Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Business & Childcare

Reporting to: Associate Director - Health & Social Care

Annual Leave: 45 days per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays

Contractual hours: 37 hours per week

Basis: Full time, Permanent

Pension: Teachers Pension Scheme

Closing date: 28/04/2025

Join Our Team

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Curriculum Team Leader in Childcare and Education to join our Business & Childcare department. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a crucial role in ensuring the academic leadership of curriculum teams and operational management of the curriculum area including assisting in the development of timetables, the monitoring of quality and performance management where necessary, while being an integral part of our thriving academic community.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Curriculum Team Leader in Childcare and Education, you will:

• Set a standard of academic excellence within the course team.
• Oversee all operational management of the curriculum area.
• Take responsibility for all aspects of team line management, including staff performance appraisals, monitoring, and professional development.
• Provide guidance to staff in fulfilling their curriculum responsibilities across a range of innovative delivery models.
• Lead the development of engaging and effective Schemes of Work.
• Champion the use of ILT in curriculum delivery.

What We’re Looking For:

We seek candidates who:

• Are qualified teachers or willing to undertake an appropriate teaching qualification upon appointment.
• Possess a Grade 4/C in Maths and English (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards achieving it.
• Hold a relevant qualification at degree level.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to keeping professional knowledge up to date and continuously enhancing their capabilities.
• Have current, relevant experience and/or knowledge in Childcare and Education.
• Have experience in teaching position in Further Education or Secondary Education or within a professional environment (desirable).

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Generous Annual Leave (30-45 days per annum (pro rata), depending on role)
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Competitive Salaries
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
• Dedicated Teaching & Learning Coaches for New Staff.
• On-site staff parking available
• Contributions to a variety of role-based pensions schemes including Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme and NEST Pension
• On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
  - 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family)
  - Occupational Health
  - Free Flu jabs
  - Free Gym Membership for all staff.
  - Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments

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 Summerside, Associate Director Curriculum in Childcare & Education, on  l.summerside@mbro.ac.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

At Middlesbrough College, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. 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.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to ensuring equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination, and fostering good relations among all members of its community, and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Job description available here - CTL in Childcare & Education JD