Gardening & Animal Lead

Brantridge School, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6EQ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  6 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week - term time only plus 1 week (this is 36 hours to be worked over February and May half terms)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: S4 point 24-27 £28,100.29 to £30,432.32 (actual salary) based on £31,992 to £34,647 (FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to ensure the welfare of on-site animals and that the class gardening beds are maintained. To facilitate pupils understanding of animal care and horticulture.

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver the animal care and horticulture curriculum
• Ensure the welfare of on-site animals
• Maintain class gardens
• Potentially within the 36 weekly hours, there is an expectation to care for the animals needs during the weekends.
• To ensure the safety of pupils, staff and animals through adhering to the school’s H&S requirements.

Key Requirements

• GSCE or equivalent in maths and English
• Working with children
• Working in an educational setting
• Working as part of a team
• Working with and caring for animals
• A working knowledge of effective gardening
• A working knowledge of relevant aspects of the Science curriculum to gardening and animals

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits: Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment

• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP Appointments
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)

Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Gardening Animal Lead JD.pdf - 284 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brantridge School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 6 to 11
• Size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 6 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Brantridge School website
• Email address: h.smith@brantridge-school.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brantridge-school-haywards-heath

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