Job Description
Practical Instructor – Gamekeeping and Countryside Management 💰Salary: Up to £28,167 per annum (depending on qualifications, skills and experience) 🕒 Working Pattern: Part-time or Full-time (22.5 - 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year) – Fixed term 📍Location: Sparsholt Campus, Hampshire 📅Closing date: 9th September 2026 ✨ Exciting opportunity to join our prestigious Land and Wildlife sector as an Instructor! Sparsholt College has a national reputation and a long proud history of training future gamekeepers and wildlife managers, many of whom are now in key jobs across the whole of the UK. We are now seeking a member of staff to join the Land & Wildlife team. 🦌 About the role: 🌲 The successful applicant will deliver practical teaching to full-time and part-time courses. Applicants should possess a wide range of relevant and current experience and skills in gamekeeping and rearing, wildlife management, fisheries management and a more general involvement in the field sports industry. Competency in tractor and machinery operations is also beneficial. The post holder will preferably hold an appropriate specialist qualification together with a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to attain both. Why join Sparsholt: 🌱 You’ll be part of a forward-thinking college with exceptional facilities, a strong industry reputation, and a genuine commitment to staff development and wellbeing, all set with a stunning countryside campus. College Benefits: 🎓 • Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit pension scheme) • Free on-site parking • Occupational Sick Pay & Maternity Pay schemes • Flexible Working Policy • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme • Free on-campus gym at Sparsholt Campus • Opportunity to purchase Sparsholt-grown produce: plants, fresh fruit & veg, fish, and game • Discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus salon • Wide range of CPD events, plus support with professional qualifications • Nursey on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider Previous applicants need not re-apply Join us in making a difference! Make a real difference every day – help students grow, thrive, and reach their potential! We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.