Position Overview & Specifications

About us

We're more than just a garden centre... We're:

a provider or support, training, horticulture therapyand employment opportunities for local people with mental health problems
a big part of the local community, encouraging everyone – from green-fingered experts to brand-new beginners, from 8 to 80 (and beyond) – to get out gardening.
a not-for-profit social enterprise. That means our profits are reinvested for the benefit of the local community – in particular mental health services.
a strong advocate for gardening being beneficial for your wellbeing. As a part of NAViGO, North East Lincolnshire’s leading provider of mental health services, we know better than most about the positive impact that gardening and time spent outdoors can have on your mental health.

So when you work with us, you help us to continue to do all this and more.

Part-time opportunity available – 20 hours per week

This post will support the running of the Potting Shed within Grimsby Garden Centre.

The post-holder is required to work flexibly across the Potting Shed operating hours of 08:30am – 4pm, seven days a week.

Main duties will include:

Working as part of a dedicated team in a busy café environment
Providing a high standard of customer service at all time
Maintaining a high-level of cleanliness and hygiene
Operating a barista/espresso machine
Processing customer orders using a touch-screen till system
Liaising with catering colleagues regarding menu options and customer requirements
Completion of documentation
Receive and check off deliveries from suppliers
Rotation and displaying of stock
Supporting trainees and those undertaking work placement opportunities.

All positions are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and medical clearance. Evidence of valid professional registration and appropriate DBS clearances will also be required where relevant. All posts will also be subject to successful completion of a 12-week probationary period.

This post is classed as exempted for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, even those convictions that are classed as spent must be declared on your application.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 20 per week

Salary: Up to £10.42 per hour

Benefits: