NON CYC VACANCY
Are you a keen grower of fruit and vegetable crops? Are you passionate about organic growing? Do you enjoy seeing the benefits that working in horticulture can offer to others? Do you have excellent organisational skills, and a strong practical awareness of health and safety? If you enjoy enabling people to learn and develop, value building connections with others, and enjoy being part of a team, then this could be the role for you!
Our Land Crops teams work across two sites: our main site and a listed walled garden, and grow a wide range of organic vegetable and fruit crops. We sell these in our shop and also to local businesses. In this role, you will lead small teams of people with learning disabilities, who have a range of skills and abilities, to grow organic vegetables and fruit. You have responsibility for leading the work area of Land Crops including all the planning for crop rotations, growing and care of the land and soil.
This role is about both growing and people. Growing-wise, you will be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about growing a range of vegetable and fruit crops on a smallholding scale. Our ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of organic growing and/or some experience of it. In addition to good knowledge and experience of growing, we are looking for someone who thrives on enabling and supporting others with a range of skills and abilities to learn and develop. You must be able to build genuine connections with the people you work alongside, be able to think holistically about people and take responsibility for the team’s welfare whilst at work. Finally, the responsibilities of this role need you to have excellent organisational skills, an understanding of, and ability to ensure, that documents and records are completed using our IT system, and supportive people management skills.
To find out more about the role please visit: www.brunswickyork.org.uk/vacancies and download an application form.
You can return your application form by:
- Email to hr@brunswickyork.org.uk (please include Land Crops Team Leader application in the subject line)
- Post to Brunswick Organic Nursery, Appleton Road, Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2RF
- Hand to our office between 9am 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Closing date:
28 June 2026 at 12 midnight
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