Instructor - Arboriculture and Forestry (Short Courses)
- Recruiter
- Sparsholt College
- Location
- Sparsholt, Winchester
- Salary
- £18,840 - £22,508 (dependent upon qualifications)
- Posted
- 23 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 10 Jul 2017
- Ref
- V1454
- Subject Area
- Agricultural, Horticulture and Animal Care
- Job Level
- Trainer / Assessor / Verifier
- Job Function
- Academic Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
£18,840 - £22,508 (dependent upon qualifications)
This is an opportunity to join a well-resourced and successful team with a reputation for high quality training. This role will involve the delivery of training to our industry and private clients undertaking short courses and to apprentices and main stream students. The primary role will be in short course delivery and candidates will need to be business minded and good with customers.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of a level 3 qualification in arboriculture or forestry together with proven training experience and at least 3 years’ industry experience. The majority of short courses involve the preparation of candidates for NPTC competence based tests in chainsaws, aerial rescue and climbing however there is a range of machinery based courses covering chippers, stump grinders, tractors and hedge trimmers. Candidates should have as many of the relevant NPTC competence qualifications as they can but must hold chainsaw crosscut and maintenance and small tree felling and medium tree felling, plus climbing and aerial rescue as a minimum. NPTC/Lantra assessor/trainer status would be welcomed.
This post is based at the Sparsholt campus (Winchester)
Closing Date: 10 July 2017
College Benefits
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit pension scheme)
• Death Benefit grant of 3 x salary if in the pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Car Share Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme
• Flexible Working Policy
• Holiday entitlement of 23 days (rising to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus Public and Bank Holidays along with college closure days at Xmas.
• Child Care Vouchers
• Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave via a salary sacrifice arrangement
• Access to an employee assistance scheme
• On-site gym at the Sparsholt campus (membership £100 per annum)
• Free gym classes at the Sparsholt campus
• You Make the Difference Staff nomination scheme
• Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, flowers, fruit & vegetables, fish, venison and turkey.
• Access to discounted hair and beauty treatments at the Andover campus
• Discounted admission to Marwell Zoo
• 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