Bloom - Maintenance Volunteer

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To assist in a range of grounds maintenance tasks at various outdoor spaces in Tameside Estimated hours: 4 – 21 hours per week.
Duration: Ongoing
When can volunteers volunteer? Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly
Availability:

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Tasks the volunteer will be required to do:

Description of the activities you will experience:
• Carry out a range of grounds maintenance and clearance tasks e.g. grass cutting, raking, edging, weeding, sweeping, litter picking, chemical application etc. Including use of hand held equipment to maintain parks and open spaces to the required standards.
• Following Health and Safety standards including appropriate use of equipment also ensuring it is well maintained, kept clean and not exposed to the risk of damage or loss/theft.
Skill and Qualifications Required:

Personal Skills and Qualities required
• To be committed, reliable and motivated
• To enjoy working outdoors
• To enjoy physical work
• To be able to work in a team
• To be willing to attend relevant training
• To comply with relevant Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
• To maintain and respect confidentiality at all times
• To adhere to our Covid-19 safety measures and government legislation

Benefits to the Volunteer
• Quality work experience, supporting communities
• A good step into training, education or employment
• Make new friends and meet new people
• Increase skills, knowledge and confidence
• Work within a committed team
• Reference available
• Travel expenses
Areas of Interest: Community, Conservation, Craft, Environment, Health and wellbeing, Recreation, Wildlife
Opportunity suitable for: Long term commitment, Micro, Older people, Outdoor, People seeking work, University students
What activities will the volunteer do? DIY/odd jobs, Gardening, Lending a helping hand, Outdoors
Skills gained in this role: Building work, Carpentry, Organising, Outdoor work, Talking to others
Home based opportunity? No
DBS Check Required: Yes
Opportunity Accessibility: The volunteering location is not accessible

About the host organisation
Hosted by: The Leap Children and Family Centre
Organisation Profile: Leap provides charitable services for children & families. We have an onsite Pre-School, Family Contact Services, Creche & Early Learning Provision. We have Greenscape which is a grounds maintenance service which provides adult daycare & as a Social Enterprise supports the charitable work of the organisation. We have volunteer opportunities for Reading mentor, Greenscape operatives, To work with children/families and reception/admin.
Charity number: 1099806

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