The Vacancy
We have an exciting opportunity for a well organised and self-motivated person to join the East Durham College team on a full-time basis.
The successful candidate will be supported by a professional and experienced team, encouraging you to develop your skills, knowledge and experience. We support staff through an active professional development programme, including veterinary health, livestock management, machinery and safety programmes.
Main Duties of the Role:
To feed and look after our Angus cattle, Innovis sheep and Hampshire-cross pigs to a high standard, supported by the veterinary team to achieve within the top ten percent of UK farms.
Help manage a modern grazing system as well as forage and arable crops to improve and maintain plant health. Making accurate records throughout, to inform management decisions and contribute to research.
Operate and maintain farm machinery safely, including assisting with a range of field cultivations and sowing through to harvesting, milling and mixing.
You will work within a strong culture of safety, checking and maintaining equipment and machinery and keeping accurate on-line records for your safety and the safety of staff, students and visitors. You will also contribute to safety inspections to help improve our position.
Our main farm enterprise is teaching and learning focusing on delivering excellence in learning and preparing our students for industry, there will be a strong emphasis assisting lecturers and students in practical tasks with livestock as well as machinery and estate skills.
Essential Requirement:
A minimum level 3 qualification in agriculture is essential along with a minimum level 2 in Maths and English. Significant experience of working in the industry across a range of enterprises and an up-to-date knowledge of Health and Safety are essential for this role.
Certificates of technical competence and previous experience of working in an education setting would be an advantage, but not essential.
What we offer:
30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
Local Government Pension Scheme
Free Gym Membership.
Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity and Adoption leave.
3 days paid emergency leave per year.
Funded Continuous Professional Development (CPD) where appropriate.
Onsite Café and Starbucks
Nursery facilities at the Peterlee Campus (up to 5 years).
Cycle to work scheme.
