Care Farm Education & Wellbeing Officer (Term Time) in Melksham

Closing date: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Salary: £19,755.98 to £20,605.54 (experience-dependent) (40 Week Salary includes Holiday Pay)

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Part time

Multiple locations:

• The Willows Care Farm, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 8NY
• Cherry Lodge Care Farm, Parsonage Down National Nature Reserve, Shrewton, Wiltshire, SP3 4ET

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has an excellent reputation for both improving people’s wellbeing through engagement with nature, and working to create a future where wildlife and people flourish in harmony. This ethos is the basis of our Alternative Provision and has proved successful at our Care Farms since 2016.

Accordingly, we are looking for an inspiring, knowledgeable, committed and experienced Education & Wellbeing Officer to join our Care Farms Team.

The post holder will work two days per week at each Care Farm (Monday & Tuesday - The Willows / Wednesday & Thursday - Cherry Lodge). Working alongside the Head of Care Farms, Care Farm Managers and our experienced and diverse staff team, the post holder will be responsible for leading the daily delivery of one-to-one nature-based therapeutic activities for children, young people and adults with complex and additional needs, mental ill-health, social and communication difficulties, and those in need of emotional support.

Experience of working one-to-one with children and young people with complex and diverse needs is essential, as is an understanding of person-centred practice and the use of nature, animals and creativity to support the holistic education of the children and young people with whom we work.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Company pension & Salary exchange scheme
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rata) included in salary
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• Onsite Parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme

A full job description and application pack is available to download below.

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on Wednesday 29 July 2026 at The Willows Care Farm.

Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process.

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within one week of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.