join our team
Are you interested in joining our team? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
You can view and apply for our current vacancies below.
VOLUNTEERING (NO CURRENT VACANCIES)
Volunteer co-ordinator
37.5 hours pw (flex requests considered)
£21,649 to £23,315
We are recruiting a dynamic and enthusiastic Volunteer Coordinator to oversee the recruitment, support, training and retention of volunteers at Ouseburn Farm.
We are at an exciting time for the farm, growing the charity and helping people get to a better place. With nearly 100 existing volunteers, and a growing volunteer offer here, you will report to the farm manager and be accountable for volunteering processes here at the farm. You will be a champion for our volunteers, ensuring that their experience here is as good as it possibly can be.
Every day will bring its own challenges but also the rewards of helping all our beneficiaries, volunteers and visitors thrive.
We believe in flexible working and will consider other models of work, subject to the requirements of the role. Please note that this role does include occasional weekend work.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please get in touch with the farm manager, Hugh Stolliday, at hugh.stolliday@ouseburnfarm.org.uk or call 0191 2323 698.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role, to Hugh Stolliday, Farm Manager - hugh.stolliday@ouseburnfarm.org.uk no later than Monday 27th June at 5pm. Interviews will be conducted at Ouseburn Farm in the week commencing Monday 4th July.
The recruitment pack, including the Job Description and Person Specification, can be found here
We've put a temporary hold on new volunteering applications until we have recruited a new volunteer co-ordinator.
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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.
