Assistant Shepherd / General Farm Worker - Based at Preston

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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 team member there will be a focus on completing tasks under the direction of the Head Shepherd and general farm work across the Dairy, Beef, Calves and Machinery Operations. 

They will be flexible to move between Dairy, Red Meat, Machinery and student activities. Accommodation is available, and we're open to candidates interested in either full-time or part-time roles, including job share options. Please note that College Farms’ needs will be the primary focus.

Our farm staff enjoy alternate weekends off, which includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, ensuring a balanced work-life schedule.

If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal conversation, please ring Andrea Gardner M: 07921020655.

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.