Animal Care Lecturer

We are seeking a highly competent and confident lecturer to deliver outstanding teaching and learning on our Animal Management courses, from Levels 1 to 5.

**Key facts**:

- **Full or part-time, permanent**:

- 22.2 to 37 hours per week (0.6 FTE+)_
- ** Salary**:

- £18,199 to £30,331 (0.6 FTE)/£21,719 to £36,198, depending upon qualifications and experience_
- ** Closing date**:

- Sunday 27th October 2024_
- ** Interview date**:

- w/c 4th November 2024_

**_ Unlocking Potential - Transforming Lives - Creating Bright Futures_**

Do you have a passion for animal care? Are you excited by the prospect of teaching and working within a busy animal rescue centre that provides unique learning experiences to our students? Have you always dreamed of living and working within an area of natural beauty and vibrant culture?

We are seeking a highly competent and confident lecturer to deliver outstanding teaching and learning on our Animal Management courses from Levels 1 to 5. We offer unique animal care facilities to our students and staff, especially our rescue centre and close links with the RSPCA, providing our staff with an exciting and varied workplace.

They will have excellent organisational and time-management skills and can prioritise work effectively to meet objectives and deadlines. They will be comfortable with and proactively adapt to rapid changes in educational trends within the sector. They will be able to plan and prioritise their work schedule to achieve objectives, have strong IT skills and be happy to be part of a close-knit team with shared objectives.

Teaching experience is desirable, but we are looking for someone who is confident in sharing their experience and knowledge with our students. We would support you in gaining a formal teaching qualification alongside your work with us.

**Job Overview**:

- **Teaching**: Deliver engaging and effective lessons across a variety of curriculum disciplines.
- ** Research & Consultancy**: Engage in significant research and consultancy activities to enhance the academic and practical learning experience.
- ** Course Verification & Leadership**:Oversee course verification processes, coordinate course teams, and provide leadership to ensure high education standards.
- ** Impactful Role**:Play a crucial role in shaping the future of the related industry by mentoring and educating the next generation of skilled professionals.
- ** Classroom Management**:To ensure student retention and achievement targets are met, provide a safe and healthy environment in which to work and learn, and ensure that adequate resources and materials are provided to enhance learning, thereby enriching the opportunity and experience of learners.
- See the Job Description for full details._
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**Why choose us?**:
Set within the breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage site of the Lake District, we are an FE college that consistently punches above its weight on the national stage. Under the leadership of our Principal, Kelvin Nash, we are embarking on a series of bold steps to grow the college and remain an excellent education provider for Cumbria and the Northwest region. Our students are focused on their learning, achieve high levels of attainment, and consistently give us high satisfaction ratings. The college recognises the wellbeing of its staff as a priority, as well as ensuring that excellent work is appropriately recognised and that a healthy work-life balance is maintained.

**What we offer**:

- Great career progression opportunities
- A generous holiday entitlement
- Excellent pension schemes for all staff
- Seven efficiency days per year (pro rata) and your hard-earned holiday allocation
- A college committed to helping every student reach their full potential, irrespective of their ability
- Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop
- Employee Assistant Program
- Electric car and Cycle to Work scheme
- A comprehensive staff awards, rewards, and wellbeing scheme
- Membership options to other discounting/saving providers
- A full range of hairdressing and beauty therapy treatments
- Discounts in the college restaurant
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Enhanced absence pay
- Blue Light card eligibility
- Free will writing
- Discounted eye teats and winter flu vaccine
- Access to discounted gym membership

**Our vision**:
We will provide outstanding education and training opportunities that are responsive to the needs of our students and our community. All our actions will help develop our students to deliver positive economic and sustainable environmental change both now and in the future.

**Our values**:

- Excellence & Ambition
- Respect & Honesty
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Loyalty & Commitment
- A Positive Environment

**What we're looking for**:
**Qualifications***:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
A recognised teaching qualification or be willing to obtain within 2 years of appointment
Assessor Award or be willing to obtain within 2 years
A degree