Location: Nethercott House, Winkleigh, Devon
Salary: £23,967 per annum
Contract: Full-Time, Fixed Term, 35 hours per week
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 21st May 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
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 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.
As comfortable in wellies mucking out livestock as engaging with children and teachers, this role requires a can-do attitude, endless positivity and enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for supporting children and young people to access the benefits of the countryside life.
The role requires the ability to undertake work outside of 9 to 5 hours, including some weekend and lone working on a rota basis.
For full details about the role, please see the Job Description and Job Information Pack at https://hr.breathehr.com/v/farm-school-leader-maternity-cover-40611
Farms for City Children are looking for a Farm School Leader to join our friendly team at Nethercott House, to cover maternity leave from beginning of June 2025 (ideally), until 1st May 2026
Deadline for applications is 9am on Wednesday 21st May 2025
For further information:
Please visit https://hr.breathehr.com/v/farm-school-leader-maternity-cover-40611 for more information and to apply, or for any questions, please contact recruitment@farmsforcitychildren.org.
