Lecturer in Animal Care (Exotics & Reptiles)

RNN Group
Lecturer in Animal Care (Exotics & Reptiles) Full time 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year Permanent Salary; £24,743 – £28,639 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications) Location; Dearne Valley College, Rotherham About the Role We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lecturer to work within the Animal Care department at Dearne Valley College. We are looking for an engaging individual with exotic and reptile specialisms who are also able to teach across all levels (L1-L5) of the Animal Care provision. The role of lecturer is to equip our students with skills for their future through the delivery of outstanding education and training and inspire students to achieve their potential. This role offers you the opportunity to do this every day. It is the job satisfaction that comes from this that makes a teaching role special. The key roles of a Lecturer are to deliver excellent teaching each year, completing the relevant preparation and marking that supports this, and to set SMART targets to enable students to reach their potential. You will hold a relevant qualification at level 3 or above in Animal Care and for our higher education learning programmes you should hold a degree. You will also have experience with reptiles and other exotics. You must hold a relevant teaching qualification, or be willing to work towards. You will have the ability to deliver a quality teaching, learning and assessment experiences across a range of levels in Further Education. You will need to be passionate and engaging with the ability to bring the subject matter to life and make it a positive experience with a wide variety of learners. Department Info The Animal Care Curriculum Area opened in September 2020 and offers courses from Level 1 to Level 6 in Animal Care and Animal Management. With a wide variety of animals housed in our modern facilities, now is a very exciting time to join our team! Your line manager will be the Curriculum Director and/or Curriculum Manager. You will regularly report on your objectives to update your Programme Leader / Curriculum Leader regarding a range of KPI s including (but not limited to) student recruitment, retention, anticipated achievement, attendance and punctuality. Our excellent benefits and rewards package: Access to Teachers pensions scheme pension Up to 50 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including inhouse Occupational Health service Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles Parking available at all of our sites Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualification. What is the RNN Group? RNN Group s main goal is to be an outstanding education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too; We are Inclusive, We have Integrity, We Deliver, We are One Team. We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our work on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. This means that you d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check. Closing date: Monday 19th June at 12:00 Noon if you are shortlisted for this post you will be contacted within a week of the closing date. Provisional Interview Date: Friday 30th June 2023 If you require further information about this vacancy please contact the HR department on (phone number removed) or