Harrow School - Educational Visits Coordinator - Harrow School Farm

North West London
Harrow School
Part-time | Fixed Term

Summary

You will promote education, the environment, and community engagement at the School's farm to external schools and charities; organising and managing visits and developing supporting educational resources.

Detail

Contract summary:

Contract length: One year fixed term initially, with the possibility of extension
Working hours: Part time, approximately 16 hours per week, ideally daily Monday to Friday but mutual flexibility to support the needs of the business will be discussed at interview. Term time only – 33 weeks per year.

Background: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Our farm is more than just a place to grow food — it’s a vibrant hub for learning, wellbeing, and community connection. We’re on a mission to:

Inspire people of all ages about sustainable farming and the natural world
Provide inclusive, hands-on learning experiences
Support wellbeing through meaningful time outdoors
Build strong local partnerships that benefit the whole community

The role: Are you passionate about education, the environment, and community engagement? Do you want to help young people and local groups connect with nature, farming, and sustainability? We’re offering an exciting new opportunity to join our Social Enterprise team as an Education Visits Co-ordinator — a key role in opening up our working farm to schools and community groups. You will:

Take a proactive approach to organise and manage school and community visits to the farm
Develop engaging, curriculum-linked resources and activities
Build relationships with local schools, youth groups, and charities
Promote the farm’s educational offer through outreach and events
Ensure all visits are safe, inclusive, and enriching for every participant

You’ll also play a vital role in upholding our safeguarding and health & safety standards, ensuring every visit is a positive and secure experience. For more information please review the job description attached as a separate document to the advertisement on the School vacancies page.

The skills: We’re looking for someone who is:

Enthusiastic about outdoor learning and environmental education
Experienced in working with children and young people
Organised, creative, and confident in leading groups
Committed to inclusion, safeguarding, and community values

This role may be of particular interest if you have previous experience as a teacher or teaching assistant, or have been involved with creating structured learning programmes, with a skill for enthusing and motivating students.

The benefits include:

Free lunch for full days worked
Free parking
Automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
Use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.

Applications will be processed as they are received and interviews may take place before the closing date, so early application is recommended.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.