Volunteer with us

Calthorpe Community Garden is the perfect place to for anyone looking for volunteer opportunities in a safe and secure environment. Your assistance allows us to keep our garden up and running, and to deliver essential services for vulnerable groups in our community. Current volunteer opportunities are as follows.

Compost Systems Volunteers

As part of our closed loop food system, we collect and process food and garden waste into our 5 different composting systems. We regularly need help with processing the waste and by-products and maintaining the systems. 

We are searching for volunteers interested in sustainability, closed loop systems, and zero-waste, who are hands-on, good team-players  and passionate about the community to work with us. No previous experience is required however the role calls for active listening, attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Composting systems sessions take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 12pm. We would need you to commit to one of the weekly sessions for at least 2 months. **At the moment we need volunteers who will be available on Mondays**

You will gain valuable experience and training on a live closed loop food  system working in a community setting and can take part in our community lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays.

For a full role description please click here

Food Growing Volunteers

As part of our closed loop food system, we grow food in our garden that we use in our kitchen. We regularly need help with our food growing efforts. 

We are searching for volunteers interested in sustainability, closed loop systems, and/or gardening and food growing, who are hands-on, good team-players  and passionate about the community to work with us. No previous experience is required. Our social gardening sessions where we do most of our food growing usually run on Wednesdays from 1.00pm to 3pm and from 11.00pm to 1pm. We ask for a minimum commitment of 2 months.

Click here to check our weekly activities schedule which includes all our different gardening sessions.

You will gain valuable experience in organic gardening and food growing working in a community setting and can take part in our community lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Kitchen Volunteers

As part of our offering, we deliver community lunches twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays for up to 30 people that participate in our gardening sessions and craft activities.

We are searching for committed volunteers who are organised, enjoy working as part of a team, are hands-on and passionate about community. For this role we would need you to be regularly available on either Wednesdays or Fridays or both days  from 11am until 2pm for at least two months.

You will have the opportunity to socialise with our friendly participants and volunteers during lunch.

Events Volunteers

As part of our offering, we regularly run community festivals and events and need support on the day with setting up, welcoming the public, and other jobs.

We are searching for enthusiastic and energetic volunteers who enjoy working as part of a team, are hands-on and passionate about community available for ad hoc festivals and events mainly during the weekdays. 

You will gain valuable experience working in a community setting and will get a chance to participate in the event.

Community Arts & Crafts Activities Support Volunteers

As part of our offering, we run community arts & craft activities twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays and our facilitators need support.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to support our experienced facilitators to deliver these activities. No previous experience of the arts is necessary, just a willingness to get stuck in! Our sessions run on Wednesdays from 11am to 1pm and on Fridays from 11.30pm to 1.30pm 

You will gain valuable experience working in a community setting and get the opportunity to socialise with our friendly participants.

Benefits to you

• A safe and welcoming place to socialise and make new friends while supporting the local community

• Gardening can reduce stress and generally improve your mental and physical well-being

• Our food growing sessions will provide you with healthy eating tips and inspiration