General Farm Worker Apprentice
LITTLE ROLLRIGHT FARM LIMITED
OXON, OX7 5QA
Closes in 19 days (Friday 18 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 September 2024
Summary
Apprentice General Farm Worker on a mixed arable and livestock regenerative farm to include some game keeping duties.
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Training course
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General farm worker (level 2)
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Hours
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Monday to Friday 07.30- 16.30
15 min break @10am
45 min break @12.30pm
39 hours a week
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Possible start date
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Monday 21 October
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and
work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Apprentice General Farm Worker on a mixed arable and livestock
regenerative farm to include some game keeping duties.
- Cattle and livestock work
- Estate work
- Regenerative farming practices and learning
- Maintenance of equipment and machinery
- Some gamekeeping duties
- Opportunity to work across the estate and learn about each section
Where you’ll work
LITTLE ROLLRIGHT
CHIPPING NORTON
OXON
OX7 5QA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or
other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
General farm worker (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements
Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals
Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements
Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way
Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed
Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
Monitor and maintain health & welfare of livestock and assist with treatments when appropriate.
Monitor the quantity and quality of grass and forage crops and report findings to appropriate person.
Provide feed and water to livestock as instructed and report any issues to appropriate person
Assist with caring for livestock during the reproductive cycle, from service to weaning. For example, identify signs of heat.
Produce products for sale from the business (for example, milking, shearing, lambing, harvesting)
Assist with the preparation of the ground, including identification of soil condition through soil sampling and preparing crop for planting
Load, unload and complete paperwork for transportation of resources manually and using loading equipment, according to instruction
Monitor the growth and development of crops in line with customer specification, as instructed
Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements
Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals
Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements
Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way
Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed
Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
Your training plan
- General Farm Worker Level 2
- Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work
- LANTRA Safe Use of Pesticides
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths, Science and English (grade 4(C) or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can
adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
It will be mostly working outdoors in all weathers- PPE will be
given where needed. There will be physical work due to the
nature of farm work and working with livestock
About this company
We are a 700 acre mixed farm adopting a regenerative Ag
practices where possible.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential training opportunities
- To have enough skills/experience at the end of the apprenticeship to be an attractive prospect to other employers
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC1000277740.
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