We are looking for Learning Facilitator's to work across our Music, Performance and Art and Design departments based at our Baltic Campus. We are looking for a pro-active, inspiring and caring individuals who can motivate and encourage students to make excellent progress towards their academic and career ambitions.
As a Learning Facilitator, you will offer excellent pastoral, learning and general support to learners. You are the heart of the department, liaising closely with teachers to track and monitor progress, as well as providing group and one-to-one support to learners. You will support the development of learner’s personal, social and work ready skills through tutorials covering a range of topics including hot topics such as developing resilience, knife crime, county lines. You will also be required to support the curriculum leader and manager to improve learner punctuality, attendance, retention, achievement and success.
This is a key position within the department, requiring an individual who has a strong industry background, a strong work ethic and a passion for developing our future workforce. We are looking for a dynamic, pro-active and inspiring individual who can motivate our learners to make excellent progress towards their academic and career ambitions. As such, you will be required to liaise with employers to negotiate appropriate placements for business students and will visit learners on site to monitor attendance.
You must be inspiring, dedicated, flexible and enthusiastic with excellent communication, digital and organisational skills. You must also be able to plan effectively and meet deadlines set. It would be a bonus if you had had some experience in mentoring, coaching or teaching young people.
If you have a teaching or assessing qualification that would be great but if you don’t and are willing to work towards this, we can support you in doing so.
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 giving our students the knowledge and skills to be successful in work and life and supporting them to be the best they can be.
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, everyone has the opportunity to help learners succeed. It’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work – we hope you’ll think about joining us.
Our Benefits:
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Generous holiday allowance 50 days plus Bank Holidays. (pro rata to hours worked - available to Fixed Term Contract only)
- 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.
- Volunteering Days.
Please specify in your application to which department you are interested in, Music and Performing Arts or Art, Design and Media.
