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Respect, Compassion, Community, Perseverance, Aspiration, IndependenceArticle 29: Education must develop every child’s personality,...
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Respect, Compassion, Community, Perseverance, Aspiration, Independence
Article 29: Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
Post: Farm Assistant
Job holder:
Line managed by: Sara Spellman, Outdoor Learning Leader
Job purpose:
- To contribute to school practice and policy across the school.
- To contribute to the animal husbandry on the farm
- To carry out such other duties as are reasonably assigned by the Farm supervisor & Outdoor Learning Leader
- To support farm staff with DIY, animal health checks, Health & Safety
- To assist with open days where needed
Main Duties The duties outlined in this job description may be modified by the Farm supervisor or Outdoor Learning Leader, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.
· Animal Husbandry to a high level, including: cleaning of enclosures, providing enrichment, feeding, care and first aid to the animals
· Ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the site for animals, pupils and public
· Basic and general DIY; e.g. fence repairs, building enclosures, developing new areas
· Open and close duties, feeding and watering, dynamic health checks
· General farm assistance, moving animals, receiving deliveries, health and safety checks
· Demonstration of common sense specific to the farming sector, independence, effective and transparent communication skills
· Contribute to school duties such as playground duty, after school clubs, etc
· To be left alone to work unsupervised at times
· To be physically and mentally able to achieve these duties. This role is physically demanding, working at different levels of ground, outside in all weathers and manually restraining small-medium animals. This role requires someone strong and resilient of mind- working to an ever changing school timetable.
· Working within an immediate small sized team, but being part of a very large team.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: £12,204.00 per year
Work Location: In person
