STH Practitioner – closing date 1 December 2025

Could you help people improve their health and well-being through gardening? Do you have experience of working in a community gardening or health and social care setting?

At Thrive, our Practitioners work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical and psychological health, social interaction, skills and confidence.

We are looking for an STH Practitioner to provide high quality and effective Social and Therapeutic Horticulture programmes for adults in our gardens in Beech Hill, near Reading and outreach settings.

Working alongside volunteers this role will support people with learning disabilities, autism, long term health conditions or disabilities.

Based at Thrive’s Reading Centre in Beech Hill. The role may include occasional work undertaken off-site in Reading and surrounding areas and occasional travel to the Thrive Centres in London and Birmingham. There could be an opportunity to work with children and young people with disabilities or PMLD.

Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.

Organisation
Address Line 1
The Geoffrey Udall Centre
Address line 2
Beech Hill
Town
Reading
Postcode
RG7 2AT
Postholder needs own transport
Yes
Contract type
Full timePart time
Location
West Berkshire
Salary
£24,136 per annum (FTE)
Contact
Clare Read (Human Resources Officer)
Main contact telephone
01189885688
How to apply

For more information, please download the Information Pack from our website https://www.thrive.org.uk/get-involved/jobs or e mail recruitment@thrive.org.uk

To apply, please email recruitment with your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you will bring to Thrive.

Open for applications from
11 November 2025
Closing date for applications
1 December 2025
Scheduled interview date
8 December 2025
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course