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Horticultural Support Teacher

Grow Together Bucks
High Wycombe

Posted: 21 Jan 2026

Deadline: 5 Mar 2026

Compensation: up to £19 per hour

Paid Part-time Flexible hours Fixed term / contract

Job description

We are seeking a part time freelance support teacher or volunteer, with horticultural knowledge (or vice versa) to join our friendly team teaching practical growing skills to primary children in local schools and/or at our Community Allotment.  

The role entails supporting the Teaching Lead and working as part of a small team to share the joy and magic of nature and growing food using organic methods. 

Grow Together Bucks (GTB) is a not for profit, Community Interest Company based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Our community projects include:

 - 300sqm Community Allotment in Wycombe Marsh which enables community volunteers to experience the joy and importance of sharing, growing and consuming wholesome food. Any food surplus is donated to The One Can Trust.

​-Working with schools, creating growing spaces for children and providing practical growing programmes to teach and inspire the next generation to nurture the soil, connect with nature and grow their own food.

​-Connecting local businesses with schools and community groups in need of help by facilitating, managing and hosting Corporate Volunteering Days.

The role

We are seeking two freelance Teaching Support roles, with horticultural knowledge and preferably with an interest and some experience of gardening, growing food and teaching, to join our team to help support practical (outdoor) and classroom based growing activities in a local school and/or with children at our community allotment.

Teaching experience, including experience of working with primary age and SEND children would be helpful.

Using your knowledge and passion for food growing, you will support our programme of growing and learning activities, sessions and workshops with primary age children – guided and supported by the Grow Together team. We hope you will share the joy and magic of growing and nature with the children and inspire them to grow at home.

Sessions will run from March 2026, at times and locations to be discussed. We expect to offer one or two part-time freelance roles, with working hours to cover:

• Weekly or monthly sessions at one or more schools during term time
• Sessions at our community allotment
• Gardening club sessions after school
• Holiday club sessions during school holidays

Application information

If you think this opportunity could be for you, then please contact Paula Kennion, Director at Grow Together Bucks CIC.

Email info@growtogetherbucks.co.uk for more information.

We will be scheduling interviews with suitable candidates from early February, so please apply, or get in touch, as soon as possible if you are interested.

Grow Together Bucks is a ‘not for profit’ Community Interest Company based in High Wycombe. Please see our website for more information about this role, our community projects and the organisation at : www.growtogetherbucks.co.uk 

Or contact Paula for more information at:info@growtogetherbucks.co.uk               

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