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Horticulture Technician
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Actual salary £14,231 per annum (£21,293 full time equivalent) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Maidstone, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Leigh Academies Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 007158 |
Summary
Please be aware that this role is based at the Bearsted campus
Snowfields Academy has a fantastic opportunity for a committed and motivated Horticulture Technician to join our and collaborative team as soon as possible. The successful candidate will have responsibility for the setting up, cultivation and maintenance of our horticulture area, support our teaching staff with horticulture lessons and will work alongside our students.
The key purpose of this job is to provide plants with the appropriate seasonal care they require to remain healthy. To do so, the technician requires a knowledge of plant reproduction, transplantation and cultivation techniques (e.g. for lawns, hedges, shrubs and ornamental plants). The technician should also be able to recognise pests and parasites and other common plant illnesses and take appropriate control measures, using equipment and chemical or natural products, where necessary.
Empathy and the ability to understand and work with secondary aged students with special needs in an educational setting is essential.
This is a permanent role offering an actual salary of £14,231 per annum (£21,293 full time equivalent) based on 28.75 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.
Working with us at Snowfields Academy: Snowfields Academy opened in September 2020 as a new secondary provision for students with ASD. When full we will offer 140 places across year groups 7-13 for young people who are working at or close to age-related expectations. Class sizes are small with 12/13 in each class, supported by 2-3 teaching assistants according to need. We offer a range of GCSEs and other qualifications for young people on a blend of academic and vocational pathways.
The academy benefits from being a brand new school with a design tailored to the students it provides for, carefully considered to make the most of both its inside and outside environments in order to enhance the learning of its students. The environment supports specialisms in horticulture and catering with a purpose-designed teaching kitchen, servery and cafe, and internal and external horticulture facilities supporting our students into employment. We will work closely with local businesses to offer an outstanding range of work experience opportunities and supported internships.
At Snowfields Academy we:
Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning, working towards the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3
Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential
Create a learning environment where barriers to learning are overcome and students feel safe and happy and are ready to learn
Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their individuality and success at every opportunity
Always work within a multi-disciplinary framework alongside families and other professionals
Use personalised approaches to manage behaviour and reduce anxieties
Ensure safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values are at the heart of all we do
Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to each other.
Snowfields Academy has a fantastic opportunity for a committed and motivated Horticulture Technician to join our and collaborative team as soon as possible. The successful candidate will have responsibility for the setting up, cultivation and maintenance of our horticulture area, support our teaching staff with horticulture lessons and will work alongside our students.
The key purpose of this job is to provide plants with the appropriate seasonal care they require to remain healthy. To do so, the technician requires a knowledge of plant reproduction, transplantation and cultivation techniques (e.g. for lawns, hedges, shrubs and ornamental plants). The technician should also be able to recognise pests and parasites and other common plant illnesses and take appropriate control measures, using equipment and chemical or natural products, where necessary.
Empathy and the ability to understand and work with secondary aged students with special needs in an educational setting is essential.
This is a permanent role offering an actual salary of £14,231 per annum (£21,293 full time equivalent) based on 28.75 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.
Working with us at Snowfields Academy: Snowfields Academy opened in September 2020 as a new secondary provision for students with ASD. When full we will offer 140 places across year groups 7-13 for young people who are working at or close to age-related expectations. Class sizes are small with 12/13 in each class, supported by 2-3 teaching assistants according to need. We offer a range of GCSEs and other qualifications for young people on a blend of academic and vocational pathways.
The academy benefits from being a brand new school with a design tailored to the students it provides for, carefully considered to make the most of both its inside and outside environments in order to enhance the learning of its students. The environment supports specialisms in horticulture and catering with a purpose-designed teaching kitchen, servery and cafe, and internal and external horticulture facilities supporting our students into employment. We will work closely with local businesses to offer an outstanding range of work experience opportunities and supported internships.
At Snowfields Academy we:
Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning, working towards the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3
Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential
Create a learning environment where barriers to learning are overcome and students feel safe and happy and are ready to learn
Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their individuality and success at every opportunity
Always work within a multi-disciplinary framework alongside families and other professionals
Use personalised approaches to manage behaviour and reduce anxieties
Ensure safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values are at the heart of all we do
Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to each other.