Volunteer at our farm

Sparkachange; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused farm in Trowbridge is seeking volunteers for various roles including equine support, horticulture, and administration. This role involves working with animals and engaging in gardening activities, supporting individuals with special educational needs. Great opportunity for those passionate about animal care and community service.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with horses and donkeys is essential for equine support roles.
• Basic gardening knowledge required for horticulture tasks.
• Experience in administrative tasks preferred for admin support.

Responsibilities

• Support with equine activities and care.
• Assist with gardening tasks including planting and harvesting.
• Help with regular administration tasks.
• Create engaging content for social media.

Skills

Equine support

Horticulture

Administration

Content creation

Woodwork

Job description

BA14 6DQ, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Gardening Construction Animal care Outdoors Marketing & Communications Social media Administration Arts & crafts Photography & film Creative

We have various volunteering roles from working with our animals to gardening, woodwork, admin and social media/marketing support

Detailed description

We are a small farm based in West Ashton, Trowbridge, whose main purpose is to work with children and adults with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We have horses, donkeys, goats, pigs, sheep, a variety of poultry, rabbits and guinea pigs. We also have an area where we practice carpentry and other practical skills, have two growing areas (a polytunnel and outdoor beds), a small orchard and a pond. We also back directly on to Biss Woods, so have the ability to go for nature walks in the woods.

We have various volunteering roles. At the moment we are particularly looking for:

• Equine support (people to support our work with horses and donkeys)
• Horticulture (support with all-things growing, weeding, planting, harvesting, watering etc.)
• Administration (helping with regular tasks such as printing, formatting etc.)
• Content gathering / writing (creating posts for social media, writing blog articles, interviewing staff/students/volunteers)
• Design and Technology / Woodwork / other practical skills (to work with one of our Support Workers and the students on various projects)

Larkrise Community Farm is a farm establishment that supports students and adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Larkrise Community Farm was set up in 1987 in association with Larkrise Special School.