Casual Farm Assistant

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, Romford, Essex, RM1 2RR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.71 Hourly 2 hours per day during half-term breaks

Casual Farm Assistant job summary

About this Role

We are seeking a reliable Casual Farm Assistant to join our team at Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls. In this role, you will take responsibility for the care, health, and maintenance of our farm animals during half-term breaks, working under the guidance of the Farm and Enrichment Leader.

The successful candidate will:

• A genuine love of animals and confidence handling species ranging from poultry to ponies.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and communicate clearly with colleagues.
• Reliability, attention to detail, and willingness to complete physical outdoor farm duties.
• Commitment to school health, safety, welfare, and safeguarding policies.
• The successful candidate will be based at Frances Bardsley Academy and become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students and an ethos in empowerment. The school has a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

• Welcoming and friendly colleagues
• A stimulating and welcoming learning environment with excellent facilities, including a farm, an art gallery, and our own railway.
• Strong links with girls’ schools in the UK and abroad through the International Coalition of Girls Schools (ICGS)
• Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line), and on a main bus route

For further information about this role, please email secondaryrecruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.

The Frances Bardsley Academy is a large secondary school situated in Romford, Havering. With beautiful buildings and a stunning site, the school has been recognised as 'Ofsted Outstanding' for Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership & Management. The Frances Bardsley Academy is dedicated to the growth and development of its teachers and leaders, providing ample opportunities for professional development and career progression.

At the LIFE Education Trust, our mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity, and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees.

The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.

We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

At LIFE Education Trust, we prioritise the safety and welfare of our students. All staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding children from abuse.
Our schools comply with the 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidelines, which require shortlisted candidates to submit a self-declaration of their criminal record before an interview.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and an enhanced DBS disclosure check is mandatory for the successful applicant.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1381 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-frances-bardsley-academy-for-girls

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is a non-denominational academy secondary school and sixth form for girls aged between 11 and 18. It is located in Romford in the borough of Havering, London. The number of pupils is approximately 1,300.

The school was established in 1906 by Frances Bardsley with the aim of providing free education to the local girls. Formerly across two different sites until 2003, it became The Frances Bardsley School for Girls in 1972 and converted to academy status in 2012.

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