Landwork Teacher & Community Gardener

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced person to join us at this very exciting stage of development of our school. 

We are seeking an experienced landwork teacher to develop and deliver the landwork curriculum to classes 4-10 and to help embed science teaching into the existing frameworks.   The role also includes managing and developing  the school gardens.  Candidates must be graduates and have either a Steiner Waldorf teaching qualification or QTS – ideally both

The post is comprised of two components with differentiated pay rates:

0.8 Landwork Teacher   - Annual salary £24,348 - actual annual salary based on 4 days is £19,478

0.2 Community Gardener - Annual salary £19,082 - actual annual salary based on 7.5 hours per   week is £3,868

We are looking for a suitable candidate who has:

• professional experience of teaching children and young people in an outdoor setting;
• experience of organic gardening, horticulture and market gardening;
• excellent communication skills - an ability to build positive relationships;
• strong background in Science;
• experience of working with and a feeling for the natural environment;
• the ability to work independently;
• the ability to motivate and engage pupils with their learning.

We can offer:

• a competitive salary;
• a hardworking, happy and dedicated school team;
• support for your professional development;
• membership to our private healthcare scheme.