Overall purpose of job:

This is a maternity leave cover position for up to 12 months from January 2027.

A role of two parts, this is an exciting opportunity to work with children and young people as part of our Alternative Provision Programme, Wild Acres at Bath City Farm and to coordinate Farm Hands, our after-school youth project funded by Children in Need.

In your role as Alternative Provision Session Leader, you will work in partnerships with local schools. You will plan, deliver and evaluate courses designed to improve the wellbeing of children and young people with additional needs.

You will be engaging and supporting children and young people with additional needs in a wide variety of outdoor learning activities and Farm tasks across our diverse site and incorporating aspects of the National Curriculum into your sessions.

For a small number of pupils, you will deliver a City & Guilds qualification scheme in Land-Based Studies on one day a week, guiding pupils to handle animals safely.

As Farm Hands Coordinator you will be responsible for strategic oversight and practical delivery of our after-school youth group on a Tuesday. Working in partnership with local schools and other youth organisations, you will plan, deliver and evaluate our funded project for ages 11-16.

The project engages children in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor nature-based learning and craft activities throughout the year, getting involved in various tasks needed at the Farm.

The post holder will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local schools and other stakeholders, and lead on the monitoring and evaluation of the project to ensure high-quality work and to report to funders to secure the future of the project. Both aspects of this role will include delivery of sessions focused on hands-on farm animal care, bushcraft, crafting, gardening, and cooking along with conservation tasks across our 37 acres of wildflower meadows and woodland.

For the full job description, person specification and details of how to apply, please see our website.