Teacher Training Mentor

Initial Teacher Training Mentor

Salary: £28,598 – £31,022 FTE (Pro rata £16,005 – £17,362)

Band: 5, SCP 12 to 17

Term:
Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)

Hours:

24 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days

Location:

Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

Required from: 1 September 2026

The Three Rivers Teaching School Hub is the dedicated Teaching School Hub for Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland. As a centre of excellence, we are proud to deliver high‑quality teacher and leadership training and development across our region.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Three Rivers Teaching School Hub as an Initial Teacher Training Mentor. Working closely with trainees, placement schools, programme leaders and partner organisations, you will provide high‑quality mentoring and pastoral support while also contributing to the recruitment and promotion of our ITT programmes. You will play a key role in ensuring every trainee receives exceptional support throughout their training journey, from recruitment through to successful programme completion.

This post will be based at our central team office in Gosforth and you may be required to travel across the Region.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold formal qualifications
• Have experience working with people
• Have experience of clerical and administrative processes
• Possess good ICT skills, including spreadsheets, word processing and databases
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Be willing to participate in training and development

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applicants will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

If you are interested in applying, please use the link below to apply via My New Term  demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements of the role.