Lecturer in Creative Media

at  Middlesbrough College

Job Title: Lecturer in Creative Media
Salary: Lecturer Salary Scale from Pt 5 – Pt 14,

£28,419 - £41,874 per annum subject to a progression criteria

• 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) & QTS. To progress beyond point 14 of the Lecturer salary scale, you will be expected to achieve and maintain the Advanced Teacher Status (ATS)

Contract: MC Lecturer, Full Time, Fixed Term – 12months
Hours: 37 hours per week
Teaching hours: 864 hours per annum
Annual Leave: 45 days per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays
Pension: Teachers’ Pension

ABOUT THE COLLEGE

• Middlesbrough College is the largest General Further Education College in the Tees Valley with a £120million campus in the heart of Middlehaven. Within the campus there is a main building for full and part-time vocational study, a dedicated Sixth Form, a STEM Centre, a Higher Education Centre, a Digital Centre and the new £14million TTE Technical Training Centre opens in September 2024. Additionally, there is an Adult and Community Learning Centre close by which provides training to hundreds of adults and ESOL students each year with a new purpose-built Centre opening in the Centre of Middlesbrough in the next few years.
• We support the training of over 2000 apprentices across a 75-mile-wide area of the Northeast from Newcastle down to York working across a range of sectors partnering with over 1000 employers.
• The College provides excellent facilities for approximately 13,000 students from across the region and whilst we are very proud of our campus and the equipment our students have access to, we are clear that it is the experience and dedication of our staff that make a positive difference to the lives of our students, helping them to achieve their educational goals and progress into work, higher education, or apprenticeships after they complete their programmes.
• The College was Ofsted inspected in February 2024 and was rated Good with Strong Skills and six Outstanding features. The College also won the Careers & Enterprise Company Award for Excellence in Careers and Enterprise at the Association of College’s Beacon Awards in March 2024.
• In 2022/23, 96% of learners following a study programme attained a positive destination into further training, apprenticeship, or employment. In the 2024 in-year student exit survey, 95% of students said the teaching on their course was good, and 98% of students said their teachers knew the subjects they taught well.
• We employ over 1000 staff and are committed to our staff’s development using an interactive online system called Thrive. We have a wide range of continuous professional development opportunities including a bespoke Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) programme for our aspiring and existing leaders. Opportunities to achieve Assessor and Teaching Qualifications as well as role specific Professional Qualifications and training opportunities for Business Support staff linked to their role.
• Our teaching staff are supported through our Taking Teaching Higher strategy that focuses on ensuring practitioners have the skill set to utilise up to date evidence-based practice, innovate through technology enhanced learning and have access to relevant continuous professional development opportunities.
• The College offers free membership to its gym for all staff as well as discounted rates in the Hair and Beauty salons, and staff sports sessions such as five aside football, Pilates, and badminton. The College has an employee assistance programme that provides support to both staff and their families and a wellbeing group that meets regularly to champion wellbeing activities for all staff.

The successful candidate will have:

• To hold a relevant qualification at Degree level.
• To be a qualified Teacher or must be prepared to commence an appropriate teaching qualification on appointment to the post.
• Personal commitment to keeping your professional knowledge up to date and improving your capabilities.
• Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent) or willing to work towards it.

For more details of requirements, please view the attached Job Description for the role.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Nicola Loughran, Associate Director Curriculum - Digital, on N.Loughran@mbro.ac.uk
As a College we are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to meet the key responsibilities, qualifications / skills and experience detailed within the job description. Salaries are based on skills, qualifications, and experience.
Please note that, in line with current legislation, an online search will be undertaken as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates to prevent (or minimise the risk of) individuals being employed to work with young people who may be unsuitable to do so. Any specific concerns regarding any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, may then be discussed during the interview stage with the candidate.

Possibility of job share. To plan and deliver a wide range of challenging, relevant learning and work experiences that ensure all learners can develop and apply the skills, knowledge, behaviours and attitudes required for the 21st Century learning, life and work.