Teacher: Animal Care (18.5 hours per week, fixed term until June 2027)

Teaching Vacancies; Mansfield; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 43 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Teachers’ Pension

Résumé du poste

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a Part-time Animal Care teacher (18.5 hours/week) for a fixed-term post until June 2027 within West Nottinghamshire College. The role requires a DTLLS or equivalent, Level 4 qualification and safeguarding experience, with teaching across Level 2/3 Animal Care or related programmes.

The post holder will design, deliver and assess learning, embed college values, and collaborate with farms and learners to plan practical days while meeting health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• DTLLS or equivalent teaching qualification
• Level 4 qualification in a relevant vocational area
• English level 2 or higher
• Maths level 2 or higher
• Biology level 2 or higher
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle

Responsabilités

• Design and deliver quality teaching and practical instruction to cater for all students
• Liaise with learners and industry to plan and manage practical days safely
• Monitor and assess learner progress and provide timely feedback
• Assess learners' competence according to awarding body criteria
• Engage in CPD to improve practice and maintain technical competence
• Ensure health and safety, safeguarding and safe systems of work
• Promote enrichment activities and plan safe trips/visits
• Develop and maintain academic resources
• Commit to safeguarding and promoting learner welfare
• Promote equality and opportunity across college operations
• Work flexibly as directed by line manager

Connaissances

Curriculum development

Safeguarding

FE initiatives

Assessment vs evaluation

Formation

DTLLS / Cert in Education or PGCE

Level 4 qualification

English level 2

Maths level 2

Biology level 2

Driving licence

Description du poste

Teacher: Animal Care (18.5 hours per week, fixed term until June 2027)

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will work within the Animal Care team, which is part of the Directorate of Academic, Creative, Community, Digital and Professional Studies. You will be responsible for the planning, delivery and assessment of learners engaged in Animal Care programmes.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with a range of animals; hold a minimum of Level 4 Animal Care or Conservation or environmental studies related qualification and have previous experience delivering on Level 2 and Level 3 Animal Care/Conservation/Sustainability or Ecology programmes.

A full-time teaching role has 828 delivery hours (pro rata for part-time hours).

The role will require you to embed the college’s values: Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Ambition and Compassion.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• A. To design and deliver quality teaching/practical instruction using appropriate and effective methods to cater for the needs of all students.
• B. To liaise with learners and industry (e.g. farms) to ensure practical days are safely planned and managed on the day.
• C. To monitor and assess learner progress and provide prompt feedback to learners and to comply with procedures for reporting and monitoring of individual learner’s attendance, retention, progress, and achievement.
• D. Assess individual learner’s competence, behaviours, knowledge and understanding according to college and awarding body assessment criteria.
• E. To upskill and take up continuous professional development opportunities to improve practice and to maintain and develop technical competence within agreed subject areas.
• F. To ensure compliance with both legislative and college requirements for health and safety, safeguarding of students and ensuring safe systems of work are provided.
• G. To actively participate in the delivery and promotion of the college’s wider enrichment programme including social/sporting life and planning and implementing safe trips and visits.
• H. To assist with the development and maintenance of well-planned academic resources.
• I. To actively commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners.
• J. To promote equal opportunities across all college operations.
• K. To work flexibly as directed by the line manager.

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLs) or equivalent, e.g. Certificate in Education/PGCE
• Level 4 Qualified within relevant vocational sectors
• English to at least level 2
• Maths to at least level 2
• Biology to at least level 2
• Driving licence and use of a vehicle

Experience:

• Recent experience of working in the Animal Care
• Recent experience of delivering Animal Care or Conservation based courses
• Current experience of delivering learning in an educational sector
• Evidence of delivering high quality and effective learning experience
• Evidence of providing learning to groups and individuals
• Evidence that you are able to apply effective approaches to teaching to more than one level and target audience

Skills /Knowledge:

• Demonstrate extensive range of knowledge, understanding and application of curriculum development, innovation and delivery strategies
• Demonstrate suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults including knowledge/understanding of safeguarding
• Knowledge of current relevant initiatives within FE, resource management and the vocational area of responsibility
• An understanding of safeguarding and its importance within the college
• Evidence of understanding differences between assessment and evaluation

Qualities/Approach linked to college values

• Demonstrate a positive approach to equality and diversity and
• Demonstrate an ability to take responsibility for own and others Health and Safety at work
• Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare
• Flexible and professional approach
• Ability to work as part of a team to achieve common objectives
• Demonstrate that you take responsibility and ownership, e.g. meeting deadlines, sharing practice, following organisational procedures, challenge processes that don’t work for customers.

What the college offers its staff

The post-holder will report directly to the Head of Department: Animal Care, Hospitality and Catering.

Terms & Conditions

• a) The post is offered on a West Nottinghamshire College Fixed Term Delivery Contract and is subject to those terms and conditions.
• b) The qualified salary will be based within the Qualified Delivery Scale, £32,085 to £43,322 per annum (£16,042.50 to £21,661.00 per annum pro rata for part time hours). The unqualified salary will be £29,771 per annum (£14,885.50 per annum pro rata for part time hours).
• c) You will be entitled to 44 days leave, 32 days holiday, 8 bank holidays and 4 concessionary days (pro rata for part time hours). Please note that the concessionary days apply to the two-week Christmas closure. During this period, you will be required to use up to 3 working days of your annual leave entitlement to cover part of the closure. Leave entitlement will be calculated on a pro rata basis for part-time hours.
• d) You will be required to work 18.5 hours per week on a flexible basis.
• e) The college operates a contributory Average Salary Pension Scheme, (Teachers’ Pension).
• f) The post holder may be located at any West Nottinghamshire College site and may be expected to travel as required.

THE COLLEGE PROMOTES EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND WELCOMES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY.

The college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Posts may be subject to DBS check.

The successful candidate will be required to pay for the DBS check themselves; the cost will automatically be deducted from their first salary payment. This is currently £49.50.

It is an offence for anyone who is barred by the ISA from working with children and or vulnerable adults to apply for this position.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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