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Horticulture Team Leader (Temporary)

Dovetail Ref: 193015
FE & HE Competitive Contract / Temp lead Level 4 November 2026
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Education Details

Horticulture Further Education fe college
Also teaches: Land-based Studies

Job Description

Horticulture Team Leader

Temporary | Contract

Are you an experienced horticulture professional ready to lead a team and shape the next generation of growers, gardeners and land-based specialists?

About the Role

A further education provider is looking for a Horticulture Team Leader to combine hands-on delivery with leadership of a horticulture provision. You'll support colleagues to deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment, and make sure learners are progressing towards their qualifications.

You'll bring current horticultural knowledge into the classroom and the practical environment, and you'll help keep the curriculum relevant to the industry learners are heading into.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and supporting a team delivering horticulture programmes.
  • Teaching and assessing learners across practical and theory-based sessions.
  • Monitoring learner progress, retention and achievement, and acting where improvement is needed.
  • Supporting curriculum planning and development in line with awarding body requirements.
  • Promoting best practice and standardisation across teaching, learning and assessment.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

  • Occupational experience within horticulture
  • Experience of teaching, training or assessing in a horticulture or land-based setting
  • Strong communication and organisational skills
  • Enhanced DBS within the last three months or registration on the update service

Desirable (but not essential):

  • An assessor qualification
  • A teaching qualification
  • Experience of mentoring or supporting staff

If you're ready to lead a horticulture team and pass on your industry expertise, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.

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Your Recruitment Consultant

Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor

Principal Recruitment Consultant

Requirements

  • Occupational experience within horticulture
  • Experience of teaching, training or assessing in a horticulture or land-based setting
  • Strong communication and organisational skills
  • Enhanced DBS within the last three months or registration on the update service

Skills & Qualifications

HorticultureTeachingAssessmentTeam leadershipCurriculum planningStaff mentoringLand-based education

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