Animal Welfare Coordinator

Following its successful expansion, Forge Mill farm is looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for Animal welfare, food and farming to join its growing team. The new Animal welfare Coordinator role will be at the centre of future developments and projects and will oversee the livestock and animal welfare within our varied, public facing operation. Based within Sandwell Valley Country Park, Forge Mill farm has access to around 1200 acres of improved and unimproved grassland, wetland, species rich grazing paddocks and public access areas. The farms ambition is to become a centre of excellence for animal welfare, food and environment education and is looking for an individual to drive forward its current and future production, animal welfare/breeding and educational objectives in line with changing government policy, legislation and best practice. Forge Mill Farm is proud to be an RBST Approved Rare Breed Centre and is passionate about the conservation and development of rare 'at risk' livestock species alongside our more commercial livestock and other animals which our visitors love. Forge Mill Farm is open to the public throughout the year for 70,000 plus visitors to experience the best food and farming has to offer. We are passionate about demonstrating food production and provenance to our visitors. This role will play a key part in assisting precision/regenerative grazing across our commercial and rare breed sheep flocks and herd of Traditional Hereford suckler cows and their followers. You will assist with for planning and delivering health plans, health checks, breeding schedules, cleaning schedules and selecting animals to supply our two up-and-coming farm shops with homegrown meats, eggs and maybe even goat milk one day. Working for the Forge Mill Farm Manager and the senior chard hand/assistant farm manager, you will be part of a team of farm operative, apprentices, and volunteers in maintaining excellent animal welfare from cows to rabbits and everything in between whilst providing excellent learning experiences for our visitors. You will be:

• Experienced in animal welfare.
• Passionate about creating a visitor / education focussed farm environment.
• Focused on best practice and up to date with industry developments.
• Prepared to work a rota, which will include some early starts, weekends and evening work.
  
  A Level 3 in Agricultural, livestock animal management or related subjects.
• Experience and knowledge of animal welfare and farm legislation and best practice.
• Full, current driving licence