13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Please note that the anticipated start date for this position is December 2026

  • Closing date

    20 September 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    7 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher or lecturer

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subjects

Agriculture, horticulture and land-based studies, Animal care, Farming

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Non-qualified teacher £30,549; qualified teacher £34,239 to £45,987 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

You are a highly organised and personable individual with excellent interpersonal and time management skills, and strong IT proficiency including MS Office and statistical software like SPSS. You hold a bachelor’s and master’s degree in animal management, Zoo or Wildlife, or a related subject, are qualified to teach and ideally have experience of teaching in a Higher Education setting. Adaptable and flexible, you can deliver across a range of Animal Management modules and support students with dissertations and reports. Ideally, you will also bring industry insight, curriculum awareness, and a passion for conservation and continuous professional development.

What the college offers its staff

  • 49 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
  • Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with a 28.68% employer contribution
  • Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
  • TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
  • Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
  • Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
  • Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
  • Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
  • Continuous development and progression opportunities
  • Free eye tests with Specsavers
  • Our new and enhanced Employee Assistance Programme provides 24/7 confidential support for wellbeing, mental health, and life matters
  • Cycle to Work 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.

You’ll deliver engaging, high-quality teaching across the theoretical aspects of the programme, enhanced through practical application using our on-site Animal Unit, guest speakers, and external visits. You’ll also liaise with our partner zoo for completion of on-site work experience. Our aim is to inspire and support students to achieve their full potential, preparing them for progression into higher-level study, apprenticeships, or rewarding careers within the zoo, wildlife, conservation, and wider animal management sectors.

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 Derby 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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Website
Derby College website
Email address
hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk
Phone number
0800 028 0289
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