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Mindful Education was founded in 2015, with the mission of making the online learning experience better for students and apprentices, colleges and employers. We are a dynamic organisation where no two work days are ever the same. We are also a very friendly and welcoming bunch – it’s a great place to work!
We are growing fast, so we’re always on the lookout for fresh talent. We are seeking innovative and highly skilled individuals to join our team, particularly for creative, academic and web development roles.
If there is a position below that interests you, then please select it from the drop-down list and make your application. Even if we’re not advertising right now, we’d be delighted to hear from you, so please select ‘speculative application’ on the drop-down and send us your CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
Current Vacancies
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Senior Full Stack Engineer with very strong Javascript skills, good commercial experience in PHP also very beneficial.
DetailsHead of Delivery – Management & Human Resources
Period/Terms: Full time Remuneration: £34,000-£40,000 p.a. (dependant on experience) Location: London and home based, with occasional UK travel Reporting to: […]
DetailsSenior Full Stack Engineer
Job Description
The Role
Reporting to our Head of Digital, we require a candidate who is able to help the team continue to expand the development of our main proprietary plugins and learning platform alongside our bespoke in house javascript application. We are constantly working on improving and building new plugins for our platform which are used both internally and externally. You will get the opportunity to further your skills on a wide range of technologies, both at the front and back end parts of the platform. Flexible working hours and good split of homeworking a real benefit.
Required experience:
• JavaScript - Node.js and React, must have strong skills in this area with commercial examples
• HTML5 / CSS3
• MySQL
• Git/Git-flow
Desirable experience:
• PHP - Object-Oriented Programming (PSR-12)
• AWS - EC2/RDS/S3/Lambda/CloudFormation/DynamoDB
• AngularJS (Angular 1.7)
• GraphQL
• Unit Testing - PHPUnit / Jest
Beneficial experience:
• Moodle
• Docker
• SASS / Twitter Bootstrap
• Gulp / npm
• Laravel (Blade / Eloquent) / Symfony
• Linux Server Administration / nGinx / php-fpm / SSH
• D3
The Company
At Mindful Education we specialise in creating media-rich professional courses and apprenticeships, which we deliver in partnership with colleges around the UK. Our courses and apprenticeships are marketed towards private individuals, colleges and employers.
The courses we build and deliver contain:
- Online lectures, which are written and presented by experienced lecturers and experts
- Motion graphics and animations that augment the student experience
- Case studies and online exercises
- Bespoke Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) that host the content we create
We are an innovative, hard-working and dedicated digital education company aiming to set a new standard in the digital delivery of UK further and higher education.
Head of Delivery – Management & Human Resources
Job Description
| Period/Terms: | Full time |
| Remuneration: | £34,000-£40,000 p.a. (dependant on experience) |
| Location: | London and home based, with occasional UK travel |
| Reporting to: | Director of Operations |
The Company
At Mindful Education we specialise in creating media-rich professional courses and apprenticeships.
In partnership with colleges around the UK, we create award-winning learning solutions that contain:
- Online lectures, which are scripted and presented by academics and practitioners;
- High-quality motion graphics and animations that augment the learner experience;
- Case studies and online exercises; and
- Bespoke Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) that deliver the content we create.
We are passionate about lighting a fire within students and apprentices to learn, and our aim is to set a new standard in the digital delivery of UK education.
In 2019, Mindful Education was named Education Technology Company of the Year.
The Role
We are seeking a Head of Delivery to support the growth of management and HR qualification programmes delivered in partnership between Mindful Education and our college partners.
Alongside internal operational responsibilities, the Head of Delivery for Management and HR will be the main point of contact for college partner delivery teams in the launch and delivery of accredited management and HR courses at levels 3 and 5.
Key Responsibilities
As a key member of our team, you will be expected to:
- Review learner progress and achievement on an ongoing basis
- Support tutors on the best use of our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and offer guidance and solutions to problems as they arise
- Respond to tutor queries and make campus visits when necessary
- Deliver tutor training sessions for college partners on the best use of Mindful Education courses
- Draft, discuss and agree delivery calendars for the management and HR courses and apprenticeships with college partners
- Deliver course induction sessions to learners and apprentices.
- Monitor and respond to tutor and learner feedback to continually improve the learning experience for individuals and groups
- Attend internal and external progress updates and team meetings to discuss and agree operations needs as well as share best practice
- Understand and articulate how Mindful Education solutions map to the published professional body learning outcomes and assessment criteria, as well the relevant apprenticeship standards
- Keep abreast of awarding body and IfATE development and updates, including attending relevant events and webinars
- Interact and work alongside colleagues within the Academic, Creative and Digital teams
- Undertake other duties as reasonably expected
Skills and Experience
The candidate must possess the following skills, experience and attributes:
- A recognised professional or occupational qualification at level 5 or above
- Experience of assessing Management or HR learning content at level 3 or above
- Experience of operating within external and internal quality assurance policies and procedures
- Strong command of written English and an ability to present information concisely and effectively
- Confidence to work independently and fit into a highly collaborative process, within different team settings
- The ability to communicate across different stakeholder groups, including managers, curriculum leaders, tutors and learners
- A passion for delivering excellent customer service
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Group presentation skills and experience
- A highly organised working style, with a strong attention to detail and an ability to set and prioritise tasks
- Capacity to work within time-sensitive schedules and to deadlines
- Confident working with excel spreadsheets and management information systems.
The following skills, experience and attributes would be an advantage to applicants:
- Experience working as an assessor for the following programmes: Level 3 HR Support standard, Level 3 Team Leader / Supervisor standard and Level 5 Operations / Departmental Manager
- Experience of teaching or training within professional-related programmes
- Member of a recognised professional management body, such as CMI, ILM or CIPD
- Experience of working with virtual learning platforms
- Experience of working with collaborative software such as Google docs, Monday.com, etc
To Apply
To apply or to find out more, please email jobs@mindful-education.co.uk with your current CV and a covering letter or covering email.
Applications close on Friday 27rd November 2020.