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Healing Garden (Indoor Plants) Volunteer (Non-Client Facing Position)
POSITION: Healing Garden (Indoor Plants) Volunteer
DEPARTMENT: Client Care/Facilities
REPORTS TO: Comfort + Wellbeing Manager
LOCATION: Westbrook, Maine
Schedule & Hours Commitment: 1.5 – 3 hours per week year-round
Position Summary: Healing garden volunteers work as a group and meet at the Westbrook ornamental garden weekly to ensure the proper horticultural care, watering schedule, overall health, and look of our many plants, including both in the dedicated healing garden space and other plants throughout the Dempsey Center’s physical space. The volunteers for this indoor garden primarily water and provide ‘house plant’ maintenance weekly to approximately 50+ plants.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Tending to the pruning, fertilizing, watering, repotting, aphid (or other pest controls) of all plants.
- Checking plants for disease
Qualifications:
- Background in horticulture maintenance and identification.
- Knowledge of individual species and specific care for each in terms of light levels and feed needs.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand and walk for the duration of weekly shift (up to 3 hours)
- Ability to lift full watering cans, plant containers, and move small furniture pieces (up to 40 lbs.). Most plant containers are elevated.
General Requirements:
- Maintains professional behavior, dress, and appearance at all times while volunteering
- Must use discretion and protect the confidentiality of all Dempsey Center clients.; HIPAA-specific training will be provided.
- Ability to effectively communicate with employees, Board members, donors, prospects, volunteers, consultants, advisors, and members of the community.
Required for All Volunteers:
- Annual Influenza Immunization or Declination Notice
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Dempsey Center
The Dempsey Center promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks talented staff from diverse backgrounds. The Dempsey Center encourages applications from qualified candidates of every age, race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, and veteran status.
At the Dempsey Center, we celebrate diversity, advance equity, and create a culture of respect and belonging built on safety, human dignity, and bravery.
