Salary: £51,000–£55,000 

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 45 hours per week (Monday–Friday + 1 evening per week)

If you are passionate about helping young people overcome adversity and thrive, Jamie’s Farm would love to hear from you!

Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to their working farms, they provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges.

They are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated leader to manage programmes and daily operations at their farm near Skipton, nestled in the sweeping countryside south of the Yorkshire Dales.

More about the role

As Head of Programme, you will help lead their transition from day visits to residential visits, managing a team to deliver an impactful programme of up to four visits per month. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the smooth delivery of residential visits, representing Jamie’s Farm with partner organisations and stakeholders and fostering a culture of empowerment and collaboration. You will participate fully in farm life, leading walks, guiding young people through meaningful activities like gardening or log chopping and creating connections during shared meals and evening programmes. You will also contribute to broader organisational strategy as a key member of the Leadership team.

About you

You are an experienced, values-driven leader who embodies positivity, passion, generosity, collaboration and professionalism. You bring relational experience working with young people, prior management experience and exceptional communication and organisational skills. Your dedication to helping young people thrive will drive the success of your team and programme.

Don’t meet every requirement? They’d still love to hear from you.

To apply, visit www.jamiesfarm.org.uk/jobs to find the recruitment pack and return the completed application and equal opportunities forms to recruitment@jamiesfarm.org.uk. 

Deadline: Monday 30 March, 9am.