Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Motor Vehicle & Welding

Reporting to: Curriculum Team Leader - English & Maths

Annual Leave: 45 days per annum plus bank holidays

Contractual hours: 37 hours per week

Teaching hours: 864 hours per annum

Basis: Full time. Permanent

Pension: Teachers' Pension Scheme

Join Our Team 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lecturer in English to join our Motor Vehicle & Welding team. As a Lecturer in English, you will be delivering engaging and inclusive lessons that bring the subject to life for a diverse range of learners. You will guide students through everything from classic literature to modern language skills, ensuring they feel supported, challenged, and inspired along the way. Whether it is designing creative lessons, giving practical feedback, or helping learners see how English connects to the world around them, your teaching will make a real difference. You will support students throughout their time at college, helping them achieve their goals and take the next step in their academic or professional journey, while contributing to a vibrant and collaborative academic environment.

What You will Be Doing: 

As a Lecturer in English, you will:

• Plan, deliver, and manage high-quality, inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment in English.
• Support students’ academic progress and personal development, helping them to reach their full potential.
• Design and implement engaging lesson plans that link classroom learning to real-world contexts.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to enhance the learner experience and respond effectively to diverse student needs.
• Contribute to student recruitment, retention, achievement, and progression by providing personalised guidance and support.

What We’re Looking For: 

We seek candidates who:

• Are qualified teachers or willing to work towards**.
• Hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Have GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above in English and Maths, or equivalent.
• Possess up-to-date knowledge and experience in teaching English.
• Have experience of teaching GCSE English in either a school or further education setting and delivering exam-based qualifications (desirable).
• Have experience of providing pastoral support—for example, acting as a personal tutor or supporting learner wellbeing (desirable).

What’s in it for you? 

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Competitive salaries.
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Dedicated teaching & learning coaches for new staff.
• On-site staff parking available.
• Contributions to a variety of role-based pension schemes including Teachers' Pension, Local Government Pension and NEST Pension.
• On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee.
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to: 
  - 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family).
  - Occupational Health.
  - Free flu jabs. 
  - Free gym membership for all staff.
  - Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments.

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work for Us page.

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sarah-Jane Smith, Curriculum Team Leader - English & Maths on  S.Smith2@mbro.ac.uk  

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Early! 

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

SAFEGUARDING 

At Middlesbrough College, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to ensuring equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination, and fostering good relations among all members of its community, and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

*The Lecturer Salary Scale is from Pt 5 – Pt 16. The salary progression criteria beyond point 11 of the Lecturer scale will be based on you achieving and maintaining, on an annual basis, the Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) or QTS.  To progress beyond point 14 of the Lecturer salary scale, you will be expected to achieve and maintain the Advanced Teacher Status (ATS).

**(subject to meeting enrolment criteria for the teaching qualification – see Job description for further details).

Please see attached job description - Lecturer in English