Fixed-Term Agriculture Tutor: Hands-on Training & Mentoring

Culinary Collective; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekends off

Two weeks off over Christmas/New Year

Supportive team culture

Job summary

New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) is seeking a passionate Agriculture Tutor to deliver our Agriculture Programme on a fixed-term basis ending in April 2027. You will guide learners through practical content and support growth in industry knowledge and skills.

You'll teach students from diverse backgrounds, create weekly training plans, maintain records, and embed literacy and numeracy standards while mentoring learners toward successful qualifications and work placements.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 5 qualification in Agriculture or a related field.
• Proven ability to mentor and engage youth and adult learners.
• Experience in teaching or training is desirable but not essential.
• Strong literacy and numeracy, with ability to support embedded unit standards.

Responsibilities

• Teach and assess learners in the Agriculture Programme.
• Create and implement weekly training plans and ensure course entry criteria are met.
• Maintain up-to-date training records, assessments, and student progress reports.
• Embed literacy and numeracy unit standards into delivery; monitor improvement benchmarks.
• Mentor learners toward successful qualification completion.
• Support work placements and liaise with industry stakeholders for relevance and employability.
• Ensure compliance with NZQA and internal quality standards.

Skills

Agriculture experience

Mentoring

Education

Level 5 qualification in Agriculture or related field

Job description

New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) is seeking a passionate Agriculture Tutor to deliver our Agriculture Programme on a fixed-term basis ending in April 2027. You will guide learners through practical content and support growth in industry knowledge and skills.

You'll teach students from diverse backgrounds, create weekly training plans, maintain records, and embed literacy and numeracy standards while mentoring learners toward successful qualifications and work placements.