New Warlands Farm General Manager

New Warlands Farm General Manager

Location: Edmondsley, County Durham

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

We are recruiting for a General Manager to lead the strategic and operational development of New Warlands Farm’s new commercial enterprises, including the café, farm shop and cider production.

You will be an experienced manager with strong leadership, financial and operational skills, able to develop new business opportunities, build effective partnerships and lead teams to deliver excellent customer experiences. You will be proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to inclusion and helping autistic and neurodivergent people develop skills, confidence and pathways into employment.

Benefits

• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Instant access to up to 40% of your salary as you earn it
• Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues
• Access to Blue Light Card, the discount service for emergency and social care staff
• Free eye tests and Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing
• Refer‑a‑friend scheme – receive up to £500
• An in‑depth induction and welcome programme

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. As such it will be necessary for a enhanced Disclosure submission to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. The North East Autism Society’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults across all of our services is reflected in our safer recruitment process.

As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this job vacancy. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults.