Assistant Stockperson (Part Time)

Assistant Stockperson (Part Time)

Closing date:
Salary: £18560p/a - 28 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Part time
Location:
Pond Farm, Wisley Common, Byfleet, Surrey, GU23 6QS

Jon Hawkins

We are seeking an assistant stockperson to help manage the Trust's cattle and sheep across our farms and nature reserves.

Contact details

Tamsin Harris
tamsin.harris@surreywt.org.uk

Job reference: Assistant Stockperson (Part Time)

Working locations

Please note that it will be necessary for you to be located within a 45-minute drive of either Pond Farm in Wisley (GU23 6QS), Bonhurst Farm in Bramley (GU5 0LA) or Elm Farm in Warlingham (CR6 9PE) to be considered for this role.

Working hours

  • 28 hours per week (4 days, 08:30 to 16:00 excluding 30-minute lunch break)
  • Time off in lieu available at the farm managers discretion
  • Flexible, friendly working environment

About the role

The Trust is seeking a confident, practical, and motivated team player to join its livestock team in the management of over 300 cattle and sheep flock, on over 600ha of grass farms and 2700ha of conservation sites across the county. 

Over the year, the livestock team calves 60+ cows, makes 200 acres of hay, transports livestock across the county delivering them to 40+ conservation sites. 50 animals are sold per year for both beef and breeding stock. The trust has a focus on high herd health and animal welfare.  

If you have livestock experience and fit the criteria on the job profile, please complete an application form (available below), or provide a CV and covering letter and send them to tamsin.harris@surreywt.org.uk no later than Friday 17th April 2026. 

Interviews and practical tests will take place as applications are received so the role may be filled before the closing date  - apply now if you are interested and have the livestock experience we need!

We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourage applications from backgrounds which may be underrepresented in our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities.  Please let us know if you require any adjustment to make our recruitment process more accessible.

About Surrey Wildlife Trust

Surrey Wildlife Trust is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK, a grassroots movement working to protect and connect at least 30 per cent of land and sea for nature's recovery by 2030. ‘Our vision for a wilder Surrey is a future with abundant wildlife and nature recovery networks rich in biodiversity.’