Relief Farm Worker & Donkey Care Groom

NFP People; Honiton; Presencial; GBP 29.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Life assurance

31 days holiday (34 with service)

Wellbeing team

Pilates and Yoga classes

Long service awards

Healthshield plan and perks

Free Parking

Subsidised restaurant and shop

Descripción de la vacante

The Donkey Sanctuary is seeking a proactive Relief Farm Worker/Groom to support 8 sites across East Devon. Based at Brookfield Farm near Honiton, you will cover staff absence, care for donkeys, mules, hinnies and ponies, and assist with farm activities.

The role is full time on a 12-month fixed-term contract, working 37.5 hours per week across five days in seven, with occasional evenings and weekends as part of the rota.

Formación

• Previous equine or animal husbandry experience.
• Experience of using farm machinery, specifically tractor driving.
• Physically fit and able to lift bags of feed (~20 kg).
• Willing to undertake work-related training as required.
• Full current valid UK driving licence.

Responsabilidades

• Providing care by routine checking, feeding, medicating, grooming, weighing, worming and training the resident donkeys, mules, ponies and hinnies and assisting the vet, farrier and dentist as required.
• Providing daily feedback to the Farm Manager on donkey health, feeding regimes and land management, liaising with staff to ensure smooth farm operations.
• Operating machinery and manual tasks including mucking out, feeding and bedding, and distributing hay and feedstuffs.
• Maintaining up-to-date manual records for the donkeys and farming practices.
• Supporting work experience students and interacting with visitors and volunteers.

Conocimientos

Equine experience

Farm machinery

Physical fitness

Willing to train

UK driving licence

Herramientas

Tractor driving

Descripción del empleo

The Donkey Sanctuary is seeking a proactive Relief Farm Worker/Groom to support 8 sites across East Devon. Based at Brookfield Farm near Honiton, you will cover staff absence, care for donkeys, mules, hinnies and ponies, and assist with farm activities.

The role is full time on a 12-month fixed-term contract, working 37.5 hours per week across five days in seven, with occasional evenings and weekends as part of the rota.