Casual Farmyard and Adventure Playground Assistant


Company:	The Devonshire Group
Salary:	£12.81 per hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bakewell, DE45 1PP
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Oct 2026
Closing date:	17 Nov 2026

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Summary

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Do you like to work outside with animals and children? If so, we welcome an application from you for this role.

You will work as part of a friendly team and your responsibilities will include; providing excellent customer service to our visitors, supporting the team in providing high standards of animal care, in addition to taking an active role in maintaining the adventure playground whilst being mindful of safety issues.

Using your excellent communication skills, you will also have the opportunity to assist with the delivery of interesting demonstrations and talks to groups of people and children on educational visits.

You will need to be friendly and approachable, able to provide excellent customer service and work well as part of a team. You will also need to be confident around animals, ideally with previous knowledge and experience of working with farmyard animals being advantageous. A current driving license is desirable.

This is a casual role working on an as and when required basis, the Farmyard is open 7 days a week, including bank holidays.

Please see attached job description for further information.

Candidates must be willing to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In return

As part of the wider Devonshire Group, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which includes Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey, Lismore and the Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants Group, we pride ourselves on our commitment to building friendly and efficient teams who are focused on delivering exceptional customer service.

We are committed to ensuring the happiness and wellbeing of our staff and as such offer fantastic benefits include:

- Free access to Chatsworth and Bolton Abbey Estates.

- Excellent personal development and career opportunities.

- Free entry to the Chatsworth fairs and many of the events, plus discount in our catering, retail and hotel establishments

- Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme

- Free on-site parking

- Uniform

- Employee assistance programme

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