LandPro Training Trainer in Lewes

Plumpton College is seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable LandPro Training Trainer to 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 teaching or assessor qualification, or willingness to work towards one

What the college offers its staff

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

• 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.

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.

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.