Animal Management Instructor Full Time

Maidenhead, Berkshire
Windsor Forest Colleges Group

Windsor Forest College Group is looking forAnimal Management Instructortojoin the BCA team on a full-time basis.

Animal Management Instructor

Your role as an Animal Management Instructor involves demonstrating, instructing, and assessing learners in animal management courses. You are responsible for supervising students on the Animal Centre during their duties and practical tasks, as well as leading the development, monitoring, and assessment of practical skills. Additionally, you support lecturers and technicians in delivering units and professional development sessions and assist with the management of the animals’ welfare and daily care. You also have administrative responsibilities, such as maintaining assessment records, individual learner plans, and recording students’ progress and attendance. Coordinating and inducting work placement students, carrying out routine animal tasks during non-instructional periods, and assisting with events and open days are also part of your duties. It is essential to maintain safe-working practices, adhere to college regulations and health and safety procedures, and contribute to the development of the animal management curriculum and Animal Centre. Finally, you must follow Animal Management Centre procedures, protocols, and risk assessments, and maintain accurate animal records using ZIMS and other record-keeping methods.

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:

– Support roles enjoy 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

– Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff

– Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses

– Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes

– Free on-site parking at all sites

– Cycle to Work Scheme

– Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance

– On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria

– Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Langley College

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on Wednesday 06th November 2024.

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.

Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement 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.