Our volunteers come to Thrive for many reasons, including a desire to gain further experience or skills, to 'give something back' to the community or to take a step towards employment.
We’re looking for someone available for a minimum of 5 hours each week, to support our Training, Education and Consultancy Team to provide quality learning experiences to existing and aspiring practitioners of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture. This role is based at our site at Beech Hill near Reading.
Some of the tasks you may be involved in are follows:
• Creating, reviewing and refining learning resources across our online and classroom courses.
• Identifying and reviewing other learning opportunities supportive of our learners.
• Enter evaluation data onto system.
• Photocopying and preparing resource packs for training courses.
Read the volunteer role description here
For more info, use our contact form or call us on 0118 988 5688.
To apply, please send your CV with a covering email explaining your interest in the role to: thrive.office@thrive.org.uk
Volunteer Role Description Client Gardener Support Volunteer
We're looking for client support volunteers to assist the client gardeners and horticultural therapists at our garden in Beech Hill near Reading.
Working directly with our clients, volunteers support our horticultural therapists in delivering a high level of service to client gardeners with a disability or ill health. Our client gardeners come to our gardening programmes with a range of disabilities and health conditions and the programmes they follow vary from general gardening to working towards horticultural qualifications.
Volunteers will need to be able to commit to one day a week for a minimum of 6 months, 9.45 am – 3.15 pm.
Read the volunteer role job description here.
Get in touch with the Reading team on 0118 988 4844 or use our contact form for more info!
We are looking for volunteers to support our minibus driver as an escort when collecting and taking home Thrive’s clients from Basingstoke Railway Station.
We are in need of volunteers for Tuesday to Friday mornings or afternoons.
Some of the tasks you may be involved in are:
Download our full volunteer role description. Get in touch with the Reading team on 0118 988 4844 or use our contact form.
Corporate volunteering
Leave the world of work for a rewarding and fun day in our gardens!
Thrive has been running its popular corporate volunteering days for years and the feedback reflects how enjoyable they are!
It is so rewarding and fulfilling to help play a part in making a positive difference to the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health.
Find out more about corporate volunteering or to get in touch with the Reading team on 0118 988 4844 or use our contact form.
We've been running corporate volunteering days for years and would love you and your colleagues to experience how rewarding and fulfilling a day at Thrive can be.
You'll be playing a key part in making a positive difference to the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health.
If you'd like to find out more or enquire about a volunteering day for your company, please call us on 0118 988 4844 or click below and we'll be in touch.
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