Horticulture Trainer - Durham, United Kingdom - Novus

Novus

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Durham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description

We have a great opportunity to join the education team at HMP Durham as a Horticulture Trainer on a Permanent, full-time basis, working 37 hours per week.

What the role entails
As the Horticulture Trainer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, learner-focused vocational training.

You will work with groups of people, developing their practical and theoretical skills including their adherence to industry expectations for health and safety.

As part of the learning experience, trainees will work on live projects within the estate; having the opportunity to work in the open air, in a workshop setting and with a range of new and used materials to develop the skills of gardening and simple landscaping.

This is a challenging and changeable environment and you need the virtue of patience and a positive outlook to be successful.

What we need from you
In order to be successful in the role of Trainer - Horticulture, you will need:

Experience in managing horticulture and gardening projects
Flexible approach to working in a fastpaced environment
Have excellent interpersonal skills
Having the ability to track and monitor learners' progress against course criteria.
Have at least 2 years of experience in the relevant vocational area
Willing to gain Award in Education within 6 months
Willing to gain the TAQA assessment qualification within probation
Commitment to gain an assessor award required by relevant Awarding Bodies, within one year
Hold at least a Level 1 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy or be willing to commit to gaining the qualification(s) within 1 year
Gain, hold and maintain a clean, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Colleague Benefits
As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times
Monday to Friday working pattern
Our inhouse 'Evolve' training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications
We support you through a teacher training qualification and assessor qualifications
Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment
Good progression routes into management positions within education
Learner class sizes are much smaller than FE colleges
Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum
Part of the wider community of the prison service
Additional behavioural and complex need support
Various pension scheme options including a Local Government Pension Scheme offering an 18.1% Employer Contribution and a Teachers Pension scheme offering a 23.68% Employer Contribution.
Free onsite parking
Our comprehensive inhouse awards scheme
An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service
Health care discounts through Simply Health
Retail discounts through You at Work
Student discounts
Our Cycle to Work scheme.

The closing date for this job advert is 21th December 2023. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.

Ideally, you will want to be a part of a team who has at its core a focus on improving lives and enabling and equipping learners to develop, grow and be equipped for a life of work and success.

You'll be a self-starter with a passion to learn and grow yourself and will bring passion, dedication and positivity to your new role.

Novus part of LTE Group is a national, public-sector learning, training and education organisation with a clearly defined mission to 'improve lives and economic success through learning and skills.

Our valued 4,000 colleagues drive our delivery of specialist learning to over 100,000 learners in over 120 UK locations, across our six businesses.

At Novus, we work with passion, care and commitment to create the foundations for change.

For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions.

The LTE Group family encompasses the strengths of each of our individual organisations:

The Manchester College - further education | UCEN Manchester - higher education |Novus - prison education |Total People - apprenticeships |MOL - professional development.