Find your place in the field of good food

Our goal is to connect good people with good food. We advertise sustainable food jobs and training opportunities to help jobseekers and employers find each other.

Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Job description

Job Role

• Growing a range of polytunnel & field scale crops organically all year round on approximately 8 acres.
• All aspects of crop planning, sowing, weeding, ground preparation, harvest, packing & storage of produce. (In partnership with other grower).
• Management of trainees & volunteers. (In partnership with other grower).
• Communicating & working in partnership with other growers, directors, members & our schools programme co-ordinator.
• Attending CSA directors’ meetings & social events with members.
• Taking a full and active role in the development & evolution of Cae Tan CSA.
• Sharing responsibilities for weekend watering during the spring & summer season.

Essential Qualities Required

• Experience of organic growing all year round on a reasonable scale
• Willingness to work with people of all ages and abilities
• Good communication skills
• Hard working, quick, strong & reliable in all weather!!
• Tractor & machinery experience
• Driving license and access to own vehicle

Other qualities that will help your application

• Basic mechanical repairs skills.
• IT & social media skill

Hours

• November to March - 16 hrs per week
• April to October - 32 hrs per week
• Start date - January 2025

Find out more about this role on our website: Job opportunity with Cae Tan | Cae Tan CSA

Application information

Send your CV & a motivational letter / video to eva.w.jones@gmail.com

Your motivational letter / video should tell us;

• Who you are?
• Why you will make a success of this post?

Letter should be a maximum of 400 words or if you choose to make a video of yourself, then this should be up to 2 minutes max.

Closing dates for application 22nd September 2024.

Interviews will be in the first week of October.

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