Basic Function

To operate as part of a team in carrying out general farm operations within Clonakilty Agricultural College and to support the college in carrying out the full range of farm enterprises including educational activities and on-farm research projects.

Background

Clonakilty Agricultural College is an education and training college and a research centre in West Cork. The college offers QQI accredited full-time, part-time and distance education courses at Level 5 and 6 in Agriculture and the Farm Technician Apprenticeship at Level 6. The college has developed close links with the Munster Technological University. All courses require extensive technical and practical training to be provided for students.

In order to support the education delivery and skills training the college runs a mixed farm of 118 hectares with 190 dairy cows, 100 beef cattle and 70 ewes. The farm plays a key part in student training and skills development.

• Carry out day to day operations on the college farm.
• Tractor driving operations with large scale machinery.
• Sprayer, fertilizer spreader and slurry operations.
• General animal husbandry and monitoring of animal health and welfare.
• Milking the dairy herd.
• Setting up of temporary fences to implement the grazing plan.
• Calving and lambing supervision.
• Calf rearing.
• Maintaining Biosecurity and Biodiversity around the college farm.
• General farm maintenance and fencing and plumbing.
• Assisting with college events and open days.
• Supervise placement students and external contract/agency farm staff as required.
• Assisting with research measurements as part of on-farm research projects.
• To assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service Charter and Action Plan.
• To actively participate in the annual business planning and Performance Management Development System (PMDS) processes.
• Fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of themselves, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations. This includes full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.
• Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

 * This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive.  It will be reviewed with the post-holder from time to time.

 Note:  The ‘essential’ qualifications, knowledge, skills and behavioural competencies outlined above are ‘must-have’ which will be used in the selection process.

Gender, Diversity and Inclusion

At all levels in Teagasc, we believe in growing and keeping alive an open, diverse and inclusive workplace which is respectful to all and nurtures different perspectives, for the benefit of all in the organisation.

We are committed to the principles of 'Equal Opportunities, No Barriers, Active Inclusion'.

We actively welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds