Lecturer A – Horticulture & Foundation

Lecturer A – Horticulture & Foundation – 0.8 FTE

Continually striving for excellence and a strong Grade 2  College, Wigan & Leigh College is well underway  on its journey to become Outstanding.  With over 9,500 students and a turnover of £30m, the College is in a strong position to continue to move forward and grow.

The College has distinct ambitions to expand its choice of programmes and support the economic transformation of Wigan and the surrounding areas.  As a growing college we are in a strong position to continue to invest in our campuses with the development of state of the art facilities.

The College has created a community that encourages all students to enhance their learning through wider opportunities and support services; to maximise their achievements and secure progression onto further study, apprenticeships and employment.

Are you enthusiastic about student achievement, highly skilled when working with the most challenging learners and have a nurturing approach?  Then we want to hear from you! 

We are looking for a new team member who can plan and deliver exciting, differentiated and engaging sessions in an outstanding way.  You will need to hold a minimum of a Level 3 Horticulture qualification and have strong industry links, while being diverse enough to deliver  a variety of interesting and challenging subjects to include employability to lower level learners. The successful candidate will have a strong classroom management style along with exceptional organisational skills and have the ability to communicate effectively with learners, colleagues and employers.

You will be joining an outstanding Land-based/ Foundation Studies team at an exciting time as it works through further development and growth.  You will be supported by an experienced and inspiring team of Land-based educators with a wide range of specialist practice to share.

The College reserves the right to interview for this post should we receive suitable candidates prior to the closing date.  

To comply with legislation, you are required to obtain a DBS check for your role. We will be asking Protocol National Ltd/Esafeguarding Ltd to undertake this process on our behalf.

The College is only accepting direct applicants for this role, no agency contact is required.

Wigan and Leigh college is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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