Equine and Estate Technician

Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education, Easton College, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5DX

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,994 - £29,856

What skills and experience we're looking for

Farm and Estate Technician

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

£27,994 - £29,856 per annum

We are seeking to recruit an ambitious, motivated and conscientious technician to join the College's Farm and Estate team. This is a great opportunity for an individual to join a progressive team applying modern practices and techniques across the Estates machinery and livestock operations and become the lead for the demonstration of our techniques and standards to students, staff and the public.

The successful individual will have the opportunity to significantly shape their role and influence the other enterprises that they are involved with, with the support of the Head of Easton Estate.

So, if you take pride in achieving high standards, want to have a positive influence on the future of the land-based sector by passing on your skills, knowledge and experience, then this could be the role for you.

About the Role:

• You will provide practical learning opportunities for students, including the demonstration of both machinery operation and livestock husbandry skills to small groups.
• Work with other Estate technicians in the operation of the Colleges 180ha estate including Crop production, Livestock and Equine enterprises.
• Operate and maintain tractors, mowers and other machinery safely and effectively.
• Carry out a wide range of seasonal farm and estate tasks to provide both demonstration to students and as part of the routine Estate management.

We are looking for the following key qualities:

• A passion for practical outdoor work and pride in achieving high standards.
• A solid, practical knowledge of Livestock husbandry (Beef and Sheep) and operational experience of modern farm machinery and its operation. (Essential)
• Strong communication skills and a passion for the land-based sector.
• The ability to work well in a team but also independently using your own initiative.
• A full UK driving licence. (Essential)
• High expectations for safety, cleanliness and presentation.

For any further information about this role or the application process please contact James Price

What the college offers its staff

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package including a great pension scheme, access to health services, corporate discounts and generous holiday.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education

• Organisation type: FE College, ages 16 to 99
• Education phase: Sixth form or FE college
• Size: No information available
• Age range: 16 to 99
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education website
• Email address: heidi.ray@ccn.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norwich-city-college-of-further-and-higher-education

If you are looking for a career where you will change lives, build stronger communities and contribute to the prosperity of our region, then a job at City College Norwich is for you.


Our college is one of the largest in East Anglia and we have a diverse team of over one thousand full and part-time staff in a range of teaching and student support roles and business support services. Whatever your skills and experience, we are likely to have roles that will suit you.

The way we work together and with our students is really important to us. Our Ways of Working help us to work and learn together with respect, where an inclusive approach means that everyone is valued for their contribution to our community. 

City College Norwich has an outstanding campus with industry-standard facilities. Although our college has been established for over 135 years, a lot of the buildings on our campus have been built or newly refurbished in the past few years.


This includes our award-winning Creative Arts Building, and £9m Digi-Tech Factory which is proving to be a real asset for a wide range of students. This inspirational building is a centre for digital skills, including our digital technology, engineering and design courses. Our latest investments have been in our Advanced Construction and Engineering Centre which is home to a range of cutting-edge workshop equipment and the latest electric vehicle maintenance equipment and our Construction Skills Hub supporting plumbers and electricians of the future!


In addition to our campus facilities, students have access to some of the best specialist facilities in Norfolk. This includes our Aviation Engineering students who study at the world class International Aviation Academy Norwich and our Sport and Outdoor Leadership students who developed their skills at the Easton Centre of Excellence for Sport.

Superb facilities would be nothing without superb staff, and we have those too! Professional, friendly and expert teachers deliver high quality teaching and training in a supportive and challenging environment that is designed to meet your individual needs.


Rated 'Good' by Ofsted, the quality of our teaching is recognised in our latest inspection report and noted as helping students ‘make good progress, achieve their qualifications and realise their ambitions’.

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