Farm Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Part Time Farm Assistant for Seal Primary School Community Farm in Sevenoaks Kent. (3 days a week 8:00-16:30 (including one day of a weekend).
Job Description
Seal Primary School Community Farm has been up and running since September 2020, offering farm education to the pupils within the Inspire Federation.
The farm is managed by Sara Spellman, Seal’s Outdoor Learning leader who also manages two successful Forest School sites on the school grounds.
We are to open to the public one weekend a month (March to October) with view of increasing dependant on demand.
We are looking for a part time assistant to work alongside Sara in caring for the animals, general up keep, including DIY around the farm, assisting when welcoming other schools to the farm and running the farm on the days we open to the community. Please see the full job description for further details.
Our farm hosts a variety of animals, with plans to expand. The successful candidate will play a part in developing the farm and welcoming new animals.
We currently have two KuneKune pigs named Del Boy and Rodney (the Trotter brothers), two Pigmy goats named Ant and Dec, three Boreray sheep, all expecting babies In May. We have three chicken enclosures, plans to expand this is underway. Within other enclosures we have Japanese quail, two naughty rabbits, two guinea pigs, two tortoises and two Giant African Land snails.
We are looking for an enthusiastic assistant who shares our love of animals with a minimum of two years’ experience in animal husbandry and a life time’s worth of common sense. The right person will be a good communicator and a willing to work one day of the weekend and school holidays as well as term time. Holidays must be taken during school term time.
The role will be hands on so must have the ability to deal with some physical labour, including the development of the farm, cleaning out animals and working alongside the children and community.
We have a fantastic team at Seal and are looking for the right person to enhance our special farm.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: £12,204.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Farm Assistant roles across The Inspire Federation's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £12,204 - £12,204 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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