Position Overview & Specifications

FARM ASSISTANT

Hardy’s Animal Farm

Anchor Lane

Ingoldmells

Full time seasonal work until the end of October

Includes weekends

We are looking for someone to take on assisting with the animals and various other activities on our busy farm attraction.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with experience in animal care, equine care and general farm work. You will have a range of responsibilities in all areas of the farm attraction including working with our animals, engaging with the public on animal activities, plus other general farm work and housekeeping.

We are passionate about delivering an amazing day out for our visitors and work hard to deliver a great customer experience and exceed expectations. You must have great communication skills, be self-motivated with good attention to detail and enjoy working with like-minded people as part of a team.

The ideal applicant would have experience and ideally qualifications in managing and handling animals.

Duties to include:

Feeding, watering, sweeping, mucking out and performing health checks on animals to the highest possible standard.
Deliver excellent customer service to all visitors
Maintain high standards of cleanliness at all times following schedules and cleaning sheets
Run activity sessions with visitors throughout the day
Running tractor rides for visitors throughout the day

Skills required: