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Community Garden Coordinator (part-time)

Position Summary 
Support the local community to run the St Mary’s community garden. Grow the garden and attract local volunteer support and encourage connection and visits from local groups, promote food resilience and positive behavioural change for local environmental action.  

5 hours per week with the flexibility to manage your own schedule based on the needs of the community and the garden. 

Primary Responsibilities 

● Connect with the existing group of volunteers to gain an understanding and connection to the existing garden.  

● Organise community workshops that support the garden.  

● Promote the garden to encourage new volunteers. 

● Form meaningful relationships with existing volunteers and new volunteers 

● Engage local hapu and iwi, whanau, groups, schools, organisations, businesses, and tamariki to find out their priorities and barriers to participation. Implement solutions to overcome these barriers 

● Ensure the garden is rustically attractive and produces food by working alongside the volunteers 

● Coordinate with visitors and groups - physically meet them in the garden when necessary, work alongside and support their participation in the garden.  

● Seek out support and donations for the garden 

Secondary Responsibilities: 

● Attend and participate in existing working bees & invite new volunteers to take part regularly at working bees. 

● Complete simple reports for ST and funders, author brief articles, and take photos  

● Use social media and other communication channels to engage new and existing audiences 

● Document and collate data to support future funding requirements 

Key behaviours:  

● Respect the journey the garden has taken so far and the involvement of those already connected to the garden. 

● Give volunteers, relationships and the garden itself the space and time to grow 

● Listen first, speak second 

● Connect humbly and openly to the community and the environment  

● Kind disposition towards everyone, assuming the best of people  

● Make an open and welcoming environment for volunteers of all demographics  

● Build your gardening knowledge, learning from ST resources and the community  

● Progress on your te reo Māori and tikanga 

Please send your CV, tell us your story and why this position will suit you.
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