Join the Garden Management Committee

The Community Garden is an independent branch of Trinity Community Arts, set up in 2014 in response to the need for an organisation that focuses on sustainability and nature based education. We aim to make organic horticulture, food and sustainable living skills and ideas available for the local people, regardless of age, gender, ability or education.

Last year, 2000 people visited the garden and 750 engaged in garden based projects, including community days, mental well-being, children’s holiday schemes, after school clubs, youth groups and events.

We would like to continue to create an organisation that is community-led and whose members, reflect the local community.

We are looking for people that have (not all required):

• A strong understanding and knowledge about permaculture principles, sustainability practice, eco-systems, plants and wildlife

• An understanding of the local community

• Experience in at least one of the following areas of our work:

- groups that may be marginalised from mainstream services, including refugees, young and older people

- long term unemployed and those who may face barriers to employment, i.e. mental health sufferers

• Finance/ accounts experience, including monitoring, accounting and reporting

• Fundraising & funding applications experience

• Integrity, diplomacy and openness in decision making and a flexible approach to working with those with differing backgrounds and experiences

Some of the Duties and Responsibilities are:

• Meet every other month with other management committee members to review the group’s activities to ensure they are aligned with the organisation’s aims as laid out in its governing document

• To ensure good financial management and that finances are being used only to achieve the organisation’s aims

• To promote Trinity Community Garden and develop its partnerships for the benefit of our communities.

We particularly welcome applications from:

• the BME community

• people who live/work locally

• well networked members of the community

How to Apply:

Please write a covering letter and send your CV to Lisa Tozer at: lisat@3ca.org.uk

by Friday 28th February

For legal reasons, all applicants must be aged 18 or over. The Trinity Community Garden is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, socio-economic class.