Garden Education Officer London, England
Job description
About The Role
This is a flexible job description that may be developed according to the skills and interests of the successful candidate, starting from 3 days a week, with the potential for this to extend to full time work. The successful candidate will teach and assess horticulture at Level 2, facilitate weekend workshops, and run educational workshops for people of all ages both here at the Garden and for the wider community at various other sites.
The postholder must have a Level 2 qualification in horticulture/gardening, and a passion for the environment. Candidates are encouraged to demonstrate other gardening/teaching/environmental/workshop related skills and experience, and we welcome the opportunity to grow and provide training for candidates should they show initiative and promise. Candidates are also strongly advised to visit the Garden to understand what the organisation does, and how they might use it as a teaching space.
Purpose of the Role
To work with the Garden Education Manager and other Garden Education Officer/s on the planning, recruitment, delivery, and administration of Walworth Garden’s education programme, and to be the first point of contact for students and learners. To develop new workshops and short courses (both in-house and out) that align with the ethos and approach of Walworth Garden and which will be held on some weekends and evenings.
The Garden is a small organisation and employees are expected to be reasonably flexible so that the evolving needs of all stakeholders are met.
Individual responsibilities
- To successfully teach and assess all aspects of City & Guilds Work-based Horticulture at Level 2
- To administer all aspects of the course in accordance with City & Guilds and funder rules and regulations and to collate and track data in order to satisfy both City & Guilds, student progress and funder demand
- To liaise with the Garden Education Manager and CEO and other colleagues in preparation for inspections and lesson observations
- To liaise with and support other GEOs in order to ensure coherent teaching, record keeping, and full coverage of the curriculum
- To be appropriately qualified (or gain qualification) in order to assess student work
- To facilitate student success to completion
- To liaise with Marketing and Engagement in order to promote courses and recruit optimum numbers of students, ensure relevant student details are on record, and to adhere to all GDPR and other data protection rules
- To liaise with the Garden Education Manager and the Head Gardener so that work carried out by students in the Garden is in line with the overall vision and contributes to the success of both the Garden and the Plant Centre
- To be a reflective practitioner and adhere to the Professional Teacher Standards as laid out by The Education & Training Foundation
- To take part in preparing students for employment
- To take part in the Garden’s yearly Performance Management cycle, where appropriate
- To be prepared to take part in further developmental training to secure increased success both for the individual and the Garden.
- To facilitate weekend and other workshops and short courses as required both at the Garden and in the wider community, with both adults and children
- All other reasonable requests made by the CEO and Garden Education Manager
Walworth Garden is committed to equality of opportunity, and values diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic candidates who have been historically excluded from the horticulture industries, as well as applications from women and LGBTQIA+ candidates.
Please see the full Job Description for further details about the role, including the person specification. To apply, please email a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role (no more than 1 A4 page) as well as your CV, to [email protected].
This is a rolling recruitment process and this posting will be closed once a suitable candidate has been identified.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: £24,860.00-£25,355.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability
Licence/Certification:
- Level 2 in Horticulture (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: GEO/01/22
Expected start date: 01/08/2023
