Farm and Grounds Assistant based at Mowbray School, Bedale, North Yorkshire
Grade C Scape point 2 - £18,198.00 per year
37 hours per week - 8.30am – 4.30pm
Working 5 days over 7 – flexible days to be discussed at interview
Mowbray School is a North Yorkshire County Council school, we are a thriving, caring and popular Special school and we educate over 310 children aged 3 to 16 years with a variety of learning difficulties. The school is an exciting, busy, high achieving, enjoyable and challenging school to work in.
The school is unique in that it has it’s own 5.5 acre onsite farm and a separate one acre wild life area. The farm has livestock, including rare breed sheep, pigs and turkeys, which are part of rare breed programs. In addition to this we have chickens, goats, horses and donkeys. There is also a horticulture section to the farm, with poly tunnels and growing areas.
Our pupils and staff use the farm to acquire new skills, follow set qualifications and the therapy which the activities subsequently offer.
We need to appoint a farm hand, who will help maintain the farm, look after the animals and also help maintain our school grounds. This is a unique job and integral to the work of the school, it also has the potential to further develop. Our school website which provides detailed information about the school http://www.mowbrayschool.co.uk
Anyone who meets the job specification and is interested in the job, is advised to visit the school and meet with our site manager to find out more about the role and the school.
Job Description & Person Specification.pdf
Mowbray School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of the children and young people and adults. As such this post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
NYCC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.