Total 3 job vacancies by Staffordshire University

Would you like to work in a brand- new state-of-art purpose-built Nursery?

Staffordshire University has recently opened a £4.4m Woodlands Day Nursery and Forest School.

The nursery is located on our Leek Road Campus and is set by our University Nature Reserve, adjacent to woodlands, yet very close to the city centre, with excellent local public transport links and employee on-site parking.

The new facilities is a sustainable place of early years learning with connections to the immediate landscape and nature reserve. Through the provision, children will get the opportunity to experience endless outdoor learning opportunities such as identifying nature, play-based learning, den building and forest art. Learn more about Staffordshire University Woodlands Nursery and Forest School

Learn more about this exciting new facility and roles available by visiting our website: https://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/facilities/nursery

Please note that we reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your CV as soon as possible.

These roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

About the role

Staffordshire University has entered into a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with an innovative and growing Newcastle-under-Lyme based company called Time4Sport Ltd who offer a range of business activities aimed at promoting active and healthy lifestyles among children and families.

We are now looking to recruit a full-time Research & System Development Engineer to help to further develop a web-based platform/phone app. This will be an information sharing platform/app where schools, health workers, parents, carers etc. can seek advice and guidance on how best to support children's/young people's weight issues, emotional and mental wellbeing.

Research will be undertaken on the current app/platform and you will start to maximise it's potential. The required candidates’ capabilities will include elements of the following software knowledge: -

Sound knowledge/experience of both IOS and Android app development.
Interfacing is appealing and login with Face ID/Touch ID programmed.
Ensure app is UI/UX and easy to navigate.
Software programming videos to seamlessly integrate into the app.
This collaboration is bespoke and a truly unique opportunity for you to get involved in and greatly increase your career development moving forward.

Time4Sport was established in 2007 and has been built on a desire to improve the lives of children and families through PE and sport, with a passion for promoting the benefits of healthy living. We’re now one of Staffordshire and Cheshire’s leading providers of kids’ holiday camps and facilitators of physical activity, PE and sport in schools.

They are now one of Staffordshire and Cheshire’s leading provider of physical activity, PE and sport in schools.

With over 7,500 children and families a week benefiting from its services, they are excited to grow – and as they do, they'll continue to provide the same outstanding services, which are integral to the health and wellbeing of schools and communities in Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Our Values

We embrace excellence, encourage innovation and nurture all.

Our Purpose

Providing a fitter, healthier and happier future.

Our Vision

To nurture healthier communities through health education, PE, physical activity, and sport.

Our Mission

To encourage healthy lifestyles amongst children and families in Staffordshire, through the delivery of high-quality sessions that promote active learning and increased participation in physical activity, PE and sport.

For more information about Time4Sport and what we do you can visit time4sportuk.com or follow our social media channels –

Facebook – Time4sportUK

X (Twitter) – Time4SportUK

Instagram – time4sportuk

LinkedIn – time-4-sport-uk

You Tube - @time4sportuk

Main Responsibilities

The Research & System Development Engineer will be provided with a framework around which the project activities are expected to focus. These activities will include:

Essential to have experience in IOS and Android app development
Generate specifications to integrate video
Continue to build and program an existing app
Production of a final report that sets out a roadmap for the app
While completing this work the Research & System Development Engineer will report to the company/business supervisor on a weekly basis and be provided with regular support from the Academic Knowledge Exchange Lead.
Project Management. As a KTP Associate you will be entrusted with leading and managing the project, taking full ownership of progress and outcomes, ensuring that milestones are met with innovation and efficiency.
The successful candidate will need to have:

Previous experience in app development / software coding is essential.
Finding solutions/working in a dynamic environment.
Flare for creativity.
This appointment is available on a fixed-term basis for 24 months with 29 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays).

Contact For Informal Discussion

Rakan Aldmour - rakan.aldmour@staffs.ac.uk

If you have any questions in relation to right to work eligibility for this role, please contact recruitment@staffs.ac.uk to discuss this.

About the role

Through innovative teaching, insightful research and inspired partnerships, the Institute of Education at Staffordshire University is produces creative, passionate and highly skilled teachers across the Primary, Secondary and Further Education Sectors.

With the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership and Mentoring Manager role we are looking for someone with high quality experience of ITE or mentoring and supporting Early Career Teachers. To improve our provision, and reflect recent changes in teacher education, the role will ensure high quality mentor training and development alongside trackable quality assurance within partnership placements. This post will work internally with our Placement Team, Academics and Leaders. Externally the post will be working with mentors and school leaders to ensure high quality mentoring is provided to all student teachers which is tracked, evaluated and continually developed.

Within this new role we want a candidate that is passionate about the development of the teaching workforce and the teacher educators that support our teachers. We are seeking someone that has experience and ability to ensure creative and inclusive approaches to mentoring and partnership management, whilst having the skill set to appropriately track and demonstrate impact to regulatory bodies (e.g. OFSTED).

Qualified, or working towards, a Post Graduate qualification in a relevant subject area, the successful candidate should also possess an appropriate teaching qualification. Experience in leading Initial Teacher Education (ITE), school management and training would be ideal for this post.

To find out more and to apply please visit our website http://jobs.staffs.ac.uk

We value diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all

Main Responsibilities

The main responsibilities for our Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership and Mentoring Manager will be to:

• To be responsible for the strategic development, co-ordination and quality assurance of all aspects of practice based learning within the ITE partnership

• To ensure that all practice based learning is of a high quality, is safe and meets all appropriate internal and external quality assurance standards and benchmarks within the ITE partnership

• To take the strategic lead on any issues related to practice based learning and course accreditation by professional and industry bodies

• Ensuring compliance is met for all students and placements

• Plan, manage and deliver mentor training

• Visit placements to ensure mentoring is of appropriate standard

• Record students and placements on DfE portals

• Leadership of the workbased and academic practice learning for students, especially those on OFSTED accountable courses, in terms of placement allocation, monitoring, reporting and general partnership developments.

• Leadership and line management duties of appropriate staff

• Leading and the IoE Placement team

Contact For Informal Discussion

Dr Jim Pugh - Director of the Institute of Education j.pugh@staffs.ac.uk