The specialist recruitment agency dedicated to the country estate and field sports industry
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 Landand 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 a 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
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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.
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