Jobs and Work Experience

Details of students and other young shepherds who have contacted the NSA to help in their search for employment or work experience can be found below. Adverts will only remain live on this page for one month.

Please note: NSA is only responsible for advertising those seeking work based on the information provided to us. The NSA does not take any responsibility for incorrect information as part of the listing. NSA recommends members seek references before making formal offers of employment. NSA takes no responsibility for those using this service, whether that be the job seeker or farm employer.

SCOTT ROUSE, Herefordshire Requires: Full Time Job (Paid) starting ASAP
Preferred location: Willing to travel over the Welsh border if the right Job became available. Accommodation required
Type of work/experience required: Full time Shepherding position Full time work Lambing placement
Experience: Level 3 BTEC qualification in Agriculture at Shuttleworth College (Bedfordshire) - Distinction in Livestock - SHEEP AND BEEF 5 years worth of lambing experience - solo lambing and in a team, electric fencing , checking fields of ewes in lamb , catching any ewes to sort any issues Manual quad bike\Buggy and farm truck driving experience - towing trailers but will need more experience reversing a trailer Working successfully and using working dogs to my advantage - Voice Commands Assisted on big days - shearing , weaning lambs , worming lambs and ewes
Previous qualifications: BTEC level 3 agriculture qualification and other qualifications available on request.
I have a driving licence and my own vehicle. References available.
Contact 07900 071816 or scott.rouse2@icloud.com.

Olivia Fox, Cambridgeshire Requires: Full Time Job (Paid) starting 1st September
Preferred location: Cambridge. Accommodation required
Type of work/experience required: I would ideally be looking for some work alongside sheep and can work happily with cattle as well.
Experience: I have around two years’ experience working with sheep, including approximately a year and a half on a sheep and beef farm. During this time, I was involved in the day-to-day care and management of the flock, carrying out daily checks, moving and handling sheep, assisting with lambing and completing essential tasks such as worming and routine treatments. I also have experience with tagging, castrating and docking, orphan lamb care and bottle feeding, administering drenches, boluses, pour-ons and other medications, as well as monitoring animal health and dealing with issues such as lameness. I am comfortable working with sheep and understand the importance of good stockmanship, animal welfare and maintaining high standards of care. Although I have only had around two years of lambing experience, I am very willing to learn and develop my skills further. I am a quick learner, reliable and responsible, and I am not afraid to get stuck in or have a go at new tasks.I would welcome the opportunity to learn from more experienced shepherds and build on the practical experience I already have, with the aim of becoming as capable and knowledgeable as possible when working with sheep.
Previous qualifications: BTEC Level 3 National Extended diploma in Agriculture and a level 2 Merit in animal Care. and other qualifications available on request.
I have a driving licence and my own vehicle. References available.
Contact 07716183503 or oliviafox00@gmail.com.

Eleanor Cole, Norfolk Requires: Full Time Job (Paid) starting 7/09/26
Preferred location: Anywhere in the UK. Accommodation required if relocation necessary.
Type of work/experience required: Shepherding
Experience: Skills - Animal care, Animal welfare, Health monitoring, Animal care procedures, Hygiene management, Health and safety, Attention to detail, Good communication, Team collaboration, Team player, Multitasking, Time management, Reliability, hard working, good work ethic, good time management and reliable I have my own working part trained 2 year old working sheepdog that I have trained with the help of a sheepdog trainer. Summary - I am hardworking and dedicated to high animal welfare which I have developed from working on farms and through college. I have developed good people skills and teamwork through my time working as a catering assistant. I may not have a lot of experience with machinery but I am a quick learner and will give everything my best effort. Experience - 2 months working on farm in Dereham, Norwich, alongside college a day a week, rearing calves. Have previously worked as a lambing assistant in Lancashire, lambing 600 breeding ewes, Swaledales, North England Mules, Texels which were lambed indoors and outdoors. Jobs included, maintaining hygiene in pens, bedding up, liming and disinfecting pens. Aftercare of lambs, ringing tails and testicles, apply iodine to navels, correct colostrum management and ensuring mother and lamb bonding, tubing weak lambs and giving injections if necessary and identifying illness in ewes and lambs and helping treatment. After lambing helped with summer shepherding, jobs included, helping gather in groups of sheep, helped with shearing rolling fleeces and a small amount of shearing, loading the race for treatments, administering fly treatment and wormer and daily checks on sheep References can be provided on request.
Previous qualifications: Level 2 agriculture distinction star Level 3 agriculture merit, merit and distinction
I have a driving licence and my own vehicle. References available.
Contact 07398 111613 or elliecol1424@gmail.com.

Callum slater, England Requires: Full Time Job (Paid) starting ASAP
Preferred location: Anywhere in uk (With accom). Accommodation required if relocation necessary.
Type of work/experience required: Work
Experience: Worked with my own sheep. Dairy stock. Beef stock & most tractor driving aspects
Previous qualifications: Tractor operations Telehandler operations Stick & Mig welding and other qualifications available on request.
I have a driving licence and my own vehicle. References available.
Contact 07938 224265 or callumslater07@gmail.com.

Robert Jacques, Worcestershire Requires: Full Time Job (Paid) starting 31/10/26
Preferred location: 30 miles/ 1 hour from home. Accommodation required
Type of work/experience required: Shepherding postion, or general farm worker on mixed farm
Experience: Previous job was Shepherding on a mixed farm in Herefordshire. Prior to that general farm worker on a predominately beef and arable farm in Wiltshire. Worked one year placement on outdoor farrowing sows and indoor straw based finishing pigs. Also experience working out in New Zealand as shepherd and wool handler. Grew up on a traditonal family farm with beef and sheep in Monmouthshire but moved away for personal reasons.
Previous qualifications: Agriculture BSC (hons) from Harper Adams University and other qualifications available on request.
I have a driving licence and my own vehicle. References available.
Contact +447784719994 or robert.jacques1998@gmail.com.

Izzy Ashby, West Sussex Requires: Work Placement or Sandwich Year for Mid November to first week February starting Mid November
Preferred location: West Sussex and Hampshire or South East region of UK preferred but would consider all UK. Accommodation required if relocation necessary.
Type of work/experience required: Sheep or sheep and Beef
Experience: Previous short work placements on Sheep farm, dairy farm and cattle farm towards BTEC in Countryside Management and 12 weeks on Dairy farm looking after 1000 herd in North Island NZ learnt to ride a dirt bike and can drive side by side. Also worked as a groom for a local riding school for a few months prior to going to NZ to study. Currently a second year student undertaking a degree in Agriculture at Lincoln University, Christchurch New Zealand. Looking to gain knowledge and experience of Agriculture in the UK.

I have a driving licence and my own vehicle. References available.
Contact +64 27 380 6041 or izzyashby@icloud.com.

Solanke Iyanuoluwa Issac, Dorset Requires: Part Time Job (Paid) starting 15/10/2026
Preferred location: Bournmouth/Dorset. Accommodation required
Type of work/experience required: Dairy /any farm job
Previous qualifications: Level 3 agriculture
I have a driving licence References available.
Contact 07476 132234 or iyanuoluwaisaac63@gmail.com.