Lecturer – Foundation Learning (Animal Management)

• Salary: Up to £36,507 per annum (dependent upon qualifications and experience)
• Working pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year)
• Location: Sparsholt Campus
• Closing date: 1st October 2025

We require an engaging teacher to join our Foundation Learning LDD/SEND provision to support learners with SEND, teaching across our land-based curriculum.

At Sparsholt college we are constantly developing and improving our curriculum, and this is an exciting time to join the team. All of our study programmes involve working outside in our beautiful campus and the curriculum is linked to the preparing for adulthood agenda. The successful applicant will teach across the land-based courses focussing on animal management Entry 2 and 3, allowing students to learn vital skills to help them progress to the mainstream college programmes or into employment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

· Knowledge and understanding of the needs of pupils with SEND in particular MLD and ASC

· The ability to support the raising of standards and aspirations of these young people through curriculum development

· The ability to keep accurate records and use data from these records to improve the quality of teaching

· The ability to work as a member of a team both with colleagues at the college and with other professionals, from outside the organisation

· Be committed to improving the provision offered to our students

· An ability to focus on finding solutions to the issues and problems

· Have good understanding of land-based curriculums

· Skills to teach across an ability range from Entry 1 to Level 1

Qualifications required: Degree in a relevant subject, Teaching Qualification, or willingness to attain a level 5 teaching qualification for which support will be provided.

Desirable: Experience of entry level and level one curriculums, experience of teaching animal management.

Want to make a career change and move into teaching?

If you are looking to make a career change, and move into teaching, we will fully support you to be successful by offering you time to undertake the course and 100% financial support towards the cost of the course. This can be fully discussed at interview along with the terms and conditions which apply. We require all academic staff to hold a teaching qualification so that along with our extensive range of annual continuous professional development staff are able to provide students with an outstanding learning experience. Further information about transitioning to the FE sector ca be found here Share your skills and teach in further education - Teach in further education - gov.uk (campaign.gov.uk).

Benefits include:

• Eligibility to join a contribution benefit pension scheme

• Free on-site parking

• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme

• Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme

• Flexible Working arrangements

• Pro-rated holiday entitlement of 24 days plus Public and Bank Holidays along with college closure days at Xmas.

• Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave via a salary sacrifice arrangement

• Access to an employee assistance scheme

• FREE access to the Library and Learning Resources Centre

• FREE on-site gym at the Sparsholt campus

• Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, fruit & vegetables, fish and game

• Access to discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus

• Ability to access a range of CPD events and support with undertaking professional qualifications

• Various food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive prices

There is a nursery on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.