Website The Grange at Bookham for People with Disabilities
Inspiring Independence
Horticulture Tutor – Grow Skills, Confidence & Community
Hours: 20.75 per week Monday and Tuesday 8.45am – 5pm and Friday 8.45am – 4pm, with 1 hour unpaid lunch each day. You’ll also join the weekend watering rota and be responsible for this on 1 out of 8 weekends.
Location: Our main site in Bookham, plus regular visits to offsite gardens we look after and markets in the local area.
Do you love working outdoors, have a passion for plants, and want to make a genuine difference in people’s lives?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, hands‑on Horticulture Tutor with great customer service skills, to join our friendly and supportive team – someone who can inspire, encourage and empower people with learning disabilities to grow in confidence, independence and skills.
This is a varied and rewarding role, you’ll support people in both horticulture and plant/produce retail activities, helping them learn practical skills while building self-esteem and social confidence.
You’ll play a key part in:
- Supporting gardening sessions in our productive walled garden and around our 8 acre site
- Leading retail activities – preparing plants and produce for sale, maintaining an attractive sales area, and creating clear signage
- Supporting off-site activities and driving the Grange long wheelbase van
- Helping people develop work skills, independence and a sense of purpose through meaningful activity
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Creating a cheerful, inclusive and person-centred environment where everyone can thrive
- Supporting individuals to learn new skills at their own pace
- Working outdoors in all seasons – come rain or shine!
- Encouraging teamwork, communication and positive social interactions
Maintaining a tidy, well-stocked and welcoming retail space and supporting individuals to serve customers - Recording progress using digital systems
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, volunteers and other departments
What We’re Looking For
We’d love to hear from you if you are:
- Passionate about supporting people as individuals and in creating an inclusive, supportive environment
- Knowledgeable about horticulture or have some plant knowledge
- Positive and able to bring enthusiasm to physical outdoor work
- Comfortable with English and Maths, particularly confidence with numbers to be able to support with plant and produce sales
- Someone who shares our values: Friendly, Open, Respectful, Caring, Enabling
- Comfortable using and learning digital systems
- A driver with a full driving licence and willingness to drive Grange vehicles (essential)
If you have experience supporting people with disabilities or have experience in a horticultural/retail setting – this would be a bonus but your attitude and values matter most.
What Colleagues Say
Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a snippet of what our team had to say in our October 2025 staff survey:
95.2% of the team say they understand how the purpose and values of The Grange Centre relate to their job.
92.9% say that The Grange Centre provides them with the training they need.
We have an open, no blame culture as emphasised by 96.4% of the team saying that The Grange Centre provides an environment where they feel able to admit when they make a mistake.
89.2% feel they are a valued member of The Grange Centre team.
95.2% find their colleagues to be helpful and supportive.
About The Grange Centre
At The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities, we’re more than a workplace – we’re a community. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about making a difference and supporting people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. We offer a supportive environment, opportunities for development, and the chance to be part of something truly meaningful.
We are unique in Surrey as we offer accommodation, care support and a wide range of skills training and activities all on one beautiful 8 acre site in Bookham. Our services are most suited for people with mild to moderate disabilities.
We are a regulated care provider, a charity and a housing association and we provide three services – residential care for those with higher care needs, supported living for people working towards independence and skills and activities – a wide range of training, work experience and mini businesses.
To apply for this job please visit careers.grangecentre.org.uk.