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Supportive team
Flexible hours
Competitive pay
Development opportunities
Before completing any application to Fordhall, we strongly recommend you read the values and pledges documents and incorporate these into your application.
It is not just about your skills and experience, shared values and approaches are just as important to us.
For clarity, unless noted otherwise, all jobs on this page will be working for the Fordhall Community Land Initiative.
Therapeutic Gardening Lead, 4 days, 25.5hours
With experience and passion for organic growing and working with vulnerable adults, you will support and empower our volunteer workers to achieve new heights, build their independence, their feeling of self-worth and sense of wellbeing. Your organised and practical skills will see you lead project delivery within our Care Farm and Community Garden, working collaboratively with empathy, kindness and patience. One day a week will be completing the required administration required to lead the project and support management, therefore excellent use of Office and written communications skills and experience are required.
Our existing Therapeutic Gardening Lead is moving back to Austrailia and we hope to have time for a cross-over between staff if possible, so please do send in your applications as soon as they are complete. There is no need to wait until the deadline.
Working days: Mon-Thurs. 25.5 hours/week over 4 days (9-3.30pm), with options for overtime
NEW Deadline: Midnight Sunday 30th August, but applications may be considered sooner.
Interviews: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd September
Start Date: Immediate
Job Description
Application Form
Please send your completed application form with covering letter to charlotte.hollins@fordhallfarm.com as soon as you have completed it. We reserve the right to begin interviews earlier to the dates published above.
Project Officer, 6-8 hours/week
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Project Officer to support and manage at least two partnership projects within our community-driven charitable Society. This pivotal roles involves overseeing project planning, execution and delivery, ensuring alignment with the project goals and community aspirations. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence areas of community empowerment and community farm ownership.
The ideal candidate will possess strong administration skills, excellent organisational abilities, and passion for collaborative working.
Key Duties
Supporting the delivery of two of our existing projects. Currently, Transitions to Community Farm Ownership (TCFO) and our Community Covenant Pilot. Very different projects, but similar skill sets are required for each.
- Coordinating stakeholder engagement and supporting good governance
- Managing data and progress. Writing minutes, follow-up actions.
- Keeping all members informed of progress and following up on leads
- Working collaboratively with partners to ensure funding has the desired impact
- Contributing to the monitoring and reporting of each project
- Writing reports and background research
- Assisting with project evaluation and funding applications
What's Essential:
- Experience supporting or coordinating projects and engaging stakeholders
- Awareness of environmental and agroecological issues in the UK - an interest in the importance of community-ownership and the opportunities it provides.
- Excellent communication, organisation and data handling skills, with great attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to engage with different characters, building engagement with each interaction.
- A desire to see communities thrive
- Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Powerpoint
- Ability to work independantly and as part of a cross-functional team
- Ideally a degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent qualification and/or experience in a relevant profession/reseach field.
This role will suit an individual who is flexible with their working arrangements such as around studying or working for themselves.
Hours: 4 hours per week onsite (days may vary). Up to 2 hours per week (on average), remote working. responding to emails and conducting research. More hours may be available for the right candidate. Every three weeks on a Wednesday afternoon there is an in-person meeting in Market Drayton. Basic contract will be 6 hours per week, but expect to reach up to 8 hours during peak project delivery.
To apply: please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining fully why you are the right person for the role and why each of these projects peaks your interest. It is important to note that we expect time to be weighted towards the TCFO project more than the Community Covenant work.
Email: General Manager, charlotte.hollins@fordhallfarm.com
More information
Transitions to Community Farm Ownership
Market Drayton Community Covenant
Full Job Description
Farm Shop Butcher, full time
The farm shop team are recruiting for a full time butcher. Our onsite butchery process all of our home reared Pork, Lamb and Beef. An individual must be able to butcher from carcass form all of the mentioned. Sausage, Burger and bacon production experience is also preferred.
Weekend work is essential with an individual expected to work every 3rd weekend on rotation.
Please email James on james.martin@fordhallfarm.com for further information
Event Catering Assistants
Working for Fordhall Event Catering Limited
Our tenant farmer runs 'Fordhall Event Catering Limited' a company that provides outside catering at venues across the country. They are 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
Wedding Bank Staff for the Fordhall Community Land Initiative.
We have casual positions available to support at onsite weddings and events throughout the year. If occasional support for catering or waiting-on tables is your thing, then please get in touch
Email: celebrate@fordhallfarm.com
What can I expect?
Inclusive environment
We welcome everyone - as you would expect from a community owned organisation! Expect a flexible and supportive approach to your needs
Develop and share skills
We not only want to develop the skills you have for your role, but we also want to know what all your ‘super-powers’ are. We will encourage you to use these across the organisation to help make Fordhall a real ‘Place in the Sun’ for everyone!
Make a difference
Each and every person, no matter what the role or hours worked, contributes to making Fordhall a place for enjoyment, learning, and inspiration for our community. Supporting our staff team is big focus of our approach.
Be rewarded
We offer competitive rates of pay, staff discounts for the shop, café and events, free parking, a recognition reward scheme, as well as offering staff social events throughout the year. When you work at Fordhall you become part of the family.