General Farm Worker - Permanent

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About the role

Myerscough College Farms are looking for someone passionate about agriculture to join our team!

On a busy mixed farm with 180 dairy cows, 200 beef cattle and 1200 ewes, you will demonstrate commercial farming to a range of learners.  As part of a large team, you will be involved in a range of jobs across all the livestock enterprises and have the opportunity to develop your skills.

As a full time, permanent team member the General Farm Worker will be required to complete tasks as directed including but not limited to Dairy, Sheep, Beef and Machinery Operations.

They will be flexible to move between Dairy, Red Meat, Machinery and student activities.

Apply today!

For more information, please contact our Farm Office on 01995 643467.

Why join us?

The job offers:

• Potential accommodation on the farm
• Opportunities for ongoing training and learning new skills
• The role requires a full UK driving license.

About Myerscough

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with UCLan and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.

Hours

48 Hours Per Week, variable due to the seasonal nature of the role. Inclusive of alternate weekends. Not an apprenticeship

Department

Myerscough Farms

Location

Myerscough College (Preston)

Salary

Band 2 £22,378 - £24,833 per annum, pro rata (salary will be around £29,031 - £32,216 based on an average 48-hour week). To include weekends when required.

Reference No

GFWP-125

Closing Date

Sunday 12 May 2024