Apprentice Farmer (m/f)

About the job

Establishment employing around 450 staff to provide specialised schooling for 19 children and adolescents as well as socio-educational and socio-professional support for 120 adults with intellectual disabilities is looking for:

An apprentice farmer (m/f)

Within the farm of the Association de la Branche, we cultivate open-field vegetables, wheat and buckwheat crops, as well as temporary meadows. The rest of the estate is permanent pasture, high-stem orchards, extensive meadows and hedges for cows, horses, sheep, goats.

All managed using biodynamic agriculture. The team consists of socio-agricultural workers, interns and civil service workers, who support people with intellectual disabilities while managing the farm's production.

Mission:

• Work as part of a team to participate in the various farm activities with the beneficiaries (people with disabilities).
• Participation in the various weekly organisational meetings.

We are looking for:

• Interest in organic farming and biodynamic principles
• A curious, motivated, autonomous person with a good capacity for learning
• Ease in expressing opinions and interacting with their supervisor
• A taste for teamwork, good interpersonal skills and great autonomy
• Flexibility to adapt to the schedule
• Patience and empathy
• A driving licence
• A two-year commitment

We offer:

• Regular support throughout the apprenticeship
• A room with a kitchenette to manage independently
• The social benefits of a large establishment: free parking, cafeteria, swimming pool and organic shop. A natural site of nearly 30 hectares providing a magnificent working environment

Start date: 1 August 2027

We await your complete application file (curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and work certificates as well as an extract from the criminal record).

Please send your application to emploi@labranche.ch

For any questions, please contact Mrs Charlotte Terry, Training & Recruitment Specialist at 021.612.40.37

Sector: Social Services / Non-Profit

Position: Healthcare / Medicine

Type of employment: Apprenticeship