Horticulture Lecturer - Bank Staff

Company	Craven CollegeSee more
Address	Skipton, North Yorkshire
Form of work	- Part-time, Zero hours contract
Salary	£24.27 an hour
Category	Education

Job description

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. We are a Good College (Ofsted 2018) and offer full-time courses for 16-18 year olds, outstanding apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus to be followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

Skipton has good transport links and is easily accessible from Burnley 19 miles, Bradford 18 miles, Keighley 10 miles and Harrogate 22 miles.

We are currently seeking to employ a motivated and committed lecturer in Horticulture, to deliver a defined range of Horticulture courses to meet curriculum requirements and quality assurance procedures.

You will need to prepare for and deliver training on a range of courses in line with customer requirements, develop and improve appropriate teaching and learning materials to support curriculum delivery including flexible learning programmes, be responsible for updating the subject specialism including continuing professional development and be proactive in raising standards on the courses delivered in relation to learner success and customer satisfaction. You will also need to be proactive in raising standards on the courses delivered in relation to learner success and customer satisfaction.

Essential requirements:

Appropriate academic or professional qualifications:
Qualifications to minimum level 3 or equivalent and/or relevant vocational experience in the subject specialist area;
Teaching qualifications or willingness to work towards
Level 2 or equivalent qualification in Maths and English;
An excellent current working knowledge of the subject area;
Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative to meet the needs of the College;
Ability to maintain relevant records and documentation accurately;
Willingness and ability to undertake further professional development;
Ability to achieve high standards working under pressure and with minimum supervision;
Excellent interpersonal skills;
Up to date enhanced DBS. (Issued within the last 3 months if you have not worked in education or 12 months if you have been working in education)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website.

If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate.

Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract

Salary: £24.27 per hour

Benefits: