Job Vacancies

Housekeeping & Guest Support Team Member 

Hours: 10-20 hours a week.  Contract requirements are flexible and can be discussed at interview.  

We’re seeking a friendly and proactive team member to help deliver an exceptional guest experience at Bore Place. You’ll carry out housekeeping, laundry, and cleaning across our accommodation and venue spaces, support catering and food service, and ensure high standards of health and safety. Most importantly, you’ll provide a warm welcome to all our visitors and help make every stay memorable.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information. 

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to jobs@boreplace.org

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. 

Finance 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:

• Strong technical accounting and financial analysis skills.
• Experience in board-level financial oversight or charity governance.
• Understanding of risk management frameworks and internal controls.
• The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-specialists.
• Integrity, sound judgement, and a collaborative approach.
  
  Experience in one or more of the following areas would also be valuable:
• Charity or not-for-profit finance
• Property, land or asset management
• Agricultural or environmental organisations 

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 - 3 seasonal paid jobs at Bore Place Organic Market Garden (April – October) 2026

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. For next year's season our Market Gardener is looking for motivated people with at least a basic understanding of medium scale market gardening for wholesale and direct marketing. People who have done this before know how hard it is to make a living this way so, please don’t underestimate the job.

We harvest to order so you need to be able to work fast, precise and with deadlines, be physically fit and self-motivating. You will need initiative, flexibility and be happy to work as a team as well as  on your own.

One role is assistant head grower, 4 days per week, moving to 5 a week. Basic seasonal accommodation is available for 1 person if needed. Basic tractor driving skills are essential for this position. Start date is middle of April. Pay according to experience (self-employed preferred).

The other positions are for seasonal workers. You will be involved in propagating, planting, weed control and harvesting. The work starts beginning of May. Pay according to experience and being self-employed is preferred. You would need to find accommodation nearby.

Main working days are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. There is flexibility in the number of days worked if the work is completed. This is an early and first advertisement for these jobs, no deadline at the moment.

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.