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Farm School Leader

Farms for City Children
Iddesleigh, Devon

Posted: 30 Oct 2025

Deadline: 24 Nov 2025

Compensation: £24,447 pro rata (actual salary £17,462)

Paid Part-time Permanent

Job description

• Location – Devon
• Salary - £24,447 pro rata (actual salary £17,462)
• Contract – Part-Time (25 hours per week), Permanent

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.

We are looking for a Farm School Leader to join our friendly team on our 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).

For full details about the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification and Job Information Pack.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of £24,447 pro rata (actual salary £17,462) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Application information

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. 

We are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

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