Farm Manager needed in Leeds, £19.81ph PAYE – Reference: 000A A2B0 / 1
Including weekend working.
Driving licence required
The post-holder will be responsible for the day to day operation of the farm, including management of farm staff, leading on all aspects of animal care, management of farm land, ensuring a high quality visitor experience, and working with further education students based on site to ensure opportunities for gaining experience of farm work and animal care.
- To manage the operation of the historic Home Farm.
- To deliver, in conjunction with colleagues, safe and informative visitor experiences to enable visitors to understand and enjoy the historic buildings, collections and livestock and their significance in the stories.
- To undertake the operational management of Home Farm livestock and land for fodder production in a manner sympathetic to the heritage site.
- To support the work of the Further Education learning opportunities on site (currently Leeds City College, School of Land and Animal Science) through the provision of work experience opportunities and managed participation in farm activities.
- To ensure that all Government Documentation relating to the land and livestock is compliant and completed in a timely manner. This includes but isn’t limited to BPS, HLS, ELMS, animal registration and transportation documentation.
- To manage the animal collection to the highest welfare standards promoting minority, native and Rare Breeds of farm animals maintaining a relationship with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
- To ensure that the agricultural land within is managed to the highest current agri-environmental schemes.
- To manage the farm and agricultural holdings as an integrated part through liaison with colleagues and through participation in the site management team.
- To manage, motivate and develop staff, to enable them to deliver a high-quality visitor experience and deliver excellent standards of animal welfare and land management, coordinating staff inputs across all areas of farm work.
- To manage budgets in relation to the functional area for which the post is responsible and ensure a clear audit trail for all spend and income.
- To support external audits of farm performance and operation to drive improvement
- To ensure the procurement of goods and services is in accordance with financial regulations, corporate policy and legal requirements.
- To take personal responsibility and abide by the Health and Safety Policy.
- To apply the policies on equality and diversity, and safeguarding, in the duties of the post and as an employee.
This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis.
If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.
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