Sessional Farm Education Assistant – Oasis Lords Hill

Oasis Charitable Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working practices

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Oasis City Farm – Southampton is seeking sessional farm assistants to help deliver a variety of activities on the farm, including education sessions, birthday parties, and animal experiences. You will assist with caring for animals, maintenance of the farm and garden, and learning outdoors, working with youth volunteers and the café on weekends.

Flexibility to work across the week, including some weekends, is essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications or experience in animal management/public sector
• Relevant qualifications or experience in youth work, teaching, or community based projects
• Flexibility to work across the week, including some weekends
• Proven ability to work alongside others in projects that work with the public
• Punctuality, reliability, and honesty
• Ability to demonstrate the Oasis ethos and values

Responsibilities

• Deliver youth and children’s education sessions and activities on the farm
• Deliver birthday parties on weekends for groups up to 30
• Deliver animal experiences for families to meet and greet animals
• Support adult day service with caring for animals
• Assist with animal cleaning and feeding rota with groups or individuals
• Support the running of the café on weekends with youth volunteers

Skills

Animal management

Youth work

Teaching

Community projects

Public sector experience

Job description

Based at Oasis City Farm – Southampton Green Lane, Southampton SO16 9FQ

Hours: Flexible

Contract: Sessional

Hourly Rate: £13.45 per hour

Oasis City Farm – Southampton is a community focused registered charity. We provide a range of supportive, wellbeing boosting, and nature-based activities for our communities, which include young people and adult learners with disabilities and general public

We are looking for sessional farm assistants who will support the Farm team in realising the vision of the farm by supporting the delivery of a variety of activities, including:

• To deliver youth and children’s education sessions and activities on the farm, supporting young people, to help care for the animals, maintain the farm and garden and learn in the outdoors.
• To deliver birthday parties on weekends to groups of up to 30,
• To deliver animal experiences, giving families the opportunity to meet and greet our rescued and rehomed animals
• To support our adult day service with caring for our animals
• To support with the animal cleaning and feeding rota, alongside groups or individuals.
• To support with the running of our café, which runs on the weekends. Working alongside our youth volunteers to serve refreshments and food.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• Relevant qualifications or experience in animal management/public sector
• Relevant qualifications or experience in youth work, teaching, or community based projects
• The flexibility to work across the week, including some weekends.
• Proven ability to work alongside others in projects that work with the public.
• Punctuality, reliability, and honesty.
• Ability to always evidence the Oasis ethos and values.

This is a unique opportunity for a friendly, hardworking and driven individual, who is looking to make a difference in a growing and community focused field of work. In return we offer:

• Flexible working practices which encourage innovation and fresh ideas.
• A supportive network and friendly team in a motivating working environment.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.

Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK. Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889