Learning and Development Coach - Full time, Permanent

Job Description:

Learning, Teaching and Development Coach

37 hours a week

Salary £35,514 - £36,590 per annum.

Teachers’ Pension

Who are we looking for?

This is a fabulous opportunity to join a thriving further education organisation with exciting growth and quality ambitions.

Working within our Quality team, this role will make a significant contribution to further enhancing the quality of learning, teaching, and assessment College wide.

The aim of the Quality team is to ensure continuous development across the College in relation to learning, teaching and assessment practice; with an emphasis on improving the quality of learning and outcomes for all learners. The Learning, Teaching and Development Coach will have a key role in providing individualised support within curriculum areas, supporting learner facing staff individually, in teams and cross college to improve and achieve consistently good and outstanding learning, teaching and assessment practice. Contributing to higher learner satisfaction and achievement. You will also have responsibility for the planning and delivery of sessions on learning, teaching and assessment during Staff Development Days, team training events, targeted CPD sessions, and one-to-one coaching.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate a good to outstanding profile of teaching in their specialist area and an attitude of excellence towards their own work standards. They will collaborate with staff teams across the College and external partners using coaching and mentoring to support reflective practice and encourage innovative learning, teaching, and assessment practices, taking a lead role in their implementation.

Applicants should be qualified to Level 2 English and Maths. Evidence of qualifications is required.

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Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

• Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
• Generous holiday plans
• Salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 
• Flexible working policies
• Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
• On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free annual eye tests
• Access to our onsite gym
• Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon 
• Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme
• Discounted health cash plan
• BHN Extras discount scheme

Burton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values.  We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Monday 24 November.  Please see our “Work For Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application.  Please note late applications are not acceptable.