Apprentice Teacher - Animal Care

Job description

Benefits Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays; Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributions: Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, People's Pension SchemeCPD opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days; Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management coursesEmployee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane)Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemesFlexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between rolesAbout the Role Leeds City College are seeking an Apprentice Teacher of Animal Care to join our dynamic team in the Animal Care and Land Management department. In this role, you will have the opportunity to deliver on our Animal Care courses both in our animal care centre and Home Farm whilst you undertake a Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher Apprenticeship. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn whilst you learn and work towards becoming a qualified teacher. You will receive support, guidance, and all the necessary tools to complete your apprenticeship whilst gaining valuable experience on the job. This role will be supporting these learners to achieve their full potential on their vocational programme. This role will predominantly be based at Temple Newsam but on occasion there might be the requirement to also work at other campuses such as Printworks or the University Centre. This is a practical role, delivering practical sessions in our farm and animal care centre, the successful candidate should have experience working in a similar setting. The School of Animal Care and Land Management offers a wide range of study programmes, apprenticeships and Higher Education (HE). Whilst this role will predominantly be working with Further Education (FE) students we will require the successful candidate to demonstrate flexibility and be able to work with a variety of learners. We envisage this role starting in September 2026. This is a fixed term role for the duration of 18 months.What You Will Do Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, learning and assessment plans.Create individual SMART learning targets linked to learner study programme/course and track and monitor progress against these.Be responsible for recording student progress and supporting students to achieve targets.Delivery of a minimum of 150 teaching hours over the two-year period.About You Hold a degree in a relevant subject.Hold Level 2 English and Maths qualifications or equivalent.Relevant up to date subject knowledge in a specific subject area and up to date knowledge of workplace practice.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group's values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.Safety and Safeguarding At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leeds

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-05-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English