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Head of Education, The Donkey Sanctuary.

Location: Home-based, with regular visits to Sidmouth

Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday 08.30 - 16.30

Salary: £47,500 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day's holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing date: Thursday 12 August 2021

Further details:

As Head of Education you will manage the development and delivery of The Donkey Sanctuary's donkey care and welfare training and education programmes, in line with TDS strategy and current best practice.

You will manage the organisation and operation of donkey focused education, and training staff and approaches across TDS. Y

ou will support and evaluate the content and standards of training delivered by other trainers to ensure best practice and consistency.

Providing pedagogic expertise and working with a team of equine experts, you will ensure that new and existing learning resources meet the needs of learners and are effectively assessed and developed. In addition you will drive the development of blended and distance learning approaches via the virtual learning environment (VLE) developing and delivering a cutting edge solution to improving the welfare of donkeys and mules globally and to ensure we reach a global network of learners.

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