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Maternity Cover for Head Grower at The Husbandry School – Devon

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  • 25/08/2022 am 3:52 pm #73317

    The Husbandry School is an agroecological farm and centre for learning set on 49 acres of land close to Ashburton.
    We are looking for Maternity Cover for our Head Grower, the role will be for a twelve month contract with the strong possibility to extend into a permanent contract.
    At The Husbandry School, we grow for restaurants, shops and our veg box scheme, producing food on 1.5 acres of land over a variety of sites, including field scale, poly tunnels and a therapeutic garden. The Head Grower will manage all areas of vegetable production with the oversight of one of our founders, Jonty. This role will include a seven-week handover period with our current Head Grower.

    Start Date: Monday 31st October 2022
    Contract Length: Twelve Months
    Job Type: Full Time, 5 days a week / 40 hours
    Working Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm
    Salary: £12 per hour with 6 weeks holiday pay per annum, pro rata

    Job Description:
    – Crop planning for our various growing sites
    – Carrying out and managing propagation, planting, weeding and maintenance for all crops
    – Managing the other members of the growing team and volunteers
    – Oversee the harvesting and packing for 20 – 30 weekly veg bags
    – Oversee the harvesting and packing for wholesale customers
    – Communicating with wholesale customers, sending out weekly availability lists etc
    – Managing the admin for produce, sales and enquires, including invoices and emails
    – Keeping track of stock including packaging, seeds and bought in veg
    – Some general site maintenance

    Skills and Attributes:
    – At least 3 years’ experience working in vegetable production
    – Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
    – Excellent communication skills
    – Good IT Skills, confident with Excel, emails, and invoicing
    – Excellent organisation skills
    – Able to work in a physically challenging environment, in all weathers
    – Able to fit into the culture and community of the school environment, including interacting with our students with additional needs (DBS certified/certifiable)
    – Experience managing a veg growing site (Desirable)
    – Experience working in a field scale setting, driving tractors, and fitting implements (Desirable)

    Application Process:
    Please send your CV and one page cover letter to produce@husbandry.co.uk
    Deadline for applications: Monday 19th September 2022 at 9am
    Interviews week beginning: 26th September 20222
    For more information about The Husbandry School please visit our website http://www.husbandry.co.uk

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