diff --git a/ExpressAPI/src/config/Config.ts b/ExpressAPI/src/config/Config.ts
index 980b12f686a3f6d5b62053e1763a0e7c266f2216..8969008c9980168af765554c7ed0f356621ef0bd 100644
--- a/ExpressAPI/src/config/Config.ts
+++ b/ExpressAPI/src/config/Config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class Config {
     public readonly jwtSecretKey: string;
     public readonly sessionTimeout: number;
 
+    public permissions: {
+        teachingStaff: Array<string>;
+    };
+
     public readonly userPasswordLength: number;
     public readonly userPasswordSaltRounds: number;
 
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ class Config {
         this.jwtSecretKey = process.env.JWT_SECRET_KEY;
         this.sessionTimeout = Number(process.env.SESSION_TIMEOUT);
 
+        this.permissions = {
+            teachingStaff: JSON.parse(process.env.ROLES_WITH_TEACHING_STAFF_PERMISSIONS)
+        };
+
         this.userPasswordLength = Number(process.env.USER_PASSWORD_LENGTH);
         this.userPasswordSaltRounds = Number(process.env.USER_PASSWORD_SALT_ROUNDS);
     }
diff --git a/ExpressAPI/src/models/User.ts b/ExpressAPI/src/models/User.ts
index 65e5b37221a5108bb8884fec26deee4fa4bcac32..78cb68ce4f157082294c09119f013033e25cee16 100644
--- a/ExpressAPI/src/models/User.ts
+++ b/ExpressAPI/src/models/User.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ class User extends Model {
 
     public async toJsonObject(lightVersion: boolean): Promise<Object> {
         const result = {
-            'id'       : this.userID,
-            'firstName': this.userFirstName,
-            'lastName' : this.userLastName,
-            'mail'     : this.userMail,
-            'role'     : this.userRole,
-            'deleted'  : this.userDeleted
+            'id'             : this.userID,
+            'firstName'      : this.userFirstName,
+            'lastName'       : this.userLastName,
+            'mail'           : this.userMail,
+            'role'           : this.userRole,
+            'isTeachingStaff': this.isTeachingStaff,
+            'deleted'        : this.userDeleted
         };
 
         return result;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ class User extends Model {
         return this.userLastName.toUpperCase() + ' ' + this.userFirstName;
     }
 
+    get isTeachingStaff(): boolean {
+        return Config.permissions.teachingStaff.includes(this.userRole);
+    }
+
     public importFromJsonObject(jsonObject: any) {
         this.userID = jsonObject.id;
         this.userFirstName = jsonObject.firstName;