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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><p>Lecturer / Agricultural (Sessional Hours) Every lesson shapes a life. If so, we’d like to hear from you as we are seeking to appoint inspirational and dedicated lecturers to join our agriculture team. The post holders will join an experienced team and play a critical role in the successful delivery and development of the programmes on offer. The role includes teaching, tutoring and assessment of learners in all aspects of the curriculum in classroom and practical environments. Our broad curriculum offer includes land based elements within the agriculture programmes, land based engineering at level 3 and apprenticeship programmes. A desire to inspire young people to achieve their goals in the land based sector is essential. If you have not worked in education before but believe you have the skills to do so and are willing to attain a recognised teaching qualification, for which we provide support, then we would be very keen to hear from you. The college’s farming estate totals 260 hectares providing a real-work environment for training and skills development. Resources include a dairy and beef unit, a RSPCA and Farm Assured pig unit, two sheep herds and arable and forage cropping. The department has a tractor fleet and machinery for practical fieldwork, which gives a range of equipment our students can encounter. The post-holder will be responsible for building relationships with the Farm and Workshop teams and planning learning to ensure that learners engage fully with the resources throughout the academic and agricultural year. The agriculture department has an excellent reputation, student numbers are circa 250 and are growing year-on-year. Many of our learners choose to live in college residences during the period of study, and we have national and international learners on programme. Suitable candidates should have the following: Essential: - Level 3 or higher qualification in agriculture or similar - Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in the industry - GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English or equivalent - Ability to apply working knowledge of theory and practical to a teaching environment - Commitment to continuous professional development - Willingness to undertake Level 5 teacher training if not already qualified - Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and within a team - Ability to use Microsoft Office - Well organised and able to work under pressure - A desire to interact with young people Desirable but not essential as vocational skills and a desire to inspire are far more important: - Recognised teaching qualification - Previous teaching/training experience - D1 minibus licence - Previous assessing skills/qualifications Closing Date - 27 October 2024</p></body></html>