Instructor in Horticulture
Reaseheath College
Nantwich, Cheshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- A25 – 28 (£21,223 - £23,180)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2018
Job overview
Responsible to: Programme Leader/Curriculum Area Manager
Purpose of the job: To deliver practical sessions to a range of students and provide accessible and high-quality learning experiences to meet the needs of the customer
Due to growth within our Horticulture Department, we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join our specialist curriculum team.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of horticulture training, using resources within our horticulture and glasshouse facility. Following a £8 million upgrade, our Horticulture Department boasts a new fully automated, hydroponic commercial glasshouse unit with PHILIPS LED lighting, PRIVA environmental management system and four glasshouse compartments including a propagation unit, a retail area, polytunnels, nursery fields and a micro propagation unit.
We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter who is an effective team player but is equally confident in working independently. You will need to have a proven practical background in horticulture, ideally with some experience of working within a glasshouse environment. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of a level 4 qualification in a related subject.
Our students remain our key focus, so you should also be willing to share your skills, knowledge and experience through support for curriculum delivery to learners. You will assist in the delivery of practical teaching sessions to Further and Higher Education students and Apprentices and contribute to curriculum development. You will also help to maintain premises, equipment, and consumables associated with the Horticulture Department in order to adhere to the standards required by Curriculum Manager. Furthermore, you will need to be highly organised, a good communicator with people from a range of backgrounds, and be competent in the use of IT.
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Closing date: 17th October 2018
Assessment Centre: 26th October 2018
About Reaseheath College
- Reaseheath College
- Reaseheath, Nantwich
- Cheshire
- CW5 6DF
- United Kingdom
Reaseheath College has achieved unprecedented growth and success during recent years, with much of this being due to the contribution to our staff who live and breathe our College values. We are firm believers that our staff team is our greatest asset and we are looking for anAssistant Director of Qualitywho can help us optimise the development of, and contribution of every member of that team.
About the College
Reaseheath College is recognised as one of the leading land-based Colleges in the country and has an excellent reputation for the quality of its Further and Higher Education. It is recognised as a Beacon College, is a Sector Skills Academy Champion for Food and Drink, and has been awarded the Training and Quality Standard for its work with employers.
The College has a beautiful setting amongst 330 hectares of farms, parklands, lake, woodland and sports facilities, including its own golf course. It has thriving and highly responsive partnerships with many leading employers and boasts academic achievement that places it in the top quartile of Colleges.
Serving around 7500 students in delivering further and higher education courses, the College has grown significantly over recent years and has further ambitious plans for growth and development to serve the local and national communities.
Since incorporation in 1993 the College’s portfolio of further and higher education courses and services has grown rapidly. Courses are offered up to Honours degree level, through our Associate College Status with both Harper Adams University College and the University of Chester. Work-Based learning and Train to Gain opportunities are provided, and a policy of access and progression for all students is vigorously pursued.
We are very proud of our attractive environment, our wide range of courses and our reputation for responding positively and promptly to the needs of both individuals and those industries which we seek to serve.
We work in a professional and supportive environment aided by a dedicated workforce of around 500 colleagues. We are passionate about learners, staff and customers and place them at the heart of all we do by supporting, developing, empowering, encouraging, respecting and valuing their contributions. Our staff and students benefit from the “Reaseheath Experience”.
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