Volunteer vacancies

Assistant County Organiser – Dorset – Poole & Bournemouth

What we’re after:

Volunteers who live in the Poole and Bournemouth area who have a keen interest in gardening and are able to dedicate some spare time to help us raise much needed funds for our dedicated nursing and healthcare charities, including Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Carers Trust and the Queen’s Nursing Institute. We need your help supporting our garden owners with the gardens that already open for the National Garden Scheme in this area and also with recruiting new gardens, as we continue to grow and raise more money for our beneficiaries.

What we expect from you

We are a community of passionate individuals who care about what we do. Every one of us is important and we could not do what we do without you.

We ask that you:

• Always treat National Garden Scheme staff, fellow volunteers, garden owners and visitors with respect, consideration and appreciation
• Ask your National Garden Scheme volunteer contact for guidance if you don’t fully understand your role and the standards of performance required of you
• Bring any support, development or further information requirements to our attention
• Uphold and demonstrate National Garden Scheme values
• Let your volunteer contact know if your circumstances change and affect your ability to volunteer

What you can expect from us

Inspiring, rewarding, sociable, a joy and a privilege are just some of the ways our volunteers describe their experience as part of our team. We want you to have the same experience and to get the most out of your new role.

So our commitment to you is that we will:

• Always treat you with respect, consideration and appreciation
• Ensure you have a clear idea of your responsibilities and the information you need to fulfil these
• Provide training for your role where appropriate
• Provide fair, honest and timely feedback on your contributions
• Update you as to how your work makes a difference
• Demonstrate our values in all interactions with you
• Provide you with a key point of contact for any concerns or queries

Interested?

Please contact Alison Wright, Dorset County Organiser on 01935 83652 or 07538 385350, or email alison.wright@ngs.org.uk

Social Media volunteer – Hertfordshire

We are looking for a social media volunteer to manage our Twitter account and help to publicise our gardens that open to the public in Hertfordshire.

Who are you:

• Familiar with using Twitter, with experience of social media management systems being an added bonus!
• Organised, methodical and love planning ahead
• Enthusiastic about the creative use of social media
• Keen to engage and grow our Twitter following

What you get:

• A lead role in planning the social media marketing of our open garden programme
• To be part of a happy band of Herts based volunteers.
• A warm fuzzy feeling that you’ll be supporting charities like Macmillan, Marie Curie, Mind and Parkinson’s UK
• Oh and access to substantial amounts of cake!

Interested? Contact Julie for a chat: 01727 752375 or email julie.knight@ngs.org.uk

Assistant County Organisers – Cambridgeshire

What we would like:

Volunteers to help support our lovely garden owners and to help us identify new gardens. Particularly, we need help in the west and north of the County, but this can be flexible.”

What you will get:

To be part of a friendly, happy team.

The opportunity to meet people with a passion for gardening and see their amazing gardens.

The knowledge that you are helping to raise funds for the wonderful caring charities that we support.

Lots of opportunities for tea and home-made cake!

Interested?

Please contact Pam Bullivant, County Organiser to find out more!

01353 667355. pam.bullivant@ngs.org.uk

County Booklet Co-ordinator – Somerset, Bristol & S Glos 

This role involves co-ordinating the production and distribution of the local county booklet and organising advertising sales. For more information contact Laura Howard, Somerset County Organiser, tel: 01460 282911 email: laura.howard@ngs.org.uk or Su Mills, Bristol Area County Organiser tel: 01454 615438 email: su.mills@ngs.org.uk.

Further details of the role can be found here: County Booklet Co-ordinator Role description

Assistant County Organisers – Cornwall

What we’re after:

Volunteers who live in either the Redruth/Perranporth/Newquay area or in the Bude/Launceston area. We need your help with recruiting new gardens and supporting the gardens that already open for us.

What you will get:

To be part of a friendly, happy team.

The opportunity to meet people with a passion for gardening and see their amazing gardens.

The knowledge that you are helping to raise funds for the wonderful caring charities that we support.

Lots of opportunities for tea and home-made cake!

Interested?

Please contact Christopher Harvey Clark on 01872 530165 or suffree2012@gmail.com

Publicity volunteer – Herefordshire 

Herefordshire are looking for a volunteer who could help with publicity for their lovely gardens.

For publicity they would love someone who has a knowledge and interest in social media.

Publicity Officer – Surrey

To help increase visitor numbers to the lovely gardens in Surrey by promoting gardens and developing good relations with local press, radio, TV, internet and other media.

Click here for the full role description – Role Description – Publicity Officer

For more details contact Margaret Arnott

This role involves co-ordinating the production and distribution of the local county booklet and organising advertising sales. For more information contact David Morgan County Organiser tel: 01214 423595 email: meandi@btinternet.com or Alan Nokes tel: 0121 445 5520 email: alan.nokes@ngs.org.uk

County Booklet Co-ordinator role description

Social Media volunteers – Powys

We need some social media volunteers to help us publicise the mainly private gardens that open to the public in Powys to raise funds for the marvelous charities we support.

What we’re after:

• People familiar with using Facebook, Instagram or Twitter
• Folk with a feel for a quirky story to excite people’s interest.
• We have gardens throughout Powys but we’re open to volunteers posting about the open gardens in your area.
• You can do as much or as little posting as you wish.

And you get:

• Stunning gardens created by some amazing, interesting people as your subject matter.
• To be part of a happy band of Powys based volunteers.
• A warm fuzzy feeling that you’ll be supporting charities like Macmillan, Marie Curie, Mind and Parkinson’s UK
• Oh and access to substantial amounts of cake!

Interested? Contact Susan for a chat: 01686 650531 or email susan.paynton@ngs.org.uk

Volunteer Photographer – Dorset

Our team in Dorset are looking for volunteer photographers. Professional images are always VERY welcome, but keen amateurs can make a huge difference too. Capture some of our beautiful gardens & have images published online and in print. Please contact Alison Wright 01935 83652  or wright.alison68@yahoo.com for more details.