Join Farms for City Children as our new Farm School Manager and play a leading role in delivering life‑changing farm‑based learning experiences for children and young people.
Farms for City Children works to ensure children and young people are happy, healthy, resilient and achieving their potential. During their time with us, they develop a sense of being nature’s champions and grow their knowledge and empathy with the farm to fork journey.
We achieve this by giving children and young people with limited access to food, farming and nature the life-changing opportunity to live and work as farmers for a week, on one of our stunning heritage farms. We have hosted more than 100,000 children on our farms over the last fifty years and believe that the experience we offer should be a part of every childhood.
About the role
This is a highly rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact to the visiting children and contribute to the continued success of Farms for City Children.
The Farm School Manager has overall responsibility for the success of our operations at Wick Court, a small mixed farm of high environmental value, including a large historic house and farm buildings, all nestled in a peaceful location close to the River Severn. This is very much a hands-on role, acting as the key host for our visiting schools and groups alongside being the leader of a programme that ensures that our visiting young people enjoy a purposeful and engaging residential stay.
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What we offer
In return you will receive a starting salary of £47,000 per annum and a range of benefits, which include:
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
How to apply
At this stage we welcome applicants to send their letter of application and CV to recruitment@farmsforcitychildren.org. Those going forward to the next stage will be asked to provide further information before interview.
Deadline for applications is 10am Monday 20 July 2026. Depending on interest and applications we may need a two stage interview process, but are planning a final in person interview day on 30 July at Wick Court.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY
To get a perspective of the role from one of our current Farm School Managers, Gethin, our Farm School Manager at Lower Treginnis, recently shared this blog reflecting on his experiences.
