Farm Worker / Instructor

Location: Cilwrgi Farm, HMP Prescoed, Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales

Salary: £31,995.00 (plus a 20% unsocial hours payment of £6,399).

Post Type: Permanent

Subsidised onsite accommodation is available.

Cilwrgifarm is comprised of over 400 acres of land and is part of HMP Prescoed, the only open prison in Wales. The Farm and land-based activities attached comprise of a newly installed robotic milking dairy unit, coniferous woodland, and timber processing mill with farm shop & market garden. We need a flexible, motivated, and committed individual to join our cheerful, hardworking, and award-winning team of four farm staff.

We are looking for a capable agricultural instructor who can not only train and assess prisoners in vocational qualifications but who can also develop their confidence and life skills invaluable for their rehabilitation into the community.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in a supervisory role, must be conversant with good animal husbandry procedures, routine vet medicine treatments, grassland management, and generic stockmanship & farm tasks. He/she should also have experience of using tractors, attachments, machinery, and equipment. Knowledge of robotic milking equipment would be desirable.

The role is well remunerated when compared to similar roles within Agriculture along with the option of on-site accommodation with subsidised rent, a civil service pension scheme, and generous annual leave entitlement.

Applicants should:

1. Hold a Level 3 qualification in agriculture or a recognised agricultural industry equivalent.
2. Hold PA2 and PA6 pesticide qualification is desirable but not essential.
3. Have A1 or TAQA assessor accreditation or be willing to work towards and obtain within 2 years.
4. Have current knowledge of all relevant Health and Safety and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.
5. Hold a full current United Kingdom (UK) driving license to enable tractor and other vehicle driving operations in the course of their duties, in addition to prisoner instruction duties on farm vehicles.

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Closing date: 25th April 2025

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