DESCRIPTION
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to join the Shaftesbury Millie College Enterprise team as an Enterprise Technician within the Cultivate team. This team focuses primarily on the outdoor Enterprises areas, including Horticulture and Conservation. The two areas work closely together, aligning curriculum areas with the natural environment.
Shaftesbury Millie College is a post 16-25 education setting helping young people with a range of learning and physical disabilities in Dorset and the local area, bridging the gap between education and employment. It is a one-of-a-kind work environment, set on a 350-acre countryside site near Poole. The college’s curriculum is directly aligned to its natural environment and the enterprise activities that operate there, including creative crafts, catering and retail, conservation, horticulture and animal care.
As Conservation Technician, part of the Enterprise Cultivate Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of Conservation Horticulture Enterprise activities on site. You will work directly with the Horticulture Technicians and liaising with the education team, operating and maintaining clean, safe and accessible learning environments. These areas include our wonderful plant nursery, consisting of greenhouse and polytunnels, as well as our extensive kitchen gardens and food forest. The conservation areas on site cover a variety of habitats including woodlands, wetlands and heathland on the 350-acre nature reserve. There are also designated conservation areas for learning and development around the site which include ponds, a forest school, bird hides, the cabin workshop and the accessible conservation paddock.
The successful candidate will be a dedicated, enthusiastic, self-motivated person with a passion for the outdoors, as well as supporting the learning of students during sessions in our unique college environment. You will need to be confident in Horticulture and Conservation Enterprise areas and take responsibility for identifying any areas of learning and growth within your role.
This role requires a calm working approach, the ability to multi-task and be responsive to change, flexibility and commitment as weekend work will be required on a Rota basis. Part-time working patterns are available for this role, to be discussed with potential candidates.
Main Duties
* Have a flexible oversight of each of the Conservation Horticulture enterprise areas across Shaftesbury Millie College
* Maintaining records for health & safety and compliance.
* Regularly inspect the grounds and Horticulture/Conservation structures for any health and safety concerns and ensure that they are maintained to a high standard at all times.
* Consistent communication with Enterprise managers to ensure effective enterprise delivery.
* Identifying any repairs or replacements of broken equipment and fencing, ensuring routine checks are in place.
* Be responsible for alerting the Maintenance Team in cases of site or buildings damage and any need for removal by contractors.
* Support on the ordering of materials and equipment for the Enterprise operation.
* To undertake any other duties which may be required
* To comply with all relevant Health and Safety procedures.
* To be prepared to work out of hours as/if necessary and regular weekend work as directed and agreed with your line manager.
* To be prepared to work at other local sites.
* To agree to work to all existing and future Shaftesbury / School policies.
* To maintain the Christian aims of Shaftesbury.
* Support in College events and Open Days as required.
* Support in capturing information, progress and good news stories for our college newsletters and social media outlets.