Job Title: Teaching & Learner Mentor
Department: Construction
Basis: Full Time, Permanent
Reporting to: Head of Teaching & Learning - Engineering
Salary: £43,562 – £46,360 per annum*
Annual Leave: 42 days per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays
Contractual hours: 37 hours per week
Teaching hours: 660 per annum
Abatement: 6 hours per week
Pension: Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Please note, the above is based on a full time Teaching & Learning Mentor inclusive of Lecturing hours.
Job Role
We are seeking a Teaching & Learning Mentor to support and inspire teaching excellence across the Construction faculty. The role involves designing, developing, and delivering engaging staff development opportunities for teaching staff and support assistants, contributing to the review, moderation and delivery of the lesson observation scheme, and carrying out classroom observations that may be subject to external validation. You will collaborate with other professionals to identify staff development needs, remove barriers to effective teaching and learning, and implement targeted mentoring and action plans. A key focus is promoting high‑quality teaching, learning and assessment across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- To design, develop and deliver creative staff development opportunities for college teaching staff and support assistants.
- To plan and deliver classroom observations, which could be subject to external validation.
- To facilitate the development of Technology Enhanced Learning strategies within course teams.
- To identify staff development needs within specific curriculum teams and areas.
- To liaise with other professionals in order to devise and implement strategies for delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment.
Please find the full job description here –Teaching & Learning Mentor
Qualifications
- To hold a relevant qualification at level 4 or above.
- To be a qualified Teacher or must be prepared to commence an appropriate teaching qualification on appointment to the post.
- Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent) or willing to work towards it.
Experience
- To have significant, successful, and current teaching experience.
- To have evidence of teaching strategies that consistently and effectively produces high student retention and achievement.
- Mentoring or coaching experience.
- Previous experience of supporting staff.
- Relevant experience in Construction.
- Relevant experience in teaching and learning.
Knowledge & Skills
Have recent knowledge and application of technology enhanced learning strategies.
Good oral and written communication skills with a capacity to manage challenging conversations and deal effectively with staff, students, parents, employers, and others.
To have excellent time management and organisational skills.
Ability to deal promptly and effectively with inappropriate behaviour in the classroom.
To be able to prepare written and visual teaching materials including the effective use of Information Learning Technology e.g., Virtual Learning Environment, PowerPoint supported by key software.
Why Join Us?
- Substantial annual leave entitlement plus holiday purchase scheme.
- Health & Wellbeing; free gym membership, 24/7 counselling for you and your family
- Family-friendly policies: flexible hours and a supportive work environment
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential support including counselling, legal and financial advice.
- Professional development: extensive training, mentoring, and career progression opportunities
- Funded CPD opportunities, regular staff development training, and paid volunteering days
- Access to discounted hair and beauty treatments at our onsite salon.
- College benefit scheme – College Extras:
- Up to 15% cashback at top retailers & restaurants
- Discounted gift cards for big brands
- Home & tech upgrades via salary sacrifice
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted onsite car parking.
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 Mark Nicholson, Head of Teaching & Learning on [email protected]
Safeguarding Our Students
Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. All staff are expected to share this commitment. If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All roles within the College carry safeguarding responsibilities, including promoting student welfare, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and modelling safe and appropriate conduct in line with College policies.
All posts at Middlesbrough College involve regulated activity and are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
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.
As part of our shortlisting process, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates to identify any safeguarding or reputation‑related concerns (as required by KCSIE).
Right to work
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship may be available for this role if you meet the Home Office eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, please indicate your current visa status in your application.
Recruitment Process
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.
Equality & Diversity
Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make recruitment decisions based on skills and experience. As a Disability Confident employer, we actively support applicants with disabilities.
