Dental Nurse Tutor / Assessor

Job Title:                  Dental Nursing - Tutor/Assessor

Salary:                     From £15,300 - £16,800 per annum (actual salary)

Contract:                 NSG Tutor Trainer Contract, Part Time, Permanent

Hours:                    21 hours per week

Annual Leave:       30 per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays (Pro Rata)

Pension:                 NEST Pension Scheme  

About the College

Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, dynamic, successful and caring organisation, Middlesbrough College Group:

• Is the largest and top performing GFE College in the Tees Valley.
• Is committed to staff development and long-term career planning
• Has pay increases of 3% in 2023 already agreed in principle.
• Offers excellent non pay benefits
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Is committed to staff wellbeing.
• Has excellent facilities and working environment.
• Is financially strong with ambitious ongoing staff and campus expansion and development plans.
• Offers job satisfaction - creating opportunity for all.
• Has happy staff - 9 out of 10 staff would recommend working here!

About the role  

The Tutor/Assessor is responsible teaching and assessing a caseload of students participating in Dental Nursing Apprenticeships.  Tutors contribute to the design and delivery of learning programmes and assessments, to enable participants to successfully achieve their Dental Nursing Lv3 Qualification, Dental Apprenticeship Standard and End Point Assessment. Tutors liaise closely with Employers and have a key role in developing learners to achieve their learning goals and inspiring them to overcome barriers.

This is the perfect Career Opportunity for a newly qualified Dental Nurse who is looking to move into an educational role and develop into teaching or Dental Nursing Tutor Assessor who is looking at gaining experience in a teaching environment. We would be happy to look at applicants who are looking to grow into a role and learn along the way. Help and support from the Regional Manager and others in the team are always offering. All training can be given for the role. This role could also progress to Full Time.

The successful candidate will:  

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant occupational area. 
• Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Registered with the GDC
• Empathy with young people.
• Desire to assist learners achieve their career and learning aspirations.
• High level of self-motivation - ability to work on own initiative.
• Clear proactive approach to planning, organising, prioritising workload.
• Good problem solving / decision making skills.
• Proven track record of consistently achieving performance targets.
• Proven track record of imparting skills and learning to others.
• Knowledge of monitoring sub contracted provision – Desirable.

Safeguarding our students

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment. The college will ensure that all children, young people and vulnerable adults who access the college facilities feel safe and will put in place college-wide procedures and staff training to achieve this.

As a member of teaching / curriculum staff, your role will engage with children on a regular basis for teaching, instructing, caring or supervising. Therefore, this role is defined as being within ‘regulated activity’. At Middlesbrough College , we pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students, to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks, including an Enhanced DBS Check.

Before applying for a role with Middlesbrough College, it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a persons whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please follow this link: Revised Code of Practice for Disclosure and Barring Service Registered Persons (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Want to know more? 

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Dawn Longmore, Regional Manager, NSG Business and Professional dawn.longmore@northernskills.co.uk

As a College we are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to meet the key responsibilities, qualifications / skills and experience detailed within the job description. Salaries are based on skills, qualifications and experience.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.