Sessional Farmer-Caretaker

Do you need flexible working hours to work around your commitments? Do you have a background of working in a site maintenance or animal care setting? If so, we would welcome your application for a sessional farmer-caretaker to help support our farm team.

About the farm

We are a friendly and dedicated team working to provide a welcoming community space for local residents. Our beautiful 6-acre site comprises of a playful-barn and café, several gardens, a farmyard with a variety of animals, a flower farm and a number of buildings which are used for community activities. We are a public site, open 9-4 seven days a week.

About you

You will be passionate about the provision of community space and a high standard of care for our farm animals. If you have experience of caretaking, cleaning, hospitality, and/or animal care, then you have transferrable skills, and we would love to hear from you. You will be fully trained to fulfil the role, but prior experience will help you secure the job.

We need reliable sessional workers to cover for our permanent staff absences and holidays on an ad hoc basis. This is a hands-on role, with every team member pulling together to maintain a clean, safe, and inviting indoor and outdoor environment for the children and adults who use our services and for the public who use our facilities.

Essential criteria: You must have knowledge, skills and experience of undertaking basic animal care and be able to be flexible and adaptable. It is important that you can handle a range of physical outdoor work, such as mucking out animals and moving haybales.

Desirable criteria: Experience of working with the public, cleaning and caretaking experience.

Please download the job description / person specification below for more information:

SESSIONAL FARMER-CARETAKER (PDF)

How to apply

Please state the job reference number with all applications or enquiries.

Please download the application form below and complete it using the job description as your guide.

APPLICATION FORM (Word)

Send your completed application form to . Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 16th August 2026 at 9am
Interview date: Thursday 3rd September 2026

For further information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Mads Miller, HCF Site Coordinator, to arrange a telephone chat if needed:

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.

Safer Recruiting Statement

Hartcliffe City Farm is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare all vulnerable groups and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment.