Location: Nethercott House, Winkleigh, Devon
Salary: £24,447 pro rata (actual salary £17,462)
Contract: 25 hours per week, Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 24 November 2025
Farms for City Children offers children and young people a week in the heart of the British countryside staying on one of our farms, where they are immersed in the natural world of food, farming, and country life. During their stay, they participate in the seasonal tasks of the day: sowing, growing and harvesting in our kitchen gardens, caring for livestock and looking after the land, and a variety of tasks designed to build greater connection with the natural world.
About the Role
Farms for City Children are looking for a Farm School Leader to join their friendly team on their farm in Devon. This is a hands-on role responsible for leading engaging countryside, food and farming sessions for groups of beneficiary children at Nethercott House, a smallholding with a productive vegetable garden and raising pigs, poultry, sheep, cattle, equines and bees. As part of the wider farming operations team, the Farm School Leader will deliver knowledge rich farming and countryside sessions for visiting children as well helping with daily farming tasks and maintenance works.
The role requires the ability to undertake some work outside of 9 to 5 hours, including some weekend and lone working on a rota basis.
All roles our subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check (DBS).
Deadline for applications is Monday 24 November 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 2 December 2025
To apply, go to https://hr.breathehr.com/v/farm-school-leader-43711 download and fill out our application form that is located at the bottom of the page. Once completed, click on the Apply button, fill in your details and upload the application form. You may also wish to fill out and upload our equal opportunities monitoring form.
They are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs.
How to apply:
To apply, go to https://hr.breathehr.com/v/farm-school-leader-43711 and download and fill out our application form that is located at the bottom of the page. Once completed, click on the Apply button, fill in your details and upload the application form. You may also wish to fill out and upload our equal opportunities monitoring form.
Deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 8 December 2025. Interviews to be held on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at Nethercott House, Iddesleigh.
We are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs.
For further information:
Please visit https://hr.breathehr.com/v/farm-school-leader-43711 for more information and to apply, or for any questions, please contact recruitment@farmsforcitychildren.org.
