Care Farm Support Worker
Executive Mandate Specification
A rewarding role for anyone with a love for animals, the outdoors and engaging young people with therapeutic, animal- assisted activities.
1:1 and small group support for children between 5 and 18, some with behaviour that challenges, helping them achieve meaningful and fun tasks looking after our range of rescue animals, gardening and helping nature. Your role is to facilitate social and emotional growth, build self-esteem and support achievement of animal care qualifications post-14. There is also some adult support work.
You will be a dynamic, positive and physically active person, with a genuine love for the outdoors, a confident and organised facilitator who can support young people who may be anxious, have additional needs or communication challenges. You will be able to keep yourself and others safe in a farm environment and understand safeguarding and animal welfare legislation and responsibilities.
The role requires daily reporting on progress made towards targets, following health and safety and safeguarding protocols and planning daily timetables and activities.
A chance to join a team committed to high animal welfare and supporting wellbeing.
You must be confident, gentle and kind with a range of animal species, happy to be outdoors and willing to get involved in all aspects of animal husbandry!
This is a term time only position with variable hours between 9 and 3, with some optional holiday work.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
COVID-19 considerations:
Masks worn indoors. Infection prevention team. Hand washing and gel. Twice weekly lateral flow testing for all staff.
Experience:
- animal care: 1 year (required)
- Support Worker: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Statutory Executive Benefits & Governance
- Executive Health, Vision & Dental Coverage with Global Provider Options
- Corporate Pension Auto-Enrolment / 401(k) Retirement Plan with Fiduciary Matching
- Annual Discretionary Performance Incentive & Long-Term Equity Participation
- Executive Leave Allotment, Statutory Holidays & Dedicated Health Care Reserves
- US Department of Labor & E-Verify Work Authorization Sponsorship
