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Abbey Home Farm
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posted: 4 Feb 2025
Deadline: 28 Feb 2025
Compensation: £12.50 - £14
Paid
Job description
About The Farm Project
The Farm Project CIC welcomes children and young people from predominantly inner cities, for residential visits on a working organic farm. Whilst here children and young people take on purposeful activities focused on growing veg, harvesting and cooking, working with livestock, firelighting, log chopping and exploring the woods. They gain a deep understanding of how food is produced and furthermore develop confidence and self esteem, make meaningful relationships and build resilience. This week of fresh air, dirty hands and good food can noticeably improve wellbeing and expand horizons. We believe it is crucial for all, regardless of background, to have equal opportunity to connect to the countryside and understand where food comes from.
Job Description
The role is primarily delivering cooking and veg growing/harvesting sessions for residential groups. There will also general farm tours and woodland activities for day visits from local schools/groups as well as children’s holiday clubs. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, friendly, outgoing and passionate about introducing young people to the countryside. They will be a confident cook, with hands on allotment/veg growing experience. Experience of delivering education sessions and working with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds is desireable. The candidate will genuinely enjoy the company of children and young people, be happy out in the woods whatever the weather and have a high mud tolerance.
Key responsibilities
Person Specification
Application information
If you are interested to apply or would like to learn more about this post please have a look at the farm project and farmshop websites to learn more about us, and then email hilary@theorganicfarmshop.co.uk with a cv and letter of interest.
Interviews will take place throughout February. Role to start mid / late March 2025.
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About Abbey Home Farm
Abbey Home Farm is run by Will and Hilary Chester-Master. They took over the management of the farm from Wills family in 1990 and set about establishing an organic system of farming from day 1. Both Will and Hilary are totally committed to organic practices and are striving to make Abbey Home Farm a truly sustainable, both environmentally and financially, place. The farm, the garden, the shop and the cafe would not run without the other members of the team. There are at present approx 40 people involved, working here in all sorts of capacities, some full time, many part time, from many different backgrounds, but with common links: a passion for local and organic food, high animal welfare, caring for the environment and protecting our wildlife.
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