Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop in Cambridge. You will work together with the Darwin Nursery and Farm Shop Team in delivering meaningful work experience and therapeutic activities in horticulture, animal husbandry, retail and catering.
Main duties of the job
Darwin Nurseries and farm shop is a therapeutic horticultural and retail workplace where adults with learning disabilities and mental health challenges can develop skills in horticulture, animal husbandry, retail and catering. In addition, they can gain confidence and independence to take a more active role in the community. To ensure adults with learning disabilities learn and progress to reach their potential, through meaningful activities in a horticultural and retail environment.
To provide works experience and meaningful activities in the growing of plants and fruit and vegetables, caring for farm animals and all aspects of working within a retail from shop environment, and catering and cafe experience.
- To support and encourage adults with learning disabilities to develop independence and confidence through horticulture, animal husbandry, retail and cafe/catering activities.
- To provide rota cover in the farm shop on Sundays
- To maintain accurate records and develop person centred support plans, and objective setting and review.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- Support and care, including personal care.
- To encourage and enable the development of the personal, social and employment skills of co-workers.
- To provide training, support and supervision in horticulture/animal care/catering and/or retail and life skills, in a clear informative and engaging manner.
- To carry out horticultural work and animal husbandry to a high standard.
- To work in the shop as required.
- To supervise and support volunteers and staff from other agencies.
- Work with individual co-workers to promote their equality, dignity, mental and physical well- being.
- Assist in preparation of person centred support plans and objective setting.
- Attend co-worker reviews.
- Act as a named support worker.
- Maintain excellent working relationships with outside agencies and key people in the lives of the co-worker.
- Respond appropriately to challenging needs, offering agreed support and graduated responses.
- Maintain accurate records, report and refer as appropriate. Strictly observe the principals of confidentiality.
- Promote and develop positive links with the local community.
- Assume the lead responsibility for delegated tasks as determined by the line manager, such as infection control, risk assessing, and greenhouse watering systems.
- Take responsibility for specific areas of work, such as permaculture area, animals, caf.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- Support and care, including personal care.
- To encourage and enable the development of the personal, social and employment skills of co-workers.
- To provide training, support and supervision in horticulture/animal care/catering and/or retail and life skills, in a clear informative and engaging manner.
- To carry out horticultural work and animal husbandry to a high standard.
- To work in the shop as required.
- To supervise and support volunteers and staff from other agencies.
- Work with individual co-workers to promote their equality, dignity, mental and physical well- being.
- Assist in preparation of person centred support plans and objective setting.
- Attend co-worker reviews.
- Act as a named support worker.
- Maintain excellent working relationships with outside agencies and key people in the lives of the co-worker.
- Respond appropriately to challenging needs, offering agreed support and graduated responses.
- Maintain accurate records, report and refer as appropriate. Strictly observe the principals of confidentiality.
- Promote and develop positive links with the local community.
- Assume the lead responsibility for delegated tasks as determined by the line manager, such as infection control, risk assessing, and greenhouse watering systems.
- Take responsibility for specific areas of work, such as permaculture area, animals, caf.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Horticultural Experience
- Experience of helping people to access community services.
Desirable
- Retail work
- Working with animals
- Catering environment
- Glasshouse work, seed sowing and watering
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A flexible approach and attitude.
- Able to use initiative.
- Empathetic and caring
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Ability to support people taking part in educational activities
- Provide care and support in a way that recognises peoples right to privacy, dignity and treating everyone with respect.
- Able to work within established guidelines and local/trust procedures
- Horticultural Skills
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and national minimum standards
Desirable
- Good communication skills
- Ability to use catering and caf equipment
- Awareness of permaculture principles
- Ability to use garden machinery
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Numeracy and literacy
- Commitment to personal development
- Participate in relevant training
Desirable
- Care qualification
- Food Hygiene qualification
- Horticulture qualification
Other
Essential
- Able to work in a physically demanding gardening environment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Horticultural Experience
- Experience of helping people to access community services.
Desirable
- Retail work
- Working with animals
- Catering environment
- Glasshouse work, seed sowing and watering
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A flexible approach and attitude.
- Able to use initiative.
- Empathetic and caring
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Ability to support people taking part in educational activities
- Provide care and support in a way that recognises peoples right to privacy, dignity and treating everyone with respect.
- Able to work within established guidelines and local/trust procedures
- Horticultural Skills
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and national minimum standards
Desirable
- Good communication skills
- Ability to use catering and caf equipment
- Awareness of permaculture principles
- Ability to use garden machinery
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Numeracy and literacy
- Commitment to personal development
- Participate in relevant training
Desirable
- Care qualification
- Food Hygiene qualification
- Horticulture qualification
Other
Essential
- Able to work in a physically demanding gardening environment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop
5 Quy Waters, Newmarket Rd
Cambridge
CB1 9AT
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