Adult Skills Tutor - Pesticide Application & Horticulture Machinery Specialist

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About the role

Are you a skilled professional with expertise in pesticide application and horticultural machinery?

Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge and supporting adults in developing new skills? If so, we want you to join our team as an Adult Skills Tutor – Pesticide Application & Horticulture Machinery Specialist!

At Myerscough College, we are committed to providing high-quality adult education and skills training that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields. Our college offers a supportive learning environment, state-of-the-art facilities, and industry-relevant programs designed to meet the needs of adult learners.

This role involves teaching adults from across Liverpool City Region who are looking to develop their skills and gain NPTC qualifications. This includes those who are already in employment, those seeking employment, community volunteers and adults looking to enhance their skills.

Apply today to join our Adult Skills team!

Why join us?

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with UCLan and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

What We Offer:

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• A generous holiday allowance of 32 days, plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, with a remarkable 28.68 % employer contribution rate.

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.

Hours

37 Hours Per Week

Department

Adult Skills

Location

Croxteth Park (Liverpool)

Salary

£24,834 - £33,586 per annum pro rata in accordance with qualifications and experience. Teacher-qualified staff commence at £26,057 pro rata

Reference No

AST-PM85

Closing Date

Wednesday 8 May 2024