Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD Department: Business & Professional Skills Reporting to: Curriculum Team Leader in Business Study Programme Annual Leave: 45 days per annum plus bank holidays Contractual hours: 37 hours per week Teaching hours: 864 hours per annum Basis: Full time, Permanent Pension: Teachers' Pension Scheme Join Our Team We have an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer in Business and Professional Skills to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the next generation of Business professionals while playing a key role in a thriving academic community. What You’ll Be Doing: As a Lecturer in Business and Professional Skills, you will: Deliver and oversee high-quality, inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment. Provide both practical and theoretical instruction in key areas of Business and Professional Skills. Support students' academic and personal development, enabling them to reach their full potential. Design and implement lesson plans that effectively link classroom learning to real-world business applications. Work collaboratively with colleagues to enhance the learning experience and meet the needs of all students. Assist with student recruitment, retention, achievement, and progression, offering tailored guidance and support. What We’re Looking For: We seek candidates who: Are a qualified teacher or willing to work towards. Hold a relevant degree qualification or equivalent. Have GCSEs at grade 4/C or above in English and Maths, or an equivalent. Possess Up-to-date knowledge and/or experience in teaching Business and Accounting. Have an awareness of current and emerging issues within the Business sector. Demonstrate expertise and/or practical experience in one or more areas of Business and Accounting. 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 Amanda Buckingham-Hearn, Curriculum Team Leader in Business Study Programme on AG.Buckingham-Hearn@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. The Lecturer Salary Scale is from Pt 5 – Pt 16. 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) or QTS. To progress beyond point 14 of the Lecturer salary scale, you will be expected to achieve and maintain the Advanced Teacher Status (ATS). (subject to meeting enrolment criteria for the teaching qualification – see Job description for further details). Please see attached job description - Lecturer in Business and Professional Skills