2 x Garden Administrator roles at Horatio s Garden Sheffield and Horatio s Garden Midlands (Oswestry)
JOB ROLE
Salary: £10,028 (FTE £25,070)
Contract type/ hours: Part time, 15 hours per week
Closing date: 20 February 2025
Sheffield location: Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Midlands location: The Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries, The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry
We are seeking two friendly, organised, part time administrators, to provide support to the Head Gardeners at our Midlands Garden in Oswestry, and our new garden in Sheffield.
The Midlands garden opened in 2019 and is our fourth garden, designed by Bunny Guinness. The Sheffield garden is our eighth and newest garden, due to be opened in 2025 and designed by Harris Bugg Studio.
Horatio s Garden is a charity that creates and cares for beautiful gardens in NHS spinal injury centres. Leading garden designers develop the stunning sanctuaries for patients and their family and friends, creating an environment which becomes an integral part of their lives and care whilst spending many months in hospital.
Both beautiful gardens include stunning planting, a water feature and a large garden room to give patients a warm sheltered place to enjoy the garden in all weathers. The gardens also feature a large glasshouse, an area of raised beds for patients where garden therapy sessions will be held, and a comfortable office for garden staff.
The Garden Administrators will join a team of six other dedicated administrators across the charity s existing projects. You will work closely with the Head Gardener and a team of volunteers to nurture the beautiful space for patients and their visitors.
You will be responsible for the administration of the garden and coordination of the large group of volunteers. With the Head Gardener you will also arrange social events for patients, their families and visitors.
These roles are a fantastic opportunity for two confident administrators who are efficient and organised, with great IT skills and a proactive, can-do attitude. You will need to be adaptable and friendly and happy working with volunteers and patients. An understanding of the healing benefits of gardens would be beneficial. We welcome informal enquiries.
The roles are both part-time salaried posts for 15 hours based in the garden, with flexibility for overtime to cover when the Head Gardener is on leave or absent from the garden.
Key responsibilities include:
Volunteer coordination, training and recruitment
Support the Head Gardener with administrative duties
Ensure the garden and buildings are presented to a high standard at all times
Develop administration methods to support the efficient running of the garden
Provide support in the planning and running of events in the garden
Support visitors to the garden, booking in visits and assisting with garden tours
Share in the upkeep and cleanliness of the kitchen and garden room
Purchasing necessary supplies for the garden
Collate the banking of donations and managing petty cash
Support the sale of charity merchandise and replenish stock as required, with regular stock takes
Ensure promotional leaflets and posters are tidy, up to date, stocked and on display
Other duties to support the efficient running of the garden
Essential skills and experience required:
Highly competent administrative experience, at least 2 years
Excellent IT competence, agility and experience with using Microsoft 365 programmes, in particular Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in person, over the phone and in writing
Outstanding attention to detail, proactive, lots of initiative and drive
Able to form positive working relationships with staff at all levels, key stakeholders and volunteers
An adaptable and flexible attitude
Approachable, friendly and the passion to advocate for the values of the charity
Desirable skills and experience:
Experience of volunteer coordination and recruitment
Experience of organising events and fundraising activities
Bookkeeping
Appreciation of gardens and their ability to heal
As a Charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our Charity.
APPLICATION
Please state clearly which role you are interested in applying for.
Please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and submit this along with your CV.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society.
NOTE: DBS, medical and reference checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.