31 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    21 September 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    21 August 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher or lecturer

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Basic working hours are from 08.30 to 17.00 Monday to Friday but some flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the business. This is an all year round post. There will be some evening and weekend working required to support departmental activities, and whole college recruitment and promotional events.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

Up to £37,410 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Plumpton College is seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeableLandPro Training Trainerto join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to support learners and industry professionals in developing practical skills and technical knowledge within the land-based sector.

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality training, assess learner progress, and help ensure that programmes meet industry needs and awarding body requirements. We are looking for someone with strong vocational experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for helping others succeed.

Key responsibilities

  • Deliver engaging training sessions across LandPro programmes
  • Support learners to develop practical and theoretical skills
  • Assess learner work and provide constructive feedback
  • Maintain accurate records of learner progress and achievement
  • Contribute to course planning, development, and quality improvement
  • Ensure training is delivered in line with health and safety requirements
  • Liaise with employers, colleagues, and external stakeholders as needed
  • Keep up to date with relevant industry practices and standards

About you

You will ideally have:

  • Experience working in the land-based sector
  • Experience delivering training, teaching, or assessing
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • The ability to motivate and support a wide range of learners
  • Good organisational and administrative skills
  • A relevant vocational qualification
  • A teaching or assessor qualification, or willingness to work towards one

What the college offers its staff

Why join Plumpton College?

At Plumpton College, we live our values—Ambitious, Professional, Enterprising, Passionate, Supportive, and Progressive—in everything we do. You’ll benefit from:

We offer a competitive salary alongside a generous benefits package, including up to 37 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), and up to 5 efficiency days at Christmas. Staff are enrolled in the Teacher's Pension Scheme and have access to comprehensive CPD opportunities and in-house teacher training where applicable. As a Disability Confident Committed employer and a signatory of the Menopause Pledge, we are proud to foster an inclusive and supportive workplace.

New colleagues benefit from a structured induction and a supported six-month probationary period, as well as a strong coaching culture with in-house L5 trained coaches.

Employees also enjoy a range of lifestyle and wellbeing benefits such as eligibility for a TOTUM card and Blue Light Card, free eye tests, free use of our onsite gym, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted Plumpton wine and courses, free onsite parking, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment to staff wellbeing and community is further demonstrated through regular networking events, active EDI and Sustainability committees and social events at Christmas.

If you’re ready to inspire others through your knowledge and enthusiasm for animal welfare and education, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of animal care education at Plumpton College.

Wereserve the right to call candidates to interview/withdraw this vacancyat any time if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible.

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis.

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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About Plumpton College

Organisation type
FE College, ages 16 to 99
Education phase
Sixth form or FE college
Size
No information available
Age range
16 to 99
Ofsted report
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