Working at Churchtown Farm
We are always interested in hearing from people who would like to join the team at Churchtown Farm. We don't currently have any jobs advertised. We normally recruit in the late winter to start in the spring or late summer to start in the autumn but you can send your details at any time if you want to be considered for a job in the future.
If you think you would like to try island life please have a good read of this page and the rest of our website. If you decide you would like to make a speculative application by email please send a brief letter of introduction, including your eligibility to work in the UK, and your CV. As long as your application is serious we will acknowledge receipt by email and then notify you in the future when a suitable job becomes available.
Churchtown Farm is a very successful family run flower farm; we grow scented flowers and post them direct to our customers throughout the year. The farm is situated on St Martin's in the beautiful Isles of Scilly, 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall. It has a permanent population of 140, a general store, a pub, a hotel (summer only) and a fish and chip cafe. So you must be happy to live in a small but very friendly, isolated community.
Most seasonal staff come to us for around 6 months starting in either the spring or autumn, although there are always exceptions. However, over the years many of our seasonal staff have enjoyed living and working on St. Martin's so much that they have extended their contracts for a year or more.
The farm is organised into three areas, some jobs will cover more than one area
1. 'Outside' - Flower picking and a variety of jobs around the farm including cultivations, gardening and looking after our small beef herd.
2. 'Shed' - Packing flowers and preparing flowers and materials for packing and tying,
3. 'Office' - Dealing directly with customers taking their orders via the phone and internet and other office based tasks. Complete fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
Applications for future jobs
If no jobs are currently advertised at the top of this page and you would like to be considered for future work at Churchtown Farm please have a good look at our web site and then send your CV and a letter of introduction, including your eligibility to work in the UK to [email protected] .
We always try to reply to serious applications but we won't reply if your application is slapdash or incomplete.
You can access our induction information for new team members, it has lots of useful information click here.
