Job Title: Lecturer in Functional Skills (Maths/English) (0.8 FTE)
Location: Enfield with travel to all campuses
Contract Type: Part-time, Permanent
Hours per week: 28.8 hours
Salary: £31,108-£41,045pa for qualified Lecturers, £26,637-£29,484pa for unqualified Lecturers
Actual Salary: £24,886-£32,836pa for qualified Lecturers, £21,309-£23,587 for unqualified Lecturers. Salaries inclusive of London Weighting and based on Teaching and Learning grade
Over the last 50 years, Capel Manor College has helped thousands of school leavers and adults achieve their dream of working with animals, plants and the environment. As London’s environmental college, the College plays a vital role in the green agenda for the capital, equipping the next generation of land-based sector workers with the skills and knowledge needed to preserve and protect London’s wildlife, national parks and green spaces.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Capel Manor College and we are now seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Functional Skills (Maths/English).
This role involves a wide array of responsibilities supporting apprentices studying for their Maths and English functional skills qualifications. This will involve preparing and delivering stimulating lessons, setting goals that stretch and challenge all students, monitoring and assessing student progress, giving feedback and consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which are expected of students.
The ideal candidate will hold relevant teaching qualifications and have experience of teaching functional skills or GCSE Maths and/or English. They will be enthusiastic, adaptable and have a drive to provide excellent teaching. They will have experience working with learners of all abilities and excellent communication skills.
While applications from experienced lecturers are welcome, formal teaching experience is not necessary. We also look for individuals with a passion for their subject and a desire to share this with others. If you think that you can develop intellectual curiosity and create a love of learning, we would like to hear from you. Full training and support will be provided to those without formal teaching experience. This includes a comprehensive induction programme, ongoing support from an experienced Lecturer and the College will cover the cost of studying towards a recognised teaching qualification. Teaching in Further Education is an extremely rewarding career. To find out more, search Teach in FE.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work in a supportive, collaborative and beautiful land-based environment.
In order to be considered for the position, an application form must be completed. CVs will not be accepted. For further details and to apply, please visit the job vacancies section on the Capel Manor College website.
Please note that the College does not have a sponsorship licence. We are therefore unable to consider applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close a position once sufficient suitable applications have been received to form a short list. Early application is therefore encouraged.
What’s in it for you?
We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including generous annual leave, a defined benefit pension scheme (Teacher’s Pension Scheme for Lecturing roles and Local Government Pension Scheme for Support roles), employee assistance programme and full access to Capel Manor Gardens.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Capel Manor College is committed to creating and promoting an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce that enables those working at the College to achieve their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures.
Closing Date: 5pm on Sunday 12 May 2024
Job Title: College Accountant
Location: Enfield
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours per week: 36 hours
Salary: £47,234-£52,885pa inclusive of London Weighting
Over the last 50 years, Capel Manor College has helped thousands of school leavers and adults achieve their dream of working with animals, plants and the environment. As London’s environmental college, the College plays a vital role in the green agenda for the capital, equipping the next generation of land-based sector workers with the skills and knowledge needed to preserve and protect London’s wildlife, national parks and green spaces. To support its ambitious plans, the College is recruiting a College Accountant. The successful candidate will be play a key role in delivering the high quality financial services to the College and ensuring that all financial requirements are met. They will act as a deputy to the Director of Financial Services. This position will provide exposure to all aspects of finance and is therefore an excellent opportunity for someone looking to learn and develop their skills and career.
Core responsibilities encompass overseeing month-end closures and associated financial accounting tasks (including pension and payroll management), alongside the preparation of monthly management accounts. Additionally, the role involves steering a newly instituted budget partner model, supervising a small team, and supporting internal and external audits.
The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with substantial experience of working in a finance environment, encompassing both financial and management accounting. Adept at preparing and analysing financial data to facilitate informed decision-making, they will demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, and an aptitude for managing and developing team members within the Finance department.
Closing Date: 5pm on Sunday 5 May 2024
Job Title: Golf Greenkeeper/Sports Turf Trainer & Assessor
Salary: £31,108-£41,045pa for qualified Lecturers, £26,637-£29,484pa for unqualified Lecturers inclusive of London Weighting
Are you an experienced golf course greenkeeper or do you have experience working as a sports grounds person? Would like to use your skills and knowledge to help shape the future of the industry? If so, this could be the role for you.
Capel Manor College has an exciting opportunity for a Golf Greenkeeper/Sports Turf Trainer & Assessor to join our apprenticeship team.
We are looking for an industry professional with experience of golf greenkeeping or sports turf maintenance to work with our apprentices and their employers. The College offers a range of apprenticeships in Golf Greenkeeping and we now require an industry expert to support apprentices with topics such as presenting and maintaining sports surfaces, renovating and repairing sports surfaces, using and maintaining sports turf machines and equipment and monitoring and maintaining health and safety.
You will be responsible for mentoring, coaching and assessing Golf Greenkeeper/Sports Turf apprentices. You will prepare and deliver workshops, including the preparation of learning materials, conduct workplace visits and reviews and write progress reviews.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for greenkeeping and sports turf maintenance, be enthusiastic to share this with others and they will have the ability to inspire apprentices of all abilities. Ideally they will have contacts within the industry and a willingness to develop new apprenticeship opportunities amongst employers and help us realise our ambitious plans to become the leading provider of this programme nationwide.
Being an assessor/tutor is a rewarding career. Not only does it provide the opportunity to pass on your skills to the next generation, but it also provides excellent financial incentives and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work in a supportive, collaborative and beautiful land-based environment. No formal teaching experience is required and full training is provided.
Job Title: Marketing and Communications Officer (Maternity Cover)
Contract Type: Part-time, Fixed-term
Salary: £35,711-£37,753pa inclusive of London Weighting pro rata
Actual Salary: £28,569-£30,202pa inclusive of London Weighting
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced marketing and communications professional to join Capel Manor College as the Marketing and Communications Officer (Maternity Cover). The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing the marketing and communications strategies for the College and its subsidiary businesses across Greater London.
You will have experience of carrying out targeted marketing campaigns utilising the full marketing mix, across multiple channels, achieving an excellent ROI. It will be important for you to understand the needs of our market and develop key messages and propositions to increase engagement with our audiences.
The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent with a minimum of five years’ experience in marketing and communications, ideally in FE/HE.
You will join an ambitious and forward-thinking wider Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions division which puts students at the heart of everything they do.
Closing Date: 5pm on Sunday 28 April 2024
Job Title: Garden Volunteer Supervisor
Salary: £24,804 to £28,733pa inclusive of London Weighting
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Capel Manor College and we are now seeking to appoint a Garden Volunteer Supervisor to work at our Enfield Campus.
Capel Manor College in Enfield is a sprawling 30 acre estate which includes gardens, a holly maze, a fairy forest, a lake and a mini-zoo. The gardens are open to the public in the warmer months and the College also hosts a number of events throughout the year. The College is now looking for a Garden Volunteer Supervisor to be responsible for supervising students and volunteers working in the gardens to ensure excellent standards of garden maintenance and presentation. The post holder will oversee the work carried out by College students on work experience in the gardens and the work completed by volunteers groups to maintain the overall appearance of the gardens. The post holder will also develop a corporate volunteering scheme, a scheme to encourage businesses to use Capel Manor College for corporate volunteer days and attract corporate funding.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced gardener with excellent horticultural knowledge. They will have experience managing the workloads of diverse groups and ensuring that tasks are completed to the required standards. While experience working with students is not essential, they should be comfortable demonstrating gardening practices to learners. Excellent administration skills are required, as the post holder will be required to manage student and volunteer rotas, maintain the volunteer database and respond to all queries relating to volunteering in the gardens. The ability to develop effective working relationships with corporate clients is also essential.
This post will be 5 days a week including 1 weekend day; days will be discussed at interview. The typical hours for the post are:
1 October until 31 March
8.00am until 4.00pm Monday to Wednesday and 8.00am until 3.00pm Thursday to Sunday
1 April to 30 September
8.00am until 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am until 4.00pm Friday to Sunday
Job Title: Team Leader in Horticulture and Landscaping/Garden Design
Salary: £32,866-£43,410pa inclusive of London Weighting
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Capel Manor College and we are now seeking to appoint a Team Leader in Horticulture and Landscaping/Garden Design to join our Enfield Team.
The successful candidate will be leading, managing and developing a curriculum area within the parameters set by the Head of Horticulture and Garden Design. The candidate will work collaboratively and innovatively with staff to lead a culture of self-assessment and continuous improvement, promoting high standards of teaching and learning within the area, and producing high standards of student achievement, progression and value added. The Team Leader acts as Lead Internal Verifier and ensures all quality assurance procedures are fully complied with. They will actively ensure a high quality of provision in response to student and employer/industry needs and promote new ways of teaching.
The ideal candidate will will have a teaching qualification or willingness to work towards a qualification. They should have a degree or similar or relevant horticulture qualification and industry rated competency tickets for example Tractor, PA1/6. Experience of working in the Horticulture industry is also essential.
Closing Date : 5pm on Sunday 21 April 2024
Job Title: Grounds Person/Arboriculture Instructor
Location: Enfield with travel to other College Campuses
Salary: £36,717pa inclusive of London Weighting
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Capel Manor College and we are now seeking to appoint a Grounds Person/Arboriculture Instructor.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting all aspects of arboriculture, horticulture and landscaping within the College’s grounds. They will also be responsible for providing instruction to students on our Arboriculture courses. This will involve teaching them hands-on skills, such as how to operate, maintain and use machinery and equipment and demonstrating how to carry out tree surgery and maintenance.
The ideal candidate will have experience working within the arboriculture industry and have a minimum of a Level 3 Diploma in Arboriculture and Forestry or equivalent. They will have relevant industrial tickets such as tree felling and processing awards, chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting award, and the tree climbing and aerial rescue award. They will be comfortable demonstrating a rage of practical topics to learners of different abilities, including but not limited to tree felling, climbing, rigging, chainsaw usage, wood chipper usage, and practical tree work skills including pruning.
Closing Date: 5pm on Sunday 21 April 2024
Job Title: Tree Surgeon and Instructor (0.6 FTE)
Hours per week: 21.6 hours
Salary: £41,045pa inclusive of London Weighting pro rata
Actual Salary: £24,627pa inclusive of London Weighting
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Capel Manor College and we are now seeking to appoint a part-time Tree Surgeon and Instructor.
The post holder will work closely with the College gardens team to maintain a high standard of tree management within the college woodlands, farm and arboretum of tree works. In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing instruction to students on our Arboriculture courses. This will involve teaching them hands-on skills, such as how to operate, maintain and use machinery and equipment and demonstrating how to carry out tree surgery and maintenance.
The ideal candidate will have experience working within the arboriculture industry and have a minimum of a Level 3 Diploma in Arboriculture and Forestry or equivalent. They will have relevant industrial tickets such as tree felling and processing awards, chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting award, and the tree climbing and aerial rescue award. They will be comfortable demonstrating a rage of practical topics to learners of different abilities, including but not limited to tree felling, climbing, rigging, chainsaw usage, wood chipper usage, and practical tree work skills including pruning. The role would suit an experienced arborist looking for a change of direction and who can inspire the next generation.
You will supported to become a NPTC assessor and LANRA instructor and will be supported to keep up to date with latest industry techniques.
Job Title: Lecturer in English
Salary: Salary: £31,108-£41,045pa for qualified Lecturers, £26,637-£29,484pa for unqualified Lecturers. Salaries inclusive of London Weighting
Do you have a love of the English language and can explain the difference between a verb and an adverb, a pronoun and a preposition, and denotation and connotation? If so, join Capel Manor College as an English Lecturer and embark on an exciting career spent passing on your knowledge to the next generation.
We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join our team to teach GCSE English to our students. This will involve preparing and delivering stimulating lessons, setting goals that stretch and challenge all students, monitoring and assessing student progress, giving feedback and consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which are expected of students. Teaching English is a hugely rewarding career. It gives students a voice and can show them that words are powerful things; the things that can help them to succeed in life. Teaching English encourages creativity, it instils confidence, and it promotes curiosity. It is a fascinating subject to teach.
While applications from experienced English tutors are welcome, formal teaching experience is not necessary. We also look for individuals with a passion for English language and a desire to share this with others. If you think that you can develop intellectual curiosity and create a love of learning, we would like to hear from you.
Full training and support will be provided to those without formal teaching experience. This includes a comprehensive induction programme, ongoing support from an experienced Lecturer and the College will cover the cost of studying towards a recognised teaching qualification. Teaching in Further Education is an extremely rewarding career. To find out more, search Teach in FE.
Job Title: Lecturer in Maths
Are you a Maths enthusiast who is able to explain how to solve an equation, calculate percentages or work out a ratio? If so, join Capel Manor College as a Maths Lecturer and embark on an exciting career spent passing on your knowledge to the next generation.
We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join our team to teach GCSE Maths to our students. This will involve preparing and delivering stimulating lessons, setting goals that stretch and challenge all students, monitoring and assessing student progress, giving feedback and consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which are expected of students. We understand that Maths is not just about learning formulas or analysing data and are looking for someone who can help our students understand that Maths is about critical thinking and problem solving and its importance in everyday life.
While applications from experienced Maths tutors are welcome, formal teaching experience is not necessary. We also look for individuals with a passion for Mathematics and a desire to share this with others. If you think that you can develop intellectual curiosity and create a love of learning, we would like to hear from you.
Closing Date: 5pm on Sunday 21st April 2024