Community Gardens Coordinator

We're looking for an energetic and experienced community gardens coordinator to become our new kaitiaki of the community gardens, which are a part of Linwood Resource Centre. The role is part time, 25 hours per week between Monday and Thursday, including occasional Saturday's.

About us: 

Te Whare Taonga O Ngā Iwi Katoa | Linwood Resource Centre (LRC) is a non-profit community Centre. It aims to provide a welcoming, stimulating and safe environment for local people to build an inclusive community, where they can explore creativity and share skills and resources.  A key part of the Centre is the Community Garden.  The Community Garden offers allotment style gardening as well as a peaceful setting for locals to meet, volunteer and work collaboratively on creative projects/activities or to relax in a pleasant safe environment.

About the role:

Facilitate the community’s involvement in the gardens through:

• Practical Assistance – volunteers, groups and allotment gardens
• Education – practical workshops, garden group, working alongside people and groups
• Marketing – Promoting community gardens and sales of plants.
• Networking and collaborating with other organisations.

Safeguard those involved alongside staff and trustees by:

• Maintaining health and safety standards
• Enforcing rules/policies
• Facilitating a harmonious climate of mutual respect.

Maintain and develop sustainable gardens through:

• Planning and supervising garden tasks and projects
• Use of organic principles, low maintenance designs and methods
• Facilitate our Pasifika Community Garden group
• Keep up to date with new and relevant garden practices
• Organisation of the gardens
• Helping organise garden maintenance, working bees and garden projects

About you: 

• An experienced gardener, ideally with community gardens know-how, horticulture qualification and experience managing volunteers
• Experience in any of the following areas is an advantage: Working with diverse groups of people, project management, willing to use a variety of horticultural methods, group work, and teaching
• An empathetic person that's able to relate to a wide range of people with diverse needs
• A can-do attitude, be able to cope well with change and thrive in an ever-changing environment
• An understanding of Te Tiriti O Waitangi and how it applies to community work
• A current driver’s licence

Please send us your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience for the role. If you're keen on the role but have some questions or there is something holding you back from applying, feel free to send us an email. 

We will be screening applicants as they come in and hope to hold interviews in the first week of June for an immediate start to allow time for handover with our current Community Gardens Coordinator. 

Apply as soon as possible, we're excited to hear from you. 

Applications close Thursday 28th May.