The Green Space at St John’s Church Moulsham Street

Background:

Our recently completed Green Space at St John’s provides the local community with a beautiful oasis of green on the edge of central Chelmsford, complete with a quiet reflection garden, a storytelling corner, a wildflower meadow, an outdoor heritage trail and 3 large community planters.

The Role:

We are seeking some enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our small team of Green Space Garden Volunteers and local organisations such as Mencap and Chelmsford College, who currently maintain the space. Volunteering hours are completely flexible can be done according to your own availability but we do require a regular commitment of minimum twice per month,particularly during the summer months.

We also welcome applications from local organisations and companies wishing to provide their

employees with a regular local volunteering opportunity.

Regular jobs that require carrying out in the Green Space are:

· Watering

· Clearing, weeding and general tidying

· Litter picking

· Maintenance of the community beds including planting, care and harvesting of vegetables and herbs as required

There are also ample opportunities to create new planting projects and coordinate additional partnerships as the space establishes over the next year or so.

Process: If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, please complete our ‘Basic Info Form’ and email to enquiries@stjohnsmoulsham.org.uk. Once we have received your form, we will invite you in for an informal chat and tour of the space and ask that you complete a Confidential Agreement form. We are dedicated to safer and inclusive recruitment in all areas of our work at St John’s Church, including the Green Space.

Skills

No prior experience is necessary for the role but we would welcome applications from gardening enthusiasts and encourage those with horticultural knowledge to get stuck in and help us shape our beautiful new outdoor space!