Horse Care & Animal Care Course Manager

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Horse Care & Animal Care Course Manager

York 22/09/2026 Horse Care & Animal Care Course Manager

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary SP26 - £31,758 to SP29 - £34,699 per annum Contractual hours 37 Basis Full Time Package 35 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays / Generous Pension Scheme / Various Staff Benefit Job category/type Curriculum Date posted 08/09/2026 Job reference NR00338 Attachments ABC - FL CM Animal Care Horse Care JD.pdf

Job description

Job Title: Horse Care & Animal Care Course Manager

Inclusive Learning

Location: York

Contract Type: Full-Time – 37hrs, Permanent

Salary: SP26 - £31,758 to SP29 - £34,699

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, learner focused and inspirational high needs level 1 horse care and animal care Lecturer to join the inclusive learning department at the York Campus. Working closely with the Curriculum area manager / curriculum team leader (where appropriate) to drive forward quality and ensure high standards within all elements of the study programme, full cost, community and adult education provision.

Key Responsibilities:

All tasks to be carried out in a consistent manner with the corporation’s culture.

Leadership & Management

• Lead and manage an agreed course/s (if required)
• Manage full compliance regarding all elements of the Study Programme to meet student satisfaction and progression and that these are monitored and reviewed via Pro-Monitor and quality assurance/audits.
• Manage effective implementation of the College quality management system and quality review schedule within the department via moderation processes and ensure standardisation is effective within your department and liaise with awarding bodies and external verifiers, moderators and examiners as appropriate.
• Support in the curriculum planning for full, part time and FCR courses, prospectus information and timetables.
• To deal with general student recruitment enquiries as required.
• Deal with immediate student issues.
• Undertake the responsibility of internal verification for agreed courses.
• Support with the management of department budgets.
• Support with the organisation of enrolment events, interview evenings, parent evenings, taster events, open events and others marketing events as required.
• Enforce high expectations for the appearance of the department and staff.
• Represent the department internally and externally and develop and facilitate strong links with partner schools, Higher Education Institutions, other educational organisations and employers.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment Management

• Plan, prepare and teach agreed contact hours (commencing 860 hours with agreed remission for role) for the academic year commencing from to a high standard, leading by example. Approved by CEO.
• Be instrumental in the implementation of the TLA policy.
• Support Teaching, Learning & Assessment and Teacher Education Manager with high quality teaching and curriculum management within the department, to meet the needs of all learners.
• Support the Teaching, Learning & Assessment and Teacher Education Manager on the development of resources and improvements within the department for the course/subject including maintaining effective links across College.
• Manage teaching effectively, including covering the teaching of classes as and when required.

Personal Development Behaviour & Welfare Management

• Manage student expectations by implementing the student disciplinary policy and procedure.
• Support the management and implementation of Student CPD activities.
• Support the management of ‘Professional Development’ and ‘Work Placement’ programme within the department to ensure all full-time learners undertake the agreed period of career progression and work placement (as appropriate).
• Support the management of Student Appraisal for all full-time learners.
• You will have a deep and grounded understanding of learners with EHCPs

Interviews:29 th September 2026

Start Date: The College operates 2 starter/induction days per month to welcome and onboard new members. These are usually the first Monday and third Wednesday of each month (unless there is a bank holiday).

About the College:

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Gateshead.

We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Veterinary Nursing.

Benefits of working with Askham Bryan College:

• On-site facilities including a fully functional farm, equine centre, wildlife park and VR suite
• Beautiful grounds for outdoor learning, meetings and well-being walks
• Generous pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• 35 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holiday, plus Christmas shut down
• Options for flexible working arrangements (role dependent)
• On-site catering including a canteen and shop
• Highly discounted gym membership at the on-site gym
• Free car parking and cycle to work scheme
• Continuous support from our Recruitment and Employee Lifecycle Partner
• Enhances sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay

Safeguarding Statement

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment. The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence. We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse. These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.

Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:

• We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks.
• We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as “spent”. It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details.
• We undertake Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks for prospective employees. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a regulated role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity involving children or vulnerable adults.

Note on “regulated activity”: You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:

• Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
• Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults; or
• Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once