Lecturers in Agriculture (3 posts with options for flexible / part-time roles) – based at Penrith & Preston

Training to be a lecturer will be provided by the College’s highly experienced teacher training team.

Who dares to teach the next generation of farmers?

 Inspire our future farmers by joining the Myerscough Agriculture Teaching Team

Exciting opportunities have arisen to join Myerscough College as a Lecturer in Agriculture - 1 full time equivalent post based at Ullswater Community College, Penrith and 2 full time equivalent posts at the Preston Campus. The posts may be flexible part time roles for the right candidates.

As a Lecturer in Agriculture, you will deliver a mix of practical (on-farm) and classroom agriculture subjects to Further Education students (typically introductory to A-level equivalent standard). Subjects include livestock husbandry, tractors and machinery, estate skills, dairy, beef and sheep, crops, grassland, agri-business, environment and science (soil, plant & animal)

The College has a 300 hectare farm with a 200 cow dairy unit, 1500 sheep and 60 suckler beef cattle with associated grassland and forage crops. The farm has recently benefitted from LEP funding with a Food Farming Innovation and Technology centre including out-of-parlour-feeders, computerised real-time milk analysis, computerised calf feeding/rearing, computerised feed intake bins, Auto ID and computerised weighing of beef and dairy. There are a range of modern tractors and machines that are used in practical machinery operation.

If you have not worked in education before but believe you have the skills to do so, and are willing to undertake teacher training to attain a recognised teaching qualification, we would be very keen to hear from you. This post is supported by the Taking Teaching Further project, which provides enhanced support for candidates applying from industry, including mentoring and support with the costs of teaching qualifications.

For more information please see the job description on our website and/or contact Craig Thompson for an informal chat cmthompson@myerscough.ac.uk

We offer a fantastic working environment, an attractive benefit package - including access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and a wealth of professional development opportunities.

The roles are 37 hours per week – flexible/part time working hours would be considered

The salary range is £20,709 - £30,179 per annum, relating to qualifications and experience.  Teacher qualified commence at £24,345 per annum. Fractional post are pro rata

The closing date is Sunday 04 July 2021

It is anticipated the interviews will be held virtually.

Please visit the College website at www.myerscough.ac.uk to download an application pack.  If you are unable to download an application pack, please contact the HR team on recruitment@myerscough.ac.uk 

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 LGBTQIA applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the HR 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 – flexible/part time working hours would be considered

Department

Agriculture & Countryside

Location

Myerscough College (Preston)

Salary

£20,709 - £30,179 per annum, relating to qualifications and experience. Teacher qualified commence at £24,345 per annum. Fractional post are pro rata

Reference No

LECTAG3

Closing Date

Sunday 4 July 2021