| JOB TITLE | HOURS | CONTRACT | LOCATION |
| Weekend Chef | 15-20 | Permanent | Onsite- Fordhall Farm |
| Full time Chef or Training placement | 30-40 | 6 month or permanent | Onsite- Fordhall Farm |
| Care Farm Development Worker and Grower | 19.5 | Permanent | Onsite- Fordhall Farm |
| Membership Support Officer | 12 | Permanent | Onsite- Fordhall Farm |
Before completing any application to Fordhall, we strongly recommend you read the following documents and incorporate these into your application. For us, it is not just about recruiting for skills and experience, shared values and approaches and just as important to us.
Click here to read the Fordhall Values
Click Here to read Fordhall’s Strategic Aims
If you have any questions about vacancies at Fordhall, please do give us a call on 01630 638696 and we will be happy to chat to you.
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Membership Support Officer, part time
A diligent Membership Support Officer is required to work alongside an enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and volunteers. You will manage the membership of the Fordhall Community Land Initiative – a body of 8000 loyal supporters who have collectively owned Fordhall since 2006.
It is your role to ensure they are nurtured, thanked and appreciated for their support to the Fordhall Community Land Initiative. You will deal with all aspects of shareholder membership from new share issues, to deaths, loans and donations. You will be influential with the growth of this membership as well as with the maintenance of it.
You will be the main contact for our members and as such we require you to ensure the organisational values and vision are communicated to them at every opportunity. Our members are not all local and some have never visited Fordhall, you have a responsibility to help connect them to the farm through your communications.
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Application: Please provide a covering letter explaining your skills/experience and why you wish to join the Fordhall team, and email it along with your CV and application form to the Deputy Manager via marie.gibson@fordhallfarm.com.
Closing date is Sunday 29th October 2023
An accompanying CV is required.
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Care Farm Development Worker and Grower, part time
We are looking for a nurturing person with experience and passion for organic growing and DIY. In this role you will support and empower vulnerable adults to achieve new heights, build their independence and their feeling of self-worth and well-being. Working within a passionate and dedicated team you will actively contribute and develop the long-term Care Farm offer at Fordhall, ensuring your own unique skills and strengths continue to be utilised for the benefit of those involved.
Hours are an average of 19.5 hours per week over 3 days (9am – 3.30pm) Mon – Thurs with options for overtime.
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Application: Please provide a covering letter explaining your skills/experience and why you wish to join the Fordhall team, and email it along with your CV and application form to the General Manager via charlotte.hollins@fordhallfarm.com. Interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis.
For an informal chat about the position, please call Charlotte on 01630 638696
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Weekend Chef or Cook, day shifts.
Arthur’s Farm Kitchen are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and hardworking chef or cook to support our Head Chef with our next phase of development. With weddings, parties, school residentials, yoga retreats; we are looking for staff to join our hospitality team at Fordhall Farm so we can grow our offer.
We can shape this position according to your experience.
We have a strong passion and commitment to connect people’s hearts and minds to the land and the food which is derived from it. With that in mind, your values and approach to food are just as important as your experience to us.
Our menu is produce-driven, focusing on using seasonal, locally produced ingredients. We choose not to use fryers or microwaves and we pride ourselves in using traditional cookery methods as well as following a nutritional and wholesome approach to our meals.
We have a highly skilled and talented Head Chef, meaning we can offer training to the right candidate if needed, although experience of working in a professional kitchen is preferable and will facilitate greater hours.
So, if you are early on in your journey as a chef and are looking for more experience and somewhere to make your mark, or if you are experienced and looking for a role which does not involve long days and evenings, then we are for you!
Pay: Depending on experience. All breaks paid.
Start Date: Immediate
Hours: Hours can vary according to experience from 13-25/week. Saturday 8.45 – 3.30, Sunday 9 – 3.30. Full time position available for a candidate able to work both front of house and in the kitchen.
Application: Please send a covering letter with your CV. We would love to hear why food is important to you and why Fordhall is a place you would like to work, as well as finding out about your skills and experience.
Applications to be sent to General Manager, charlotte.hollins@fordhallfarm.com
Chef – part time or full time
Do you have a passion for cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients? Do you want to make a difference and help us celebrate food and health at Fordhall Organic Farm?
If so, this position could be for you. You will be working with a highly trained and experienced Head Chef, with the opportunity (if needed) to learn the skills of the kitchen, cooking from scratch and contributing to an award winning community project in Shropshire.
At Fordhall Organic Farm, we not only have a café open 6-days a week, but we also host weddings, family gatherings, retreats, corporate events and community celebrations. You will gain experience in all areas, building knowledge of varying techniques for food preparation and service from canapes and plated menu’s for up to 100 guests, to a buffet, cooked breakfasts, community banquets and more.
Our menu is produce-driven, focusing on using seasonal, locally produced ingredients. We choose not to use fryers or microwaves and we pride ourselves in following a nutritional and wholesome approach to our meals. Would you like to share this journey with us?
We offer in return a friendly and supportive environment, teamwork, away days, work-life balance, and most importantly a place where your contribution will be valued and appreciated. We work as a team at Fordhall, which means we all muck in, we celebrate our individual strengths and we work together to make sure we are collectively achieving high standards to benefit our community.
Start Date: Immediate
Holidays: Equivalent of 5.6weeks per annum pro rata.
Pension: The organisation has a pension scheme in place.
Pay: Depending on experience and training required. 6month placement or permenant position considered.
Application: Please provide a covering letter explaining your skills/experience and why you wish to join the Fordhall team, and email it to the General Manager via charlotte.hollins@fordhallfarm.com
An accompanying CV is required.
For an informal chat about the position, please call Charlotte on 01630 638696
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Farm Discovery Officers, casual hours
We are looking to create a team of casual staff that can deliver fun and memorable experiences for visiting schools and youth groups.
You will co-ordinate and deliver, quality learning experiences at our working organic farm. You will ensure we maintain our reputation that Fordhall is the go-to place for quality outdoor education and experiences in the local area. You will coordinate these visits from start to finish on the delivery day, gather visitor feedback and complete your own evaluations for each visit. You will be responsible for kit maintenance, session set up, pack up, maintaining clean and safe working areas, and associated on the day risk assessment checks. All booking administration in advance of the visit will be handled by the office team, your primary role is session delivery .
You will be a dynamic and engaging person that has experience of working with children and has a passion for the outdoors. Knowledge of farming is preferable but not essential as training will be given. Note sessions are standardised so you are fully aware what is expected of you and the required delivery content. You do not need a teaching qualification, just the ability to deliver fun and memorable experiences linked to our organisational aims for groups of up to 30 children.
HOURS: Sessions are 2 hours, typically 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm, with time either side for set up and close down – typically 4 hours work per session / 7 hours for a full day. There can be one or two sessions per day
PAY: Competitive flat rate per session for delivery
For more information or to apply for the role please email marie.gibson@fordhallfarm.com
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Event Catering Assistants
We’re looking for enthusiastic and hard-working individuals to join our dynamic event catering team at local and national events this year. You would be working on our mobile catering units, serving food and handling customer orders. No experience required, we ask that you have a can-do attitude and a good sense of humour! Ideal if you’re looking for a change of pace or for work around other commitments.
For more information please email theteam@fordhallfarm.com
