relevant qualification in gardening or
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Experience
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Developing/Managing food growing projects
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Tutoring, coaching and mentoring
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Facilitating structured learning programmes
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Working with vulnerable people
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Organising projects, activities/events
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Knowledge
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Landscaping or garden design
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Food growing, composting and harvesting produce
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Building raised beds and growing infrastructure
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Skills & Abilities
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Good communication skills, both written and oral
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Ability to work with others professionally
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IT Literate (Microsoft Office)
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Heavy lifting
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Attitude
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Honest and trustworthy
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Positive and hard-working
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Commitment to the values of Sufra NW London
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The post is subject to a probationary period of 3 months.