Curriculum Team Leader – Welding

Middlesbrough College Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in the Tees Valley is seeking a Curriculum Team Leader for Welding to provide academic leadership and operational management. The role involves leading curriculum teams, ensuring high-quality education delivery, and continuous improvement through effective monitoring. Candidates should have at least a level 3 qualification in Welding and a commitment to professional development. Offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits including professional development opportunities and health schemes.

Benefits

Subsidised health scheme

Free gym membership

Career progression opportunities

Flexible working hours

Discounted car parking

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant qualification to at least level 3 in Welding.
• Are a qualified Teacher or must be prepared to commence an appropriate teaching qualification.
• Have a personal commitment to keeping professional knowledge up to date.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic leadership and operational management of the curriculum.
• Lead and support curriculum teams to deliver high-quality teaching and assessment.
• Monitor quality and performance for continuous improvement.

Skills

Welding expertise

Teaching qualification

Curriculum management

Education

Relevant qualification to at least level 3 in Welding

Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English

Job description

Job Title: Curriculum Team Leader – Welding

Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Motor Vehicle & Welding

Reporting to: Associate Director Curriculum, Motor Vehicle & Welding

Salary: £39,364 - £43,562 per annum

Annual Leave: 45 days per annum plus bank holidays

Contractual hours: 37 hours per week

Basis: Full Time, Permanent

Pension: Teachers Pension Scheme

Join Our Team

The Curriculum Team Leader for Welding courses within Engineering will be responsible for providing academic leadership and operational management of the curriculum area. The role will involve leading and supporting curriculum teams to deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment, contributing to the development of effective timetables, and monitoring quality and performance to ensure continuous improvement. Working collaboratively with senior leaders, the Curriculum Team Leader will play a key role in driving positive outcomes for learners and ensuring the successful delivery of an outstanding Welding provision.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide an example of academic excellence within the course team.
• Undertake all operational management of the curriculum area.
• Undertake all aspects of line management of the team including performance appraisals of staff, monitoring and development.
• Guide staff in the discharge of their curriculum duties across a range of innovative delivery models.
• Lead on the development of interesting and effective Schemes of Work.
• Promote use of ILT in curriculum delivery.
• Promote innovative teaching and learning approaches, and implement the Learning, Teaching & Assessment Strategy.
• Carry out ‘walk throughs’ including feeding back to staff.
• Ensure students are registered with the Awarding Body.
• Complete all PVC requests.
• Meet all Awarding Body validation, delivery and assessment requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Awarding Body developments.

What We’re Looking For

We seek candidates who:

• Hold a relevant qualification to at least level 3 in Welding.
• Are a qualified Teacher or must be prepared to commence an appropriate teaching qualification on appointment to the post.
• Have a personal commitment to keeping our professional knowledge up to date and improving your capabilities.
• Hold Grade C /4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent) or willing to work towards it.
• Are a qualified assessor/internal verifier or willing to work toward – Desirable.

(subject to meeting enrolment criteria for the teaching qualification – see Job description for further details).

What’s in it for you

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Health & Wellbeing – Subsidised health scheme, free gym membership, and 24/7 counselling for you and your family
• Family-Friendly Policies – We offer family-friendly policies, flexible hours, and support for all of life’s big moments
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support for you and your family, including counselling, legal and financial advice, and wellbeing resources
• Professional Development – Extensive training, mentoring, and career progression opportunities
• College Extras – Save money, feel great, and go green with:
  • Up to 15% cashback at top retailers & restaurants
  • Discounted gift cards for big brands
  • Home & Tech upgrades via salary sacrifice
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Coming soon: EV Leasing-Pension Schemes –
• Discounted car parking on site

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 Alan Jones, Associate Director Curriculum on [e-mail].

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship may be available for this role if you meet the Home Office eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, please indicate your current visa status in your application.

Targeted Retention Scheme: You could be eligible for a Targeted Retention Incentive payment. FE staff who have been employed in the sector for less than five years and teach in courses such as building and construction, chemistry, computing (including digital and ICT), early years, engineering and manufacturing (including transport engineering and electronics), maths, or physics could be eligible for an incentive payment. Please read the full criteria information on the incentive payment to see if you are eligible: Targeted retention incentive payments for FE teachers - GOV.UK (www.gov.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 your applications as soon as possible.

SAFEGUARDING

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students, including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

This role involves regulated activity and direct contact with children and young people. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

We follow Safer Recruitment practices in line with the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions, and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules.

It is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

*The Lecturer Salary Scale is from Pt 5 – Pt 16. Thesalary 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).

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