Job Title: Teaching & Learning Mentor (Health and Care)

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent, Lecturer

Salary Scale: Lecturer Scale, Pt 16 – Pt 18, from £43,562.56 to £46,360.97 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Abatement: 6 hours per week

Teaching hours: 660 hours per annum, teaching hours to be completed within the Health & Social Care Faculty

Annual Leave: 42 days per annum, plus statutory Bank Holidays

Pension: Teachers’ Pension Scheme

About the Role

This exciting opportunity offers additional responsibilities alongside your teaching role. As a Teaching & Learning Mentor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of teaching excellence at Middlesbrough College.You will support staff development, enhance pedagogical practices, and contribute to the College’s ambition to become an outstanding provider of education and training.

Key Responsibilities

Mentoring Duties

• Collaborate with the Group Director Teaching, Learning and Assessment, and mentors across College.
• Design and deliver innovative staff development sessions.
• Participate in the review and moderation of the lesson observation scheme.
• Conduct classroom observations, including those subject to external validation.
• Promote Technology Enhanced Learning strategies.
• Identify and address barriers to effective teaching and learning.
• Support curriculum teams with tailored development plans.
• Mentor individuals and groups to improve teaching quality and student outcomes.

Lecturing Duties

• Plan and deliver engaging, inclusive lessons tailored to student needs.
• Create a positive and safe learning environment.
• Use varied teaching techniques and resources.
• Deliver assessments aligned with Middlesbrough College standards.
• Maintain accurate records and comply with regulatory requirements.
• Participate in internal verification and Awarding Body visits.
• Support students beyond the classroom when needed.
• Engage in continuous professional development and industrial updating.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant subject.
• Teaching qualification.
• GCSE Grade 4 or above in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Proven record of good or outstanding teaching practice.

Experience

• Significant, successful, and current teaching experience.
• Experience in mentoring or coaching.
• Experience supporting staff development.
• Current knowledge and / or experience of teaching Health and Social Care
• Current knowledge of potential issues in Health and Social Care
• Current knowledge and/or experience of one or more fields of Health and Social Care

Knowledge & Skills

• Up-to-date knowledge of technology-enhanced learning.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management and organisation.
• Ability to share best practices and manage classroom behaviour effectively

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 Lucy Jones, Head of teaching and learning on L.Jones@mbro.ac.uk

Targeted Retention Scheme:

You could be eligible for a Targeted Retention Incentive payment. FE staff who have been employed in the sector for less than five years and teach in courses such as building and construction, chemistry, computing (including digital and ICT), early years, engineering and manufacturing (including transport engineering and electronics), maths, or physics could be eligible for an incentive payment. Please read the full criteria information on the incentive payment to see if you are eligible: Targeted retention incentive payments for FE teachers - GOV.UK (www.gov.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

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students, including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

This role involves regulated activity and direct contact with children and young people. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

We follow Safer Recruitment practices in line with the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions, and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules.

It is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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