Project Assistant – Acorn Farm
Term: Fixed term until 30/06/2024
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £20,050 pro rata per annum
Every day TCV works across the UK to create healthier and happier communities for everyone – communities where our activities have a lasting impact on people’s health, prospects and outdoor places.
Three-month temporary position
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) are seeking 2x Project Assistants to help deliver a programme of food growing activities in Derry/Londonderry as part of the Acorn Farm Project, which will support people to tackle climate change hands-on by growing their own food and learning about how their food choices affect the environment.
TCV’s role in the Acorn Farm Project involves supporting 200 households/families across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area to grow food at home, beginning the creation of a more sustainable food system.
Location and Geographical Area
The post is based at TCV’s office at Brooke Park in Derry/Londonderry, where TCV has new purpose-built premises including office, training room, workshop and a garden with polytunnels.
Main Activities
The main activities the Project Assistant will undertake are as follows:
1) Help to grow vegetable plants, including planting, care and watering.
2) Help to construct wooden planters for the Acorn Farm Grow at home project.
3) Deliver compost and planters to Acorn Farm participants across the Derry City Council area.
4) Help to deliver Horticulture Training courses to garden owners and the general public.
5) Help to promote the project.
Experience
Applicants should ideally have relevant experience in horticulture and growing plants or vegetables growing. Experience of working with volunteers and the public is also helpful.
A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.
How to apply
You can download an application form and a fair employment monitoring form in Adobe Acrobat format or Word format and you can download a full job description for this post here.
Alternatively you can request an application pack via email