Specialist (City & Guilds) STH Practitioner

Specialist (City & Guilds) STH Practitioner

Could you help people improve their health and well-being through gardening? Do you have  experience of working in a community gardening or health and social care setting? 

At Thrive, our Practitioners work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical  and psychological health, social interaction, skills and confidence. 

We’re looking for a Specialist STH Practitioner with qualifications in Horticulture and Level 3  Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement who can deliver, primarily, our City & Guild  Level 1 Practical Horticulture Skills for our Pathways programme. They would be required some flexibility to provide other Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) programmes for adults in our gardens in Battersea Park and outreach settings. 

Working alongside volunteers this role will support people with learning disabilities, autism, long term health conditions or disabilities to move into their next step in their life whether is further training or employment. 

Find out more about our London programmes on our website: www.thrive.org.uk/battersea

• Specialist STH Practitioner
•  Full Tim
• Salary £28,000

Based at Thrive’s London Centre in Battersea Park. The role will involve some work undertaken  off-site in London and occasional travel to the Thrive Centres in Reading and Birmingham. Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive. 

For more information, please download the Information Pack or e mail

recruitment@thrive.org.uk

To apply, please email recruitment with your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you will bring to Thrive. 

Closing date for applications: Monday 23rd March 

Interviews are anticipated to take place on w/c 30th March

Apply now