Apprenticeship Tutor - Horticulture & Arboriculture

Job description

About

Vacancy Type: Permanent/Full Time
Hours per week: 40 hours per week
Location: National/ Remote
Salary Range: £26,880.00 per annum

About Us
Central YMCA is transforming. This is an exciting time to join us as we look forward toward growth and progression and focus on our purpose to advance the education, health and wellbeing of our communities.

What we offer
30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Extra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day, and up to 5 volunteering days.
4% Contributory Pension Scheme
Life Insurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a wide range of free and confidential services for you and your immediate family (including counselling sessions)
Employee Discount Scheme
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Central YMCA is open to applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to championing equity, acceptance, and inclusion, and provide everyone who works with us the opportunity to reach their potential.

Our doors are open to all and if you connect with our mission, vision, and values, we welcome you to come and be part of our team.

If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to assist.

About You
To be successful in this role you should hold:

A recognised Horticulture & Arboriculture qualification - minimum Level 3 (essential)
Recent and relevant occupational experience within the Horticulture & Arboriculture industry (essential)
A1 assessor qualification (or equivalent), or willingness to achieve within first months of employment
A recognised teaching qualification, or working towards it, is advantageous
Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to maintain accurate, timely, and audit-ready documentation
Experience assessing or tutoring vocational qualifications (highly desirable)
Ability to meet recruitment targets and sustain caseload
Strong digital literacy, including use of e‑portfolio systems, virtual learning environments, and online communication tools
Knowledge of funding and compliance requirements and experience supporting audit and compliance requirements (highly desirable)
We are looking for candidates who have excellent communication skills and the ability to create great rapport, helping not only to support our learners, but to engage with employers about each learner’s progress, as well as to explore new opportunities. You must be confident in the use of online learning tools, Microsoft office and be confident in delivery of skills & knowledge both in person and remotely.

You will also be highly organised, with demonstrated planning and time-management skills, supported by good IT skills and meet the criteria as laid out in the person specification for the role.



About the Role
Love the outdoors? Want to inspire the next generation of horticulturalists and arborists?

This is a national, remote role where you'll guide apprentices from day one through to qualification — delivering training, assessing competency, and building genuine relationships with learners and employers along the way.

You'll be responsible for:

Delivering engaging training across all Horticulture & Arboriculture components, in person and remotely
Managing your apprentice caseload end-to-end — sign-up, reviews, EPA, and completion
Supporting learner attendance, retention, and progression, achieving positive outcomes
Building strong employer relationships to support learner achievement and unlock new apprenticeship opportunities
Keeping documentation accurate, timely, and audit-ready


Safeguarding responsibilities: This role will involve daily contact with learners, and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All staff have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and/or vulnerable adults for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact. The Charity’s Safeguarding Policy is available from Central YMCA website.

Central YMCA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates.

Regulated activity: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Charity is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) to assess their suitability to work with children. Should you be shortlisted, you will be required to complete a disclosure form prior to interview.