Gardening Volunteer

Help Our Gardens and Community Bloom

A meaningful and flexible volunteer opportunity to share your love of nature and support adults living with dementia.

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Join Acclaim Health as a Gardening Volunteer at Patty’s Place! In this role, you will bring life, color, and care to our outdoor patio flowerbeds and indoor plants, creating vibrant green spaces for our clients to enjoy.

Working closely with our team, you will manage plant health, guide seasonal maintenance, and help create engaging opportunities for program clients to participate in light gardening activities. Whether you are prepping flowerbeds in the spring, pruning and watering during peak growth, or preparing garden beds for winter, your efforts will foster connection, joy, and a soothing natural environment.

Volunteers have the option to join in with the daily Adult Day Program activities during their visit if desired, though it is not required.

Skills and Experience

  • Proven experience with plant care, horticulture, or home gardening
  • Knowledge of plant health management, pruning, weeding, and seasonal care
  • Ability to develop basic plant care strategies and guides
  • Friendly, patient, and comfortable engaging with adults living with dementia
  • Ability to guide and support clients in hands-on gardening activities at their own pace
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Reliable and able to work independently outdoors and indoors

Commitment

Orientation

Complete the required onboarding and orientation to prepare for your role.

Ongoing Commitment

  • Schedule: 1 to 2 days per week
  • Time: Approximately 1 to 2 hours per visit
  • Seasonal Activities:
    • Spring: Preparing outdoor patio flowerbeds, planning seasonal plantings, and initial planting
    • Summer: Regular watering, weeding, pruning, and plant health maintenance
    • Fall: Cleaning up flowerbeds and preparing garden spaces for winter
  • Option to assist in creating standard plant care guides for ongoing maintenance
  • Option to create gardening programming for our clients

Requirements

  • Clean police record check with vulnerable sector screening
  • Two professional or personal references
  • Tuberculosis (TB) test screening

How to Apply

Please email your qualifications to Kathryn Arsenault.
Please note – only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.

Should you require accommodation during the application process, please inform Kathryn Arsenault so we can ensure your equal participation.

Kathryn Arsenault
Volunteer Coordinator
905-827-8800 ext. 2419 | Toll free: 1-800-387-7127 ext. 2419
[email protected]