Animal Care Tutor/Trainee Animal Care Tutor – Full Time
Job Title: Animal Care Tutor / Trainee Animal care Tutor
Location: David Lewis
Reports To: Head of College
Salary scale: £28,922.40 - £38,027.60 Depending on experience
Start Date: May 2025
Inspire, Empower and Develop Futures through Animal Care Education:
Are you passionate about supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to develop practical transferable skills for life through Animal Care? Do you have the vocational expertise and teaching capability or desire to learn those skills to deliver engaging, hands-on learning in a specialist education setting?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Education team at David Lewis College as an Animal Care Tutor/Trainee Tutor, delivering inclusive, skills-based vocational learning within our specialist provision.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As an Animal Care Tutor, you will be responsible for planning and delivering high-quality, individualised vocational sessions that support SEND learners to develop knowledge, practical competencies and employability skills within Animal Care.
Your key responsibilities will include:
* Planning and delivering engaging Animal Care sessions aligned to individual EHCP outcomes.
* Supporting learners to develop practical animal handling, husbandry and welfare skills.
* Embedding sensory, communication, functional literacy, numeracy and employability skills within vocational delivery.
* Creating a safe, structured and supportive learning environment within practical settings.
* Monitoring learner progress through formative and summative assessment.
* Adapting delivery methods to meet a wide range of cognitive, behavioural and sensory needs.
* Promoting learner independence, confidence and personal development.
* Working collaboratively with therapy, residential and multidisciplinary teams.
* Ensuring compliance with health & safety and animal welfare standards.
What We’re Looking For:
* We are seeking a committed vocational practitioner with both industry knowledge and educational capability.
Essential requirements:
* Minimum Level 3 qualification in Animal Care (or closely related discipline)
* A recognised teaching/tutoring qualification (e.g. PTLLS/AET, CTLLS, DTLLS or equivalent) or willing to work towards.
* Experience delivering practical or vocational learning.
* Understanding of SEND learners and differentiated teaching strategies.
* Knowledge of animal welfare and safe working practices.
* Strong communication and teamwork skills.
* Commitment to inclusive education and learner-centred practice.
Desirable:
* Experience working within a specialist education or SEND environment
* Experience embedding functional skills within vocational learning
Why Join Us?
At David Lewis, we are committed to developing both our learners and our staff. We offer:
* A supportive multidisciplinary working environment.
* Ongoing CPD and professional development opportunities.
* The opportunity to deliver meaningful, vocational education.
* The chance to positively impact learner independence and future pathways.
Additional Requirements:
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Apply Today!
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact through vocational Animal Care education, we would love to hear from you.
Join David Lewis – where education changes lives.
About DAVID LEWIS CENTRE:
David Lewis is a modern, forward-thinking charity with a track record and reputation built over 120 years. We provide a range of educational, residential and medical services to support adults and young people with complex needs, including learning disabilities, epilepsy and autism. We are based in Cheshire, but through our residential services, support people from across the UK.