join our team
Are you interested in joining our team? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
You can view and find out more about our current vacancies below.
Grow forward
Supported Volunteering at Ouseburn Farm
We are so pleased to announce that we will be starting Grow Forward this summer, a supported volunteering project for unemployed young people living in the north east.
This time we will be offering a 4-week course as well as drop-ins so we can accommodate as many people as possible.
🦎 Our first drop-in is Caring for Small Animals and Reptiles on Monday 18th August, 10am - 2pm. Step into the role of a Small Animal and Reptile Volunteer for a day - take part in daily health checks, cleaning, feeding, and grooming while gaining hands-on experience.
Other upcoming drop-ins are:
🌿 Wed 20th August 10am-2pm: Horticulture Experience Day
🐖 Wed 27th August 10am - 2pm: Livestock Experience Day
🚜 Fri 29th August 10am - 2pm: Employment in Farming and Agriculture
Our 4 week course will start on Thursday 4th September, 10am - 2pm for 4 weeks, including:
🐄 Group volunteering in animal care and horticulture
😌 Employment and wellbeing workshops
To be eligible, applicants must be 16+, living North of Tyne and economically inactive. Do you know someone who would be interested? Please get in touch with our Volunteer Lead, Sarah, to apply or find out more information on sarah.smith@ouseburnfarm.org.uk, or call 0191 232 3698.
More info on drop ins:
More info on 4 week course:
care farm volunteers
We're now recruiting Care Farm Volunteers!
Are you interested in making a real difference to disabled people's lives through creativity, nature, animals, and community? We're now welcoming new volunteers to join our Care Farm team as:
To learn more about what we do and how you can get involved, please take a look at the role descriptions using the links above.
Got a skill to share?
We’re always excited to hear fresh ideas for workshops! If you have a skill you'd like to share and are interested in running a workshop for our adult placements with additional needs, we’d love to hear from you.
Please get in touch with our Volunteer Lead Sarah on volunteering@ouseburnfarm.org.uk
general VOLUNTEERs
We currently don't have any open volunteering positions available, please check back soon.
For more general information on our volunteering programme, please contact our Volunteer Lead on sarah.smith@ouseburnfarm.org.uk
the mantra we live by
This is a place for growing.
Plants, fruit and veg, animals, but most of all, people.
We cultivate joy here. And learning.
We nurture self-confidence and a sense of belonging.
You’ll feel it as soon as you walk through our door.
Lives are being enriched. Needs are being nourished.
It couldn’t happen without our volunteers. Or your donations.
We’re a charity. Run for people, not for profits.
A community-spirited place where everyone is welcome. And valued.
This is a happy place.
A wholesome place. A human place.
