Trainer/Assessor - Countryside, Arboriculture and Horticulture
Derby College
Derby
- £22,497 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 July 2021
Job overview
1 FTE - 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Based at Broomfield Hall with access to over 200 acres of grounds, you will perform the role of trainer/assessor for apprenticeship delivery in Arboriculture, Countryside and Horticulture undertaking assessments and delivering national framework and standards at Level 2 and Level 3 within a variety of settings, both onsite at Broomfield Hall and with local employers. You will be a highly motivated individual, able to work independently to ensure high achievement rates of qualifications with monthly targets met.
You will be expected to strive to maintain above average success rates in all areas, using innovation within your teaching and assessing whilst utilising e-learning opportunities. Here at Derby College Group, we believe in providing lessons which you would like to attend and like to encourage all staff to provide students with a great range of learning opportunities theoretically and practically.
The successful candidate will have proven experience of providing outstanding support for learners and will be flexible, self-motivated and dedicated to student achievement and quality. Up to date knowledge and experience of arboriculture, countryside and horticulture including health and safety, tree felling, and the use of machinery is mandatory. Training and/or assessing experience in the Arboriculture, Countryside and Horticulture curriculum is desirable, and you will be required to hold your A1 Assessor award (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards this.
During your day you could be required to deal with a challenging student, an employer, a senior manager and plan activities with another member of your team, therefore it is important that you can deal with a wide range of people, be efficient, effective and productive and have excellent communication skills and an organised approach to your work.
If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Stacey Higgs (Team Manager): Stacey.Higgs@Derby-college.ac.uk / 01332 836610.
Attached documents
About Derby College
Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.
Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.
Chief executive
Mandie Stravino
Values and vision
In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.
Ofsted report
“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”
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