Aboriculture Lecturer

South Staffordshire College is looking to employ a keen, energetic and enthusiastic Arboriculture Lecturer to join our successful Land based team at our Rodbaston campus.

This is to support growth in the area, in addition to delivering and assessing on our range of Arboriculture study programmes and apprenticeships; the successful applicants will also have a focus on the management of learner progress and the development of study programmes, apprenticeships and short courses in their specialist field.

Along with relevant and up to date industrial experience in your specific sector, you must be qualified to level 3 or above in your specialist subject and hold or be willing to complete a teacher training course if required. A suitable range of qualifications in felling and climbing/aerial rescue are also a requirement.

The ideal candidate will hold or be working towards a professional teaching qualification and have delivery experience and a passion for delivering innovative, interactive sessions as well as providing support, inspiration and guidance to our learners. In addition, you will need to have a flexible approach and excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.

To find out more about this great opportunity visit www.southstaffs.ac.uk/latest-vacancies/ to download an application form and job specification.

All applications must be received by Sunday 20^th July 2025.

Interviews are anticipated to take place on Tuesday 19^th August

What you can expect from us – We care about your wellbeing so have a number of activities all year that provide support. However, time off is also important. We have a generous holiday scheme, the usual Bank Holidays, an additional 5 days at Christmas and 2 ‘ME’ days (where you can have a day off work and do whatever makes you happy) as well as an additional day on campus spent on wellbeing.

We have a range of benefits available to all staff including paid time off for emergencies (designed to support carers) and all our policies are enhanced further than statutory requirements. The College also contributes to your pension at a minimum of 22.9% (we contribute more for people in the Local Government Pension Scheme).

South Staffordshire College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone covering all the protected characteristics in particular people of different ages/ethnicity/race.

We are committed to PREVENT and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with and barred list check