Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Market Garden at Curraghmore, Portlaw, Waterford
About GIY & GROW HQ
GIY is an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to fostering ‘food empathy’—a deeper connection with food and respect for the people and planet that bring it to our tables. Our mission is to inspire and empower a global community of food growers to create a fair, resilient, and sustainable food system. GROW HQ, our flagship sustainable food system model, opened in 2016, featuring an organic garden with intensive vegetable production, top and soft fruit, protected cropping, and ornamental areas.
Our market garden is in a 10-acre walled garden at the Curraghmore Estate, which traditionally was used to supply the estate with fresh vegetables. In partnership with the Curraghmore Estate, we want to bring this beautiful garden back to life, and in the years ahead we will be restoring some of the old garden buildings and running courses in food growing, smallholding and regenerative agriculture there.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in fruit and vegetable production at our Market Garden; engage in all stages of organic food production, including soil preparation, sowing, transplanting, cultivation, and harvesting.
- Assist in the daily care and management of a pig and poultry unit.
- Willing to work outside in a variety of weather conditions.
- Ability to work flexibly depending on seasonal demands and weather, with flexibility to work weekends and evenings as required.
- Use of horticultural machinery.
Essential Skills & Qualifications:
- QQI Level 5 qualification in Agriculture, Horticulture, or related field.
- An interest or willingness to learn in animal care.
- Flexibility: willingness to work outdoors in various weather conditions and adapt to seasonal work demand.
- Ability to work independently.
Preferable Skills & Qualifications:
- Previous experience in agriculture or horticulture.
- Experience in maintaining production spreadsheets and records.
- Full, Clean Driving License.
Applications:
Please email your CV and a one-page cover letter outlining your fit with the criteria above to careers@giy.ie. A short list of applicants will be invited to interview. All applications will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Deadline for application is 7th March 2025.
