Active Living Wellbeing Gardener in Penzance

Are you an experienced gardener with a genuine love of gardening and the outdoors? Do you want to help in your local community by adding value to people’s lives? As part of the gardening team, you will assist in making sure our client’s gardens are maintained to a high standard and in line with their needs and wishes. You’ll be happy to support and interact with our clients to allow them to be involved with their gardens. You will be pleased to engage with them to answer their questions, or help them with any gardening tasks they want to be involved in.

You will be knowledgeable and approachable, with an observant nature and a history of working with older clients to maintain their gardens. You will have a warm and caring personality, and a willingness to learn; with an absolute commitment to reaching our standards in training. You will be warmly welcomed and very much appreciated as you help us to fulfil our charitable aims.

The role will include a range of practical gardening tasks within clients' gardens with some administrative responsibilities. You will need to have access to a well‑maintained lawn mower and relevant tools and be competent with the use and maintenance of your equipment. You will also need to be able to travel independently with your equipment, to client’s homes, Hubs and our Truro office.

Whilst the role is very much primarily a gardening one, you will be part of our Active Living Team which includes Home Support as well as Gardening. From time to time, you may be asked to pitch in and help out with deep cleans or moving furniture etc., if we are short staffed, but for the most part you will be gardening.

If you are interested and want to know more, contact our HR Team on 01872 266881. As an organisation, we encourage flexible working patterns and are open to making reasonable adjustments. Talk to us about the flexibility and adjustments you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

Reports to: Active Living Team Lead

Place of Work: The homes of our clients in Penzance and surrounding areas.

Due to the nature of the work, travel with gardening equipment is an essential part of the role therefore a driving licence, access to a car and business insurance is a requirement.

You will need to be able to travel independently to and from client’s homes throughout the day, covering all areas of the post. Mileage expenses are claimable.

Salary: £12.60 per hour. Travel time is included in between clients’ homes but your start time is from your first client and end of your last client (therefore you are not being paid to travel from your home to your first and last client)

Hours of Work: Agreed minimum hours are, from 1st May to 31st October, 16 hours per week, and from 1st November to 30th April, 10 hours per week, with the option for extra if needed. The working hours can be flexible to suit your availability; to fit around an existing job, part‑time course and other personal commitments. You will arrange your hours and visits with clients.

Duration: Fixed term for 12 months initially

We pride ourselves in delivering a person‑centred approach and a willingness to adapt to a person’s needs and wishes.

Key tasks:

• Grass cutting
• Planting and plant maintenance
• Weeding
• Pruning and hedge cutting
• Clearing paths, doorsteps & paving’s
• Shed and greenhouse tidying, clearing and cleaning
• Leaf sweeping
• Calling and booking appointments (work mobile phone will be provided)
• Diary management (Microsoft Calendar)
• Completion of timesheets
• Checking and replying to emails
• Attending training and team meetings
• Attending and supporting Client Gardening groups or outings
• Contributing towards the quarterly newsletter

Whilst continually communicating with your line manager or relevant colleagues regarding any welfare issues or health and safety concerns. You will adhere to our Health and Safety policies and be willing to continuously report concerns.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and undertaking necessary training.

We believe in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging. We want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge group think.

We are especially interested in people whose experiences of life (on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBTQ+ or living with a disability) help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it.

We will give you the opportunity to make a difference in our future and the opportunity to be part of our close‑knit and friendly organisation. We also provide an excellent training programme that supports your personal development. Importantly, if you have ideas, we will listen and work with you to implement improvements. By joining us you can make a real difference to people in later life.

Benefits:

• 30 days pro rata holiday for your first year which includes the bank holidays plus 1 full day for your birthday (or nearest workday)
• Your holiday entitlement increases 1 day a year, pro‑rata, up to a maximum of +8 days pro‑rata
• Flexible working
• Healthy Workplace Scheme
• Westfield Health Scheme
• Cycle and Tech Scheme
• Blue Light Card Rewards
• Age UK discounts app
• High levels of line management and peer support
• Travel time and mileage expenses in‑between clients
• Rewarding and purposeful - Adding value to people’s lives

Application Closing Date: Monday 26th January, 1pm

Interview Dates: Thursday 29th & Friday 30th January 2026