Programme Manager, Animal Management

This is an outstanding opportunity to become the Programme Manager for Plumpton College’s flourishing Animal Care courses. The successful applicant will develop, lead and teach on our City and Guilds and BTEC courses.

This is a pivotal role in which the successful candidate will manage all aspects of our programmes including timetabling, extracurricular activities and student experience. The successful candidate will deliver highly effective teaching, learning and assessment and support students to maximise their potential and to make positive progress towards their timely success and future study and employment.

 The College has the support in place to ensure you develop your management and teaching skills, and you will be supported with excellent CPD and the opportunity to gain a teaching qualification in your first year in post.

The Team at Plumpton with major developments planned imminently for the Animal Centre in our beautiful rural setting. The developments will include an increase in our Animal collection with exciting native and exotic species being planned for. Your team will consist of a wide variety of experts from Education and the Animal sector, all contributing to the exciting future of the department. 

The successful candidate will also be need experience of working with and supporting SEND learners and the ability to lead the development of teaching, learning and assessment on the programme.

As well as a competitive salary, you can also look forward to a great range of benefits including 37 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 days during Christmas closure, membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, free on-site gym, cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and staff discounts. This is a full time, permanent position.

To apply please complete an application form and equality and diversity form and return it to recruitment@plumpton.ac.uk or send it to: HR Department, Plumpton College,

Ditchling Road, Plumpton, East Sussex, BN7 3AE. Tel: 01273 890454. 

For further information about the role including job description and application form please visit the vacancies section of our website www.plumpton.ac.uk.

We reserve the right to call candidates to interview/withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible.

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis.

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.