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Windsor Forest College Group is looking for Animal Management Lecturer to join the BCA team on a full-time basis.
Animal Management Lecturer
We are an ambitious, forward-looking college with high aspirations for our learners. We are currently seeking to appoint a full time Animal Management Lecturer to join our busy, thriving Animal Management and Science Department. The successful applicant will have the ability to deliver a range of practical and theoretical disciplines, we are particularly interested in candidates that can deliver animal health/biology-based content and who have strong research skills. Candidates need to be creative and inclusive as you will be delivering to a broad range of learners. As such we are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and versatile lecturer with proven track records at further education level. In addition to teaching responsibilities, you will also be required to take on course tutorship so you must be fully invested in supporting students on their journey through college life and onto employment/further studies. You will ideally hold a degree in a relevant subject area and have demonstrable experience working with animals in industry. You will ideally hold a teaching qualification, but this is not essential, however the ability and commitment to work towards one is on completion of successful probation. BCA is a popular and expanding FE college with a strong land-based heritage inclusive of a licensed BIAZA accredited zoo and an excellent Animal Management Centre. We have an outstanding record of academic and pastoral achievement and pride ourselves in creating a caring and respectful ethos. We are looking for adaptable, resourceful, excellent communicators, who will be able to work effectively as part of our team. If you have great organisational skills, can prioritise your workload and are an active listener who encourages development and champions achievement, you’ll thrive in this role.
For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.
About Us
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.
This role offers a full-time position to be based at BCA
Our staff benefit from:
- Generous non-term-time holiday allowance.
- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes
- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
- Free on-site parking at all sites
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Family friendly policies tosupportWork Life Balance
- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria
- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships,confidentialstaff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site
Please be advised that the vacancy will close on Sunday 5th January 2025.
Interviews will be held on Monday 13th January 2025.
To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.
Please ensure you pay particular attention to thesupportingstatement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.
*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.
