Animal Management Lecturer
This Animal Management Lecturer role is full-time working 37 hours per week, reporting directly to the Head of Department. The primary purpose of the role is to provide exceptional teaching and assessment experiences to students, thereby enabling them to maximise their potential. This includes preparing and delivering educational content, assessing student performance, and fostering an environment conducive to learning.
Key responsibilities for the Animal Management Lecturer include the design and implementation of teaching, learning, and assessment strategies. This involves participating in student interviews, enrolment, and induction, preparing detailed schemes of work and lesson plans, and providing continuous assessment and feedback.
It should be noted that, to be successful, candidates must have a background in Veterinary Nursing, Animal Biology, and Animal Health, as these are the subject areas they will be delivering. Ideally, you will also have experience working with a wide range of animals, including dogs, cats, small mammals, and exotic mammals/ectotherms.
It is also a benefit for you tohave experience of working within an Accredited Animal Collection or organization such as a Zoo, Wildlife/Animal Park, Animal Rescue or Veterinary Practice. Preferably this should be UK based experience as you will be expected to be knowledgeable of and able to teach a range of UK legislation and have a firm understanding/experience of how animals in captivity are managed in the UK.
The Animal Management Lecturer is also expected to offer academic support, prepare students for various assessments, and maintain accurate student records. Additionally, the role includes contributing to curriculum development and participating in a range of college-related activities such as parents’ evenings and marketing events.
For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.
About Us
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at slough and Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.
Our staff benefit from:
- Generous non-term time holiday entitlement
- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes
- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
- Free on-site parking at all sites
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Family friendly policies tosupportWork Life Balance
- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria
- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Slough and Langley College site.
Please be advised that the vacancy will close on Sunday 13th of July, however, interviews will be held on a rolling basis.*
To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.
Please ensure you pay particular attention to thesupportingstatement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.
*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process