Lecture in Arboriculture

We have an exciting opportunity for a well organised and self-motivated Lecturer in Arboriculture to join the East Durham College Team on a full time basis.

**Main Duties of the Role**:
Your role will be to deliver an ambitious curriculum to all by delivering exceptional teaching which will assist students to achieve excellent results within an exam-based qualification. To inspire students to appreciate and enjoy all aspects of arboriculture, especially tree identification, pests and diseases, woodland management, tree science, tree surveys and inspections and urban forestry and community projects.

**Essential Requirement**:

- Have specialist knowledge from the Arboriculture/Forestry Industry
- Hold a teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one
- Be a strong team player, have excellent administration skills and demonstrate a willingness to engage with external partners and industry
- Be a highly motivated lecturer with experience of providing theoretical support to students being advantageous

The College is home to a genuine and supportive community of students and staff - we believe you won’t find a more supportive and friendlier college.

And that support leads to some great results. A high proportion of our students progress successfully into further or higher education, apprenticeships or employment.

Students at East Durham College also develop their confidence, self-esteem and work-related skills - developing good employability skills and enhance their future opportunities.

We also have a strong focus on helping students to make a positive contribution to their communities through the community project aspect of our exciting tutorial programme. The work of our students and our Students’ Union also helps a wide range of charities and community action projects. In fact, our 14-16 Engage provision was shortlisted for the 2020 Tes FE Awards in the Contribution to the Local Community Award category.

We have a key focus on supporting students in their journey on to employment or further forms of education and training, building upon the positive and life-changing experience of studying at East Durham College.