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Seize the opportunity to manage and evolve a bustling urban farm while educating the community about food production.
Overview
Salary £30000 - £32000
Location Stepney City Farm, London
Expires Expires 05-4-25 - Applications reviewed after this date
Organisation summary
Join Stepney City Farm, an active urban farm open year-round that takes pride in its dedicated livestock breeding program. This role offers the chance to make your mark by delivering innovative management ideas.
Role Summary
- Handle all aspects of livestock management and breeding for a variety of animals including goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, and various poultry.
- Oversee the maintenance of livestock facilities and manage a group of hardworking volunteers.
- Engage collaboratively with multiple programme strands such as therapeutic volunteering, corporate volunteering, educational workshops and community projects.
Role Requirements
- Proven experience in farming or livestock management.
- Ability to work full time, from Sunday to Thursday, 8am – 4.30pm.
- Willingness to work with and educate the public about food production on an urban farm.
Application Process Details
- To apply, please download and read the full Job description and Stepney City Farm’s Animal Policy
- Complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form
- Deadline for applications is midday on Thursday, 3rd April 2025. Interviews will be held the week commencing Monday, 7th April 2025
Stepney City Farm is a thriving working urban farm, open to the public six days a week, all year round. We need an experienced farmer with a background in all aspects of livestock management and rearing, working with volunteers and alongside the public. This is an exciting role, a combination of practical work and management, with plenty of scope for implementing your own ideas and further developing a busy open farm. You will be working alongside and collaborating with colleagues delivering a range of programmes including therapeutic volunteering; youth volunteering; schools workshops; corporate volunteering; and community projects.
One of the key objects of the Farm is food education for urban communities, and as such several of the livestock species are bred for meat which is sold seasonally at the Farm. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing volunteers working with the livestock, maintaining the livestock facilities, and overseeing all aspects of the livestock cycle of a working farm.
Currently, the Farm is home to: A herd of Anglo Nubian cross goats; Two types of sheep (Exmoor Horn and Oxford Down) Two donkeys; 2 adult Berkshire pigs (with an upcoming litter of piglets); Various poultry breeds (including chickens, ducks and geese); 4 rabbits; 3 ferrets; 2 guinea pigs; 4 farm cats
- Hours: Full time, Sunday-Thursday, 8am – 4.30pm
- Salary: £30,000 – £32,000 p/a, depending on experience
- Deadline for applications: Midday, Thursday 3 April 2025
- Interviews: week commencing Monday 7 April 2025
To apply:
- Download the full Job description
- Download and read Stepney City Farm’s Animal Policy
- Download the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form
