Why we want you

We need your help to keep our grounds and outbuildings looking good year round! If you enjoy gardening and practical outdoor work, we would love to hear from you!

Please note: This role involves working with hand tools only. Our volunteers are not permitted to work with powered equipment for health & safety reasons.

What you will be doing

• Planting and tending flower beds/tubs
• Weeding & pruning
• Assisting with vegetable beds
• Painting e.g fences and outbuildings
• General joinery and repair work to keep outbuildings in good condition
• General ‘yard work’ duties such as keeping entrance areas clean and tidy, moss removal

The skills you need

• A good understanding of health & safety at work
• Practical gardening experience
• Knowledge of how to maintain hand tools (training will be provided)
• Practical DIY/ joinery experience e.g making minor repairs to doors, locks, fences etc
• A reasonable level of general fitness as you will be working outdoors and undertaking work that involves bending and stretching
• Willing to take instruction and to correctly use all necessary PPE as instructed
• Self-motivated and reliable

What’s in it for you

Volunteering with us is always a rewarding experience! Whatever tasks you are helping with, you are an important part of our wider team, dedicated to the welfare of Scotland’s animals.

Disclaimer

You will not be permitted to work at heights or from ladders. You will not be permitted to use power tools (gardening or DIY).

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