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Opportunity Details
Garden Watering - Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
Opportunity Overview:
The Trustees of Reservations is looking for dedicated volunteers to water the plant life in the various gardens Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens in North Andover. Garden Watering volunteers will work independently and with staff to ensure proper plant watering. You will have the opportunity to learn from our experienced staff at one of the Trustees premier public gardens.
Garden Watering for the 2024 season will start on the week of April 8th. That week, volunteers will meet with the Horticulturist to train, and then they will be able to volunteer independently on Saturdays and Sundays until October. This role is weather dependent, so the need for volunteers will change with the weather conditions.
Reports to: Horticulturist
Benefits:
Flexible scheduling on the weekends however watering volunteers must commit to watering for 2 hours per day with a minimum of one day per week April-October.
What's in our nature? Resiliency. Community. Discovery. Creativity.
Join The Trustees as a volunteer to help protect and take care of the Commonwealth’s greatest treasures and to make nature and the outdoors accessible for all, forever.
For more information Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety: The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
The Trustees of Reservations is looking for dedicated volunteers to water the plant life in the various gardens Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens in North Andover. Garden Watering volunteers will work independently and with staff to ensure proper plant watering. You will have the opportunity to learn from our experienced staff at one of the Trustees premier public gardens.
Garden Watering for the 2024 season will start on the week of April 8th. That week, volunteers will meet with the Horticulturist to train, and then they will be able to volunteer independently on Saturdays and Sundays until October. This role is weather dependent, so the need for volunteers will change with the weather conditions.
Reports to: Horticulturist
Benefits:
- Helping to create a welcoming, supportive and inclusive community
- Resume-building opportunity, knowledge-based work, training.
- Connecting and networking with like-minded staff, visitors and volunteers
- Work independently to water plant life on weekly schedule
- Volunteers will check containers around the property and water if needed, deadhead, and occasionally, help with watering new plantings in the beds as well.
- Maintain communication with staff
- Log volunteer hours in Volunteer Connect
- Ability to use handheld irrigation tools such as hoses and watering wands
- This role requires carrying watering cans short distances and walking the full property
- With training by staff, ability to learn irrigation needs of various plant life
- Ability to follow instructions and communicate with staff
- Dress in appropriate clothes and footwear that can get wet
- Ability to walk on a variety of surfaces including grass or uneven surfaces
- Ideal candidates would be able to commit to a consistent weekly schedule
- Previous garden experience preferred, but not required
- Have reliable transportation to the property
- Please note: A background check is required for this role
Flexible scheduling on the weekends however watering volunteers must commit to watering for 2 hours per day with a minimum of one day per week April-October.
What's in our nature? Resiliency. Community. Discovery. Creativity.
Join The Trustees as a volunteer to help protect and take care of the Commonwealth’s greatest treasures and to make nature and the outdoors accessible for all, forever.
For more information Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety: The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home
- If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or someone displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home
- For our most current Covid-19 updates, please visit our main Trustees site
Horticulture
Age Minimum (with Adult): 16+, Minimum Age:16+
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