Job Vacancies
Trustee
Hours: quarterly Board meetings (typically 3–4 hours) and occasional committee or working group sessions. While remote access is possible, in-person attendance is preferred.
Salary: This role is unremunerated, however, reasonable expenses may be covered
Being a Trustee for the Commonwork Trust is an opportunity to make a tangible difference in areas that matter—regenerative farming, sustainability, and education. Whether you’re experienced or exploring your first Trustee role, you’ll work alongside a passionate team committed to inspiring sustainable living and fostering community impact. The role will enable you to play a vital role in shaping our strategy, ensuring good governance, and helping us achieve our mission of making a positive impact on people and the planet.
What We’re Looking For:
- Commitment: A strong belief in the Trust’s mission and values.
- Strategic Thinking: The ability to focus on long-term goals and balance priorities.
- Collaboration: A willingness to work as part of a diverse and committed team.
- Integrity: A commitment to acting ethically and transparently.
- Openness to Learn: An interest in building your knowledge of charity governance and the Trust’s work.
To find out more, please download our job pack here. Please email jobs@boreplace.org for more information or to arrange an informal chat about the role.
2 seasonal paid jobs at Bore Place Organic Market Garden (April – October/ mid November) 2025
The Market Garden at Bore Place is 6½ acres (mostly outdoors) and supplies box schemes, a wholefood shop, as well as attending a farmers’ market in London. We grow a wide range of vegetables and do most of the propagating ourselves. During the season you will see and experience sowing, planting, crop maintenance and harvesting.
The market garden is a medium scale vegetable growing business. We harvest to order, so you need to be able to work with deadlines and be physically fit. The work can be repetitive, and we work under all weather conditions.
The first role is Assistant Head Grower, initially for 4 days a week, increasing to 5 days a week. Basic seasonal accommodation is available for 1 person if needed. This role is for someone who can take on responsibility, manage people in the field and who has already some experience growing from seed to product. It is important that candidates are able to work using their initiative and good people skills are essential. Basic tractor driving skills are essential for this position. Start date is middle of April. Pay according to experience. Being self-employed is preferred. There can be long term engagement/annual employment for the right person, opportunities that can be explored are setting up your own or a shared business (box scheme, CSA) organising yearly events (small food festivals plus presence on social media). Work in the winter with and for our woodsman here on site to create work during the wintertime. All new initiatives need to fit within the Bore place ethos and new potential partners will need to build a relationship with the Trust.
The second position is for a seasonal worker. You will be involved in propagating, planting, weed control and harvesting, experience in similar market gardens is preferred. The work starts beginning of May. Pay according to experience and being self-employed is preferred.
Please send a short cover letter and CV to: metske.laan@boreplace.org
Voluntary Opportunities
Opportunities arise across the organisation to work alongside our staff in the gardens, kitchen, office and education teams. Take a look at our Volunteer page.