Garden Design Lecturer

Job term

Contract

Job hours

Part time

Casual Peripatetic Lecturer in Garden Design

Salary is £26.06 per hour plus payment for annual leave.

Our client requires a casual Peripatetic Lecturer in Garden Design to participate in the teaching, administration and assessment of Garden Design courses offered by the College (to include all its centres as appropriate) and assisting with the Quality Assurance (QA) process.

Successful candidates will be part of an expanding team striving to maintain excellence in land- based provision. The College offers excellent terms and conditions of service.

Please apply (see details below) stating your experience, preferred centres(s) and availability. Applications will be kept on file for one calendar year- should you no longer become available please advise the College accordingly in order for us to update our files.

About the College

Capel Manor College in Greater London, is a vocational college delivering Arboriculture and Countryside, Animal Care and Saddlery, Floristry and Balloon Artistry, Garden Design and Horticulture.

We are a Further Education College specialising in land-based training, and are seeking to appoint a bank of enthusiastic and experienced specialists with good skills and knowledge to work at our Enfield, Crystal Palace, Regents Park, Gunnersbury Park and Newham centres.

Description of duties

• Assist in the resourcing and preparation of necessary materials required for course delivery.

• Liaise with internal staff with regard to the provision of practical student activities.

• Undertake course administration and prepare course reports and statistics as required by the College as part of the quality assurance programme and maintain student records and course files.

• Participate in the development, organisation and delivery of new educational and curricular initiatives undertaken by the College as appropriate.

• Supporting curriculum planning, development and support within the School.

• Be responsible for ensuring that the health and safety of students and staff is maintained at all times.

• Liaise, develop and consolidate contacts with industry, work experience providers, applicable welfare organisations and other external organisations as appropriate.

• Actively participate in the student recruitment/enrolment process for courses liaising with Admissions, Exams and MIS as required and where appropriate, assist in promotion evenings, open weekend activities and other exhibitions.

• Work within prescribed budgets as far as equipment and materials are concerned.

• Prepare a work schedule for students and co-ordinate all assessment procedures.

• Maintain an up-to-date catalogue of schemes of work and lesson plans for each course.

• Counsel and provide personal tutorship as required throughout the courses.

• Liaise as necessary with the appropriate Course Manager concerning individual student progress and development. Work with colleagues as a member of appropriate course teams.

• Ensure student discipline in all academic situations and report as necessary to the appropriate Course Manager in the first instance.

• Developing and teaching short courses to meet the needs of employers whether at College or off-site.

• Attend meetings as directed and produce reports as may be required.

• Assist students in finding suitable employment.

• As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake other duties of a similar nature relevant to the promotion of the work of the College as can be reasonably required by the Deputy Head and/or Head of School – Garden Design

Experience/special knowledge/job requirements

• Practical experience working as a garden designer with sound horticultural background, excellent plant knowledge and a thorough understanding of hard landscape materials and construction
• Experience of course development to promote the interests of the learners
• Experience of course development to promote the skills of the learners
• Experience of working in an educational or training environment
• Degree, HND and/or relevant qualification in the area of garden design
• Teaching qualification (support will be given to gain accreditation.)
• Effective communication and organisational skills.
• Sound administrative skills
• Familiarity with Information Learning Technology applications (including e-mail)
• To work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Flexibility, responsiveness and commitment to the area of work
• Ability to work on own initiative
• An understanding of and commitment to Diversity Equality as it applies to a supportive service and in the workplace.
• An understanding of safeguarding and a commitment to creating a safe learning environment
• Commitment to inclusive and comprehensive educational provision.

Start date is ASAP

Closing date is 21.12.12.

This post is subject to enhanced disclosure.

Capel Manor College aims to employ a workforce which reflects the community it serves. Therefore applications from minority groups are welcomed. Where applicants indicate they have a disability and meet the essential criteria in the person specification, they will automatically be short-listed.

Capel Manor College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

It is anticipated that candidates who progress from the application stage will be asked to attend the College for an interview within three weeks of the closing date. Therefore, if you do not hear from the College within that time you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

To apply, in the first instance, please send a copy of your CV along with covering letter to: [contact details removed] Please note, if you are successful in the selection process you will be required to complete a College application form before the advertised close date. A C