Intern, Therapeutic Horticulture & Volunteer Engagement

About the role

NHG offers a full-time internship in therapeutic horticulture and volunteer engagement, running from 7 December 2026 to 12 July 2027. It gives university students hands-on experience in a mental health setting, supporting programmes for clients, volunteers and community partners. The internship is split roughly 60% therapeutic hydroponics and 40% volunteer management and community programmes.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.00pm (including a 1-hour break); occasional weekend or after-hours support may be needed, with time off provided. Reasonable flexibility may be considered for occasional university commitments, subject to approval.

Key responsibilities

• Hydroponics programme (60%): plan, coordinate and co-facilitate therapeutic horticulture sessions for inpatient and outpatient clients, adapting activities to participants' needs
• Observe participant engagement and progress, help with feedback, data collection and evaluation
• Support programme administration, scheduling, material preparation and client sessions
• Coordinate volunteers, including briefing, deployment and engagement during sessions
• Support hydroponics tours, outreach, programme launches and community events
• Create publicity and engagement content: social media posts, simple brochures, posters and other materials
• Conduct simple interviews, take photos and short videos, and do basic photo and video editing
• Write simple captions and content, and prepare equipment and materials
• Volunteer management (40%): recruit, orient and deploy volunteers, maintain attendance records and documentation, and support event logistics and reporting

Required profile

• University student currently studying Psychology, Social Sciences or a related discipline
• Interest in mental health, psychology, community engagement or social services, and exposure to working with people with mental health conditions
• Comfortable working outdoors in warm, humid weather, standing, kneeling and carrying items up to 10kg
• Good written and verbal communication, including basic copywriting and social media content
• Comfortable taking photos and videos with a smartphone and creating simple digital materials
• Able to commit primarily full-time and support occasional weekend or after-hours work

Required skills

• Basic photo and video editing with mobile apps or simple software
• Simple copywriting and social media content creation
• No professional photography, videography, graphic design or hydroponics experience required; training provided