Farm Technician

Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading educational institution as a Farm Technician at Brymore Academy. You will play a vital role in the operations of the school farm, caring for animals, maintaining equipment, and supporting students in their agricultural education. The role offers a full-time position with a salary of £25,000, alongside benefits like free parking and retail discounts.

Benefits

Free parking

Staff rewards scheme

Access to on-site gyms

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Practical experience in livestock care and farm operations.
• Strong maintenance and organisational skills.
• Full UK car licence for tractor driving.

Responsibilities

• Care for animals, including daily checks and feeding.
• Maintain farm equipment and perform minor repairs.
• Support students during practical lessons.

Skills

Livestock care

Maintenance skills

Organisational skills

Education

Agricultural qualifications (Level 2 or higher)

Job description

Do you have a passion for farming and enjoy working in an educational setting? Join Brymore Academy as a Farm Technician and play a key role in the day-to-day operations of our thriving school farm.

Hours - Full time

Salary - GBP25k

Get free parking, staff rewards scheme, including high street, online and supermarket discounts.

About the Role:

As Farm Technician, you ll:

• Care of animals, including daily checks, feeding, grooming, show preparation, bedding up, and assisting with breeding and lambing.
• Maintain farm equipment and structures, performing minor repairs and ensuring safety.
• Support students during practical lessons and prepare resources for their agricultural education.
• Work on a rota system to cover farm duties throughout term time, weekends, and holidays.
• Contribute to events such as Open Days, Lambing Days, and community shows, ensuring the farm is a welcoming and engaging environment.

What We re Looking For:

• Practical experience in livestock care and farm operations.
  Strong maintenance and organisational skills.
• A passion for working with young people and creating a safe, inclusive learning environment.
• Agricultural qualifications (Level 2 or higher) and a full UK car licence, for tractor driving and checking of stock is essential.

Why Join Us?
We offer:

• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Access to on-site gyms, free parking, and retail discounts.
• Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support a good work-life balance.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept CV s, so please complete the application form in full. If you wish to discuss this position further, please contact .

Closing date for applications: Midnight, Tuesday 3rd June 2025

We believe in hiring for potential and this means that we value individuals for the knowledge skills and experience that they have developed in every aspect of their lives. If you don t feel that you meet all of the criteria listed in the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.

We care about our staff and provide a number of benefits in addition to salary including a positive and supportive working environment, on-site gyms, free parking, access to a retail discounts platform and Employee Assistance Programme. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.

We truly believe that diversity of thought, culture, background and perspective secure the best outcomes for our students. We strive to build teams that represent our local communities and welcome applications from individuals who identify as members of an under-represented group and in particular individuals who identify as BAME, disabled or LGBT. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.