Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Curriculum Leader? We're looking for someone just like you.
In this role you’ll shape an innovative and engaging curriculum that inspires learners to develop skills, build confidence and achieve the qualifications that allow them to embark on a sustainable career in their chosen industry.
Our growing department has a fantastic reputation within the college, wider community and creative sector and provides brilliant experiences for learners to practice their skills inside and outside of the College through high profile live projects and work experience opportunities. Your role will be pivotal in developing these experiences as well as creating new opportunities with a range of partners. Using your excellent communication skills and ability to influence and inspire others, you will lead on developing employer panels, pro-actively networking with industry and actively contributing to the business development of the department and wider college.
We’d like you to be an outstanding teacher and have experience, up to level 5, of one or more of the following subjects:
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Fashion, Retail and Marketing
- Textiles & Print Design
- Costume Design
- Interior Design
- Graphic Design and Advertising
- Media
- Digital Art
- Illustration
You will have a reduced timetable enabling you to focus on the development of the programmes and your team.
This is a great opportunity to join a friendly, motivated, professional team who are as equally passionate as you about delivering top quality teaching and building on students’ confidence and skills.
About Gateshead College
At Gateshead College we’re famous for education with Employment Edge, industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills.
This means putting everything we’ve got into making sure our students are the most employable and this is what makes our college such an exciting place to work.
From bringing industry expertise into the classroom and working hand in hand with businesses, to delivering the highest quality teaching and learning and supporting students to develop personally as well as professionally, we’re all about creating experiences that will set learners up for life.
If you share our ambition, we’d love to hear from you.
In return we can offer a values-driven organisation and the chance to work with brilliant people who put students first. You’ll be listened to and will have opportunities to make an impact. We prioritise health and wellbeing and your work life balance will be respected. Our inclusive culture means you’re valued for being yourself and diversity is celebrated, and our commitment to being a sustainable organisation means we always try to do business the right way to make our community better for everyone.
At Gateshead College we all have the opportunity to help our learners succeed and it’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work; we hope you think about joining us.
Our Benefits:
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Generous holiday allowance 50 days plus bank holidays.
- Mental health and wellbeing support, with 24/7 access to an employee assistance programme and counselling services.
- Career average pension with the Teachers Pension Scheme.
- Travel support including subsidised on site parking, discounted public transport scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Retail and travel discounts.
