Garden Group Assistant

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About Stockport Connect Hub
We support people over 18 who are accessing or have accessed secondary mental health services. It is a safe and welcoming space where people can get advice and support. This includes therapeutic activities encouraging people to be active, connect and to improve their wellbeing. There is a good size garden that members develop and maintain.

Why should you volunteer?
This is a good opportunity to help others, use your gardening skills, be active and have a sense of purpose.

What will you be doing?
• To volunteer on a Thursday supporting participants with gardening tasks and projects as well as giving ideas and inspiration to those unsure.
• Help create a warm, welcoming and inclusive atmosphere
• To support and encourage people to do their own projects.
• There is the option to plan simple garden activities or themed projects.

Role

For this opportunity, you do need an interest in gardening, nature and the outdoors. You also an understanding of mental illness, empathy and be a people person. It is important that we promote a non-judgmental and stigma free environment.
As you would be volunteering with adults who are more at risk, living with mental illness we would do an enhanced DBS check. This involves doing an online form and bringing in some ID to be verified. There is no charge for the DBS. A positive disclosure doesn't always disqualify you from volunteering with us as it would be looked by a case by case basis.

When:

Every Thursday, weekly from 11.30am to 2.30pm

Where:

SK2

Other:

You will be playing football when volunteering, so you would need to wear active clothing when volunteering.

Closing date for applications:

30 August 2026

Who to contact:

David Richards

Making Space

Organisation description:

Making Space is a national values led charity supporting people living with mental illness, dementia, learning disabilities and age related illness. In Stockport, we have 3 services supporting people living with mental illness. Castlewood Court - is a supported living service where staff work with people to build their skills, confidence with the aim for people to move on to live independently Stockport Open Door - supports people over the age of 18 who need emotional support and are in crisis with their mental health Stockport Connect Hub - supports people who currently or have accessed secondary mental health services to get involved in therapeutic group activities and one to one support.

Organisation type:

Registered Charity

Company location:

Making Space, Lyne House 46 Allen Street Warrington Cheshire , WA2 7JB

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