Farmyard and Adventure Playground Assistant

The Devonshire Group; Bakewell CP; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free access to Chatsworth Estates

Excellent personal development and\nc

Job summary

The Devonshire Group is seeking a Farmyard and Adventure Playground Assistant to support visitors, care for animals, and help maintain the adventure playground. The role involves delivering demonstrations to educational groups and working as part of a friendly team on Fridays and Saturdays.

Applicants should be friendly and reliable, with strong communication skills and comfort around animals. A DBS check is required; a driving license is desirable.

Qualifications

• Candidates must provide excellent customer service.
• Friendly, approachable, and able to work in a team.
• Confident around animals; prior farm animal experience is a plus.
• DBS check will be required.
• Ability to deliver demonstrations to groups.

Responsibilities

• Support visitor services and maintain high standards of animal care.
• Assist in keeping the adventure playground safe and well maintained.
• Deliver educational talks and demonstrations to groups.
• Work Friday and Saturday as part of a friendly team.

Skills

Customer service

Animal care

Teamwork

Communication

Driving licence (desirable)

Job description

Farmyard and Adventure Playground Assistant

Do you like to work outside with animals and children? If so, we welcome an application from you for this role.

You will work as part of a friendly team and your responsibilities will include; providing excellent customer service to our visitors, supporting the team in providing high standards of animal care, in addition to taking an active role in maintaining the adventure playground whilst being mindful of safety issues.

Using your excellent communication skills, you will also have the opportunity to assist with the delivery of interesting demonstrations and talks to groups of people and children on educational visits.

You will need to be friendly and approachable, able to provide excellent customer service and work well as part of a team. You will also need to be confident around animals, ideally with previous knowledge and experience of working with farmyard animals being advantageous. A current driving license is desirable.

This is a part-time role working Friday and Saturday 8.5 hours per day with a 1 hour unpaid break. It is a seasonal permanent role meaning you will work during the open season which is March to early January.

Please see attached job description for further information.

Candidates must be willing to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In return

As part of the wider Devonshire Group, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which includes Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey, Lismore and the Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants Group, we pride ourselves on our commitment to building friendly and efficient teams who are focused on delivering exceptional customer service.

We are committed to ensuring the happiness and wellbeing of our staff and as such offer fantastic benefits include:

• Free access to Chatsworth and Bolton Abbey Estates.
• Excellent personal development and career opportunities.
• Free entry to the Chatsworth fairs and many of the events, plus discount in our catering, retail and hotel establishments
• Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Uniform
• Employee assistance programme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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Company: The Devonshire Group

Salary: £12.81 per hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Bakewell, DE45 1PP

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 18 Oct 2026

Closing date: 17 Nov 2026