Part-Time Organic Livestock & Farm Maintenance Worker

Outdoor Learning; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 24.000 - 29.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

3% employer pension

32 days annual leave (pro rata)

Zusammenfassung

Susan’s Farm CIO in Cumbria is seeking a Livestock Farming and Maintenance Worker to join our small educational charity. You will work across our two sites (about 140 acres) independently, caring for cattle, sheep, and poultry on an organic farm.

The role includes stock checks, animal welfare, and farm maintenance, with occasional work with adult groups. A full UK driving licence for towing a trailer is essential; fixed-term 12 months with probation and 32 days leave pro rata are offered.

Qualifikationen

• Farming experience and knowledge
• Experience with stock checks and moving cattle/sheep
• Ability to identify common livestock ailments and maintain welfare
• Experience with farm maintenance tasks such as fencing and gates
• Full UK driving licence with trailer towing capability
• Willingness to learn to operate a quad bike on site

Aufgaben

• Carry out stock checks at both sites.
• Identify and treat common ailments among cattle and sheep.
• Line feed cattle and sheep in winter at both sites.
• Load and transport live animals in a trailer, including to abattoir.
• Carry out farm repairs, e.g. fencing and gates.
• Support seasonal tasks such as lambing, haymaking, tupping.

Kenntnisse

Farming experience

Stock checks

Livestock handling

Farm maintenance

Full UK driving licence

Quad bike operation (learning)

Animal welfare

Jobbeschreibung

Susan’s Farm CIO in Cumbria is seeking a Livestock Farming and Maintenance Worker to join our small educational charity. You will work across our two sites (about 140 acres) independently, caring for cattle, sheep, and poultry on an organic farm.

The role includes stock checks, animal welfare, and farm maintenance, with occasional work with adult groups. A full UK driving licence for towing a trailer is essential; fixed-term 12 months with probation and 32 days leave pro rata are offered.