Animal Management Instructor

Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for an Animal Management Instructor to join the Berkshire College of Agriculture team on a permanent, full-time basis

Animal Management - Instructor

The position of Animal Management Instructor is a full-time position working on a 40 hours per week basis and includes working 1 weekend in 4.

Being an Animal Management Instructor involves demonstrating, instructing, and assessing learners in animal management courses. You are responsible for supervising students on the Animal Centre during their duties and practical tasks, as well as leading the development, monitoring, and assessment of practical skills, implementing individual learner plans, and recording students'' progress and attendance, as well as coordinating and inducting work placement students. Additionally, you support lecturers and technicians in delivering units and professional development sessions.

Outside of these duties, you will assist with the management of the animal welfare and daily care, maintaining assessment records, carrying out routine animal tasks and assisting with events and open days.

About Us

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments, we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.

Our staff benefit from:

- Support roles enjoy 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff

- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses

- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes

- Free on-site parking at all sites

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance

- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria

- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Langley College

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on Saturday 6th September 2025*

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis*

To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.

Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.