ID: 1850 Teacher of Horticulture and Project Worker
ESCAPE

Salary: £25,221 - £27,780 FTE per annum – (Pro-rata for part-time hours: £15,337 - £16,893)

Location: Tumbler Hill, Swaffham/Discovery Garden, Kings Lynn

Hours: 22.5 hours (Part-time) – Days and times to be agreed

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

This is much more than a teaching role – it's an opportunity to transform lives through horticulture, learning and community engagement.

As our Teacher of Horticulture and Project Worker, you'll use the power of gardening and outdoor learning to help adults build confidence, gain qualifications, improve wellbeing and develop valuable life and employability skills. Based on our allotment in Swaffham, you'll create inspiring learning experiences that enable people from a wide range of backgrounds to grow, achieve and reach their potential.

Every day will be different. One day you could be delivering practical horticultural training in the garden, the next supporting learners to achieve accredited qualifications, coordinating volunteers, or helping participants develop the confidence and skills needed to take their next steps towards education, employment or greater independence.

This is a unique opportunity to combine your horticultural expertise with teaching, mentoring and community development, while making a lasting difference to people's lives and helping create vibrant, inclusive spaces where individuals and communities can flourish.
We are looking for someone who can think creatively, happy to work in our rustic environments in all weathers.
There will also be a need to cover teaching and our site in Kings Lynn when required.

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare and deliver engaging horticultural skills and diploma courses.
• Deliver practical and classroom-based learning sessions at the ESCAPE Allotment in Swaffham and Discovery Garden in King's Lynn.
• Monitor learner progress, provide feedback and support learners to achieve their goals.
• Promote inclusive learning practices and positive learner outcomes.
• Encourage participation in gardening activities and learning opportunities.
• Support confidence building, wellbeing and social interaction.
• Coordinate Project Activities
• Organise activities that promote wellbeing, engagement and social inclusion.
• Support the day-to-day running of project activities across both sites.
• Promote Safe and Effective Site Management
• Help maintain project sites to support learning and participation.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, safeguarding and organisational policies.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• Relevant horticultural qualification at Level 2 or above.
• Recognised teaching qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience supporting individuals with diverse learning and support needs.
• Sound knowledge of horticultural practices and garden maintenance.
• Understanding of assessment and quality assurance processes.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Desirable Requirements
• Experience teaching or training adults.
• Experience working within community learning, wellbeing or social inclusion projects.
• Experience supporting and supervising volunteers.

Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, and after a full year of service, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:
• Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: 28th August 2026

Interviews are scheduled to take place 16th September 2026

For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: charlotte.evans@family-action.org.uk

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.