Lecturer in Landscape & Horticulture

Myerscough College; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK educational institution is seeking a Lecturer in Landscape & Horticulture to join their Greenspace and Creative Design team. The role involves delivering a mix of practical and classroom-based teaching while helping students build confidence and develop technical skills. The lecturer will also play a key role in course management and assessments. Candidates should have a background in horticulture or landscaping; teaching experience is not mandatory. This position offers a generous holiday allowance, CPD opportunities, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

42 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Membership of Teacher’s Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Background in landscape, horticulture, or greenspace professions.
• Experience in teaching or a skilled horticulture/landscape professional.

Responsibilities

• Deliver practical and classroom based teaching across horticulture and landscape programmes.
• Contribute to course management and support learners through tutorials.
• Take an active role in assessment and maintaining accurate progression records.

Skills

Teaching experience or skills in horticulture/landscape

Willingness to undergo training for teaching qualification

Job description

Overview

About the role

Do you have a strong background in landscape, horticulture or greenspace professions, and enjoy sharing your knowledge with others? Are you someone who values practical, hands on learning and wants to support students as they develop the skills they need for a successful career in the sector? If so, this could be a great opportunity for you. We are looking for a Lecturer in Landscape & Horticulture to join our Greenspace and Creative Design team. In this role, you’ll deliver a mix of practical and classroom based teaching across a range of horticulture and landscape programmes. You’ll help students build confidence, develop technical competence, and gain a real understanding of industry expectations — from plant science and garden design to practical skills and horticultural practice. As part of the role, you’ll also contribute to course management, support learners through tutorials, and take an active role in assessment, internal verification and maintaining accurate progression records. You’ll work closely with colleagues to create an inspiring learning environment and ensure that every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Whether you already have teaching experience or are a skilled horticulture/landscape professional looking to take the next step, we will support you with training and development, including the opportunity to work towards a teaching qualification if required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a mix of practical and classroom based teaching across horticulture and landscape programmes.
• Contribute to course management and support learners through tutorials.
• Take an active role in assessment, internal verification and maintaining accurate progression records.
• Collaborate with colleagues to create an inspiring learning environment and help every student reach their full potential.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching or as a skilled horticulture/landscape professional seeking to take the next step.
• Willingness to undertake training and development, including the opportunity to work towards a teaching qualification if required.

What We Offer

• A generous holiday allowance of 42 days, pro rata plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements; we are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

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Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer. Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people. All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks. The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team. As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.