The application process

Almost every vacancy at Gateshead College can be found on our website.

This is our preferred way to receive your application.  It's the quickest, cheapest, and greenest method. To search and apply for jobs online, please click here. 

Please don't send us a hard copy in the post if you've already applied online. If you need to contact us regarding your application please telephone 0191 490 2240 / 2304 or minicom 0191 490 1477.

You may also wish to visit our college publications page which has useful documents which may help your application.

Closing times, unless otherwise specified within the advert, are at midnight on the closing date. Any applications received after the closing date cannot be considered.

Acknowledgement of receipt of your online application will be sent out automatically to you by email once the system registers your application.

Short listing is carried out by members of the interview panel and is based on an assessment of the information you have provided on your application form against criteria defined on the personnel specification.  Candidates who most fully meet the criteria for the job will be shortlisted.

Interviews at the College, as well as giving you an opportunity to see what it is like to work here, will give you a fair opportunity to show us your stuff!

As part of our Equal Opportunities Policy, all interview panels will normally consist of at least three people and will include both men and women.

You may be asked to take a test during your selection process, but you will be told beforehand if there will be a test involved. It may be:

  • Delivering a presentation
  • Delivering a lesson
  • Answering questions on a case study
  • Accuracy/numeracy/IT tests.

It really depends on the job you are applying for.

We will keep you informed of how your application is progressing via email. Please keep a regular check on your inbox!

For information on how to get to our campuses for your interview click here for details of how to find us.

Offers of appointment are conditional upon receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance, verification of qualifications, satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau checks and verification of eligibility for working in the UK.

Good luck with your application!