We are looking for Farm School Leader to join our team at Nethercott House in Iddesleigh, Devon.
Farm School Leader
Location: Iddeleigh, Devon
Salary: £25,353 pro rata (£18,109 pa)
Hours: 25 per week
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time
Help us create life-changing experiences for children
Farms for City Children gives children and young people who have limited access to nature the opportunity to spend a week living and working as farmers for a week deep in the countryside. They grow, harvest, cook and eat food from the land, take part in real farm tasks and experience the benefits of spending time in nature.
We have welcomed well over 100,000 children to our farms so far, and we believe that these experiences should be a normal part of every childhood.
About Nethercott House
Nethercott House is a vibrant smallholding and residential centre, welcoming groups of children for week-long stays throughout the year.
As Office Manager, you will play a central role in helping the team deliver a welcoming, well-run and high-quality experience for the children and groups who visit us.
About the role
This is a hands-on role responsible for leading engaging countryside, food and farming sessions for groups of beneficiary children at Nethercott House, a smallholding with a productive garden and raising pigs, poultry, sheep, cattle, equines and bees.
As part of the wider farming operations team, the Farm School Leader will deliver knowledge rich farming and countryside sessions for visiting children as well helping with daily farming tasks and maintenance works.
As comfortable in wellies mucking out livestock as engaging with visiting children and teachers, this role requires a can-do attitude, endless positivity and enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for supporting disadvantaged children and young people to access the benefits of the countryside life.
The role requires the ability to undertake some work outside of 9 to 5 hours, including some weekend and lone working on a rota basis.
What we offer
In return for your contribution, you will receive:
- Salary of £25,353 pro rata (£18,109 pa)
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata
- 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- The opportunity to work as part of a friendly team in a unique working environment and residential setting
The chance to contribute to a charity providing children with memorable and life-changing experiences in nature.
How to apply
To apply, please download and fill out our application form. Once completed, please email this to recruitment@farmsforcitychildren.org. You may also wish to fill out and upload our equal opportunity monitoring form.
Please note that we are unable to accept applications consisting only of a CV and/or covering letter.
Application deadline: Midnight Sunday 6 December 2026
Interview date: Monday 14 December 2026
Interview location: Nethercott House, Devon
The successful candidate will need to provide evidence of their existing right to work in the UK. We are unable to assist with application for workplace visas.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY
