Instructor - Landscape Skills

BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums); England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution is seeking a landscapeskills instructor in Hampshire to teach practical hard and soft landscape skills as part of the animal management course. This role involves contributing to zoo management and enhancing biodiversity through innovative landscape design. Applicants should have relevant qualifications at National Diploma level or higher, alongside a teaching qualification or the willingness to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Motivated individual to teach practical hard and soft landscape skills.
• Experience with tool and equipment maintenance.
• Qualifications in English and maths at GCSE level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Teach and assess practical landscape skills to students.
• Contribute to the landscape management of the zoo and companion animal site.
• Input into animal enclosure design and biodiversity increase.

Skills

General construction skills

Landscaping skills

Habitat management skills

Teaching experience

Supervisory experience

Education

National Diploma or higher in relevant subject

Teaching qualification (or willingness to attain)

Job description

Sparsholt College Group

Hampshire Closing date for applications is: 19th Aug 2025

• Working Pattern: Full time (37hrs per week) or would consider substantial Part time (min 30hrs per week)
• Salary: Up to £26,952 per annum (dependent upon qualifications and experience)
• Closing date:19th August 2025

We are expanding and there is an exciting new opportunity to become our landscapeskills instructor!

The College is seeking a highly motivated individual to teach and assess practical hard and soft landscape skills to groups of mixed ability students as part of their animal management course.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your teaching expertise and educate the next generation of animal carers in areas such as construction, maintenance and repair of boundaries, structures and surfaces, health and safety and animal enclosure maintenance, for their Estate skills module.

You will be expected to deliver exceptional practical teaching using a range of equipment as well as contributing to the landscape management of the zoo and companion animal site.

As an instructor you will be working at the Animal Health Welfare And Research Centre (AHWRC) so will also have input into animal enclosure design, enrichment items and landscaping of the whole zoo and companion animal site. We are looking to increase biodiversity in the area and are keen for your input into how we can achieve this. You will also have co-responsibility for a workshop to include tool and equipment maintenance.

We welcome applicants who have general construction, landscaping and habitat management skills, and whohave some supervisory or teachingexperience. A qualification in a relevant subject at National Diploma level or higher is desirable. The ideal post holder will also hold an appropriate teaching qualification or be willing to attain one.

Alternatively, please email [e-mail] and ask a memeber of the team to send you an application form. You can thenemail this back to us before the role's closing deadline.

Please ensure that you complete the application form fully, and include all of your obtained qualifications, including grades in English and maths at GCSE level (or equivalent).

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