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RELISTING: Vacancy for Main Grower at Canalside Community Food

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  • Ali Jeffery
    20/11/2020 am 4:34 pm #38422

    Canalside Community Food, a pioneering CSA based outside Leamington Spa, is looking for a new main grower. We are seeking an experienced grower to join our team producing organic vegetables and fruit throughout the year for our community of nearly 200 members.

    The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the assistant growers, administration team and seasonal staff, as well as the steering committee and volunteers. The main grower will take a key role in organising and leading the day-to-day management of the farm which includes organising and leading volunteer work mornings, working from and adapting an established rotation and cropping plan, operating a tractor and various manual tools, and reporting to the steering committee.

    We are looking for somebody to commit to this fantastic opportunity for at least three seasons. We currently have 7 acres of field scale vegetables, 7 large polytunnels for protected cropping and a 2 acre orchard of top and soft fruit. This position is full-time (37.5 hours per week March-October, 30 per week Nov-Feb) with basic salary of £20,229, statutory holiday allowance and a pension offered.

    More details and full job description at https://tinyurl.com/ccfmaingrower.
    Applications by CV and covering letter to mail@canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk.

    You are strongly encouraged to contact us as soon as possible to express interest in the role, and discuss the position and application timelines (including visit/interview); we are wanting to appoint at the earliest opportunity so that the new grower can start by the beginning of the new season.

    Ali Jeffery
    12/01/2021 am 7:30 pm #47012

    Our vacancy is still awaiting the right person to fill this role! We would be keen to hear as soon as possible from anyone who is interested in it.

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