JOB DESCRIPTION Post: Teaching and Learning Coach Post no: 2035 Salary: Responsible to: Location: Working hours: Job purpose: 33-35K per annum Teaching and Learning Manager Nottingham 37 hours per week, full time To contribute to the creation of a new teacher development strategy and work closely with teachers across the full range of the college provision to assess and enhance the quality of the learning experience and to secure consistently good and outstanding learning and progress. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. General college responsibilities: To act corporately at all times and lead on college initiatives as directed To effectively contribute towards the delivery of a high quality educational experience for all students, delivering services in a way that is appropriate and responsive and which displays the highest standards of customer care. To observe all college policies / procedures / working practices / regulations and in particular to comply with the College s Equality and Diversity Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Financial Regulations, Safeguarding Policy and the Code of Conduct. To effectively disseminate information to staff and feedback opinions, acting as a channel of communication for the identified area of responsibility To undertake appropriate training and staff development. To effectively manage and develop any staff reporting through to the post holder. As part of the management team, to be visible and accessible to staff. To identify and develop individual contribution in the delivery of the college competency framework Page 1 of 5
2. Main duties and responsibilities: To contribute to the creation of a new teacher development strategy to secure consistently good and outstanding learning and progress To design and deliver one to one and group activities, in consultation with Curriculum Managers, to improve teaching, learning and assessment To coach and mentor teachers who have graded observations at Grade 3 and Grade 4 to enable them to move to at least a Grade 2 To act as a mentor for new teachers conducting probationary observations, monitoring outcomes and providing support as appropriate To contribute to the development and use of peer observation, joint professional development, supported experiments and similar to support the professional development of teachers who consistently facilitate good or better learning and progress To keep abreast of best practice related to learning, teaching and assessment and to disseminate this information effectively within the college To develop innovative learning methods and resources and cascade across the college to improve teaching, learning and assessment To undertake formal graded lesson observations and perform learning walks To provide verbal and written feedback following lesson observations and learning walks To participate in lesson observation standardisation and moderation processes To escalate Grade 3 and 4 Lesson Observations in accordance with the College policy To work with Curriculum Managers to ensure that lesson observation action plans are appropriate, effective and drive improvement, and that these link into the PDS process. To ensure, working with Curriculum Managers, that individual personal development needs are captured within the lesson observation action plan, and that these link into the PDS process To collaborate with curriculum management to monitor performance, provide feedback and support priorities for development To contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures and systems within the Quality team, specifically in the area of teaching, learning and assessment taking the lead for a key priority for development To work with the relevant college manager and curriculum teams to promote the use of technology to support improvements in learning, teaching and assessment To work with the relevant college managers and Curriculum Teams to further embed health and safety, EDI, employability and English and maths development within the curriculum and at the learning interface Page 2 of 5
Note To undertake development activities as directed by the Head of Quality to improve teaching, learning and assessment practices This Job Description provides an overview of the principal accountabilities of the post and accountabilities will include but will not be limited to those detailed. It is anticipated that the content of roles will evolve and change over time and such the balance of duties within the job description will change within the broad remit of the post. This Job Description does not form part of your contract of employment PLEASE READ: - Important information Terms and conditions of employment The terms and conditions of employment are those specified in the contract of employment. Principal accountabilities are not limited to those detailed, and will be subject to review. Equal Opportunities statement: At Central College Nottingham you have a right to be treated with respect and dignity during your time with us as a learner, member of staff, visitor or service user. To achieve this the college will endeavour to ensure that you are not treated less favourably because of your age, disability, gender, gender identity, parental or marital status, race or nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, trade union activity or any unrelated criminal convictions. Central College Nottingham is proud of and values the contributions made by the rich diversity of all who work and learn here. It is our aim to provide an inclusive working and learning environment where everyone in the College community is fully respected and supported. All shortlisted candidates will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at interview. Safeguarding of Children & Adults Central College Nottingham has a statutory and moral duty to ensure that the College functions with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults receiving education and training at the College. As such all shortlisted candidates will be expected to demonstrate an awareness of the safeguarding agenda at interview. Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) This post will potentially have contact with children and adults and as such a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required as a condition of any offer of employment. A copy of the DBS s code of practice, which the college complies with, is available on request from Human Resources.. Applicants are asked to declare information with regard to being on the ISA barred list or having previous convictions/cautions/bind-overs, on a separate disclosure form. On the online recruitment system candidates are asked to declare any such information. This is confidential to the HR Manager and HR Coordinator. Recruitment of ex-offenders Central College Nottingham uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to assess an applicant s suitability for positions of trust. The College complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants fairly. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of a conviction, caution or any other information received, and having a criminal record will not automatically bar an applicant from working for the college; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of the offence. A full copy of the college s policy in respect of recruiting exoffenders is available upon request. Job Evaluation Page 3 of 5
The college operates a Job Evaluation Scheme, which is an equitable, fair and transparent way of determining the relative size of all Business Support jobs at the college; ensuring that jobs of equal value receive equal pay. The process evaluates the job rather than the person undertaking the job and assesses a range of factors to achieve an overall point s score. According to the points score, the post is aligned to a grade on the Support Pay scale. College Competencies The competency framework is a key element of our organisational culture. The College competency framework identifies types of behaviour the organisation wishes to promote, develop and is keen to engender these behaviours. A copy of the College Competency framework can be found on staffnet and the College careers page. The framework is also embedded in the person specification of each job description and through the questions. Please complete an application form via the careers website The closing date for receipt of applications is: 19 th February 2015 Assessment day and interviews to be held on 27 th February 2015 and 3 rd March 2015 Page 4 of 5
PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential / Desirable A I Educational Qualifications 1. Degree or equivalent qualification 2. Cert ED/PGCE or other full teaching qualification 3. English to at least level 2 4. Maths to at least level 2 1.E 2.E 3.E 4.E Experience 5. Recent teaching experience within FE or an appropriate sector that has been judged to be at least consistently good within the last two years 6. Experience of providing staff development to groups of staff which has resulted in improvements in the quality of teaching, learning and assessment 7. Experience of conducting observations and making judgments in line with the standards identified in the current Common Inspection Framework. 8. Experience of coaching and mentoring individual staff which has raised standards. 9. Experience of using technology to support assessment/monitoring which has resulted in improvements in the quality of assessment. Knowledge 10. Knowledge of current thinking, best practice research into TLA methods and the impact of these on the quality of learning. Skills and Qualities 11. Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver excellence 12. Ability to deliver and promote Equality & Diversity, Health and Safety, English and maths and employability in TLA 13. Ability to assess and improve performance through review, analysis and action planning 14. Ability to analyse situations and recommend ways forward 15. Ability to plan and prioritise 16. Ability to frame feedback constructively and manage difficult conversations 17. Ability to inspire colleagues 18. Excellent organisational, administrative and time management skills 19. Ability to work as part of a team 20. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and challenge in a supportive manner 21. Flexibility to work at any College site / travel, and work additional hours such as occasional evenings to meet the requirements of the role Equal opportunities 22. To be sensitive to any matters relating to discrimination and take positive steps to ensure that equality of opportunity is provided to all. 5.E 6. E 7. D 8. E 9. E 10. E 11.E 12.E 13.E 14.E 15.E 16.E 17.E 18.E 19.E 20.E 21.E 22. E Assessment Methods: A = Application, I = Interview Page 5 of 5