Course Leader

Access Sport College; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Wellbeing benefits

Staff discounts

Paid leave

Job summary

Access Sport invites applications for a Course Leader/Tutor Coach to deliver a high quality sports curriculum, lead a course team and drive learner achievement. The role involves teaching within contracted hours, developing schemes of work and overseeing assessments, moderation and verification.

You will plan and deliver a football curriculum, monitor ILPs, provide performance feedback, recruit players where appropriate and contribute to quality assurance and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• Must hold Level 3 Sport Coaching and Development qualification.
• UEFA B Licence minimum.
• Teaching qualification Level 4 or above.
• Experience of working in Further Education and with post 16 learners.
• Successful teaching experience within the relevant subject area.
• Knowledge of curriculum requirements, assessment and learner support.
• Strong organisational, communication and IT skills.
• Ability to lead and support a course team.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and continuous professional development.
• Suitable to work with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching within the annual contracted hours.
• Support high standards of teaching, learning and student achievement.
• Lead and support the course team to achieve objectives.
• Develop schemes of work, course materials and resources.
• Organise and oversee assessment, moderation and verification activities.
• Monitor learner progress and implement support for learners where required.
• Contribute to quality assurance, self assessment and continuous improvement activities.
• Plan and deliver a football curriculum.
• Support and monitor Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).
• Provide players with regular competitive fixtures and performance feedback.
• Contribute to player recruitment activities.
• Record and analyse performance using VEO and Catapult.
• Monitor learner achievement, retention and satisfaction.
• Provide timely feedback to learners and parents/guardians.
• Support recruitment, interviews and learner assessment processes.

Skills

Sport coaching qualification

UEFA B Licence

Teaching qualification Level 4+

FE experience

Subject teaching experience

Curriculum knowledge

Organisation & IT skills

Leadership of course team

Equality & CPD

Child safeguarding suitability

Education

Teaching qualification Level 4 or above

Job description

Course Leader/Tutor Coach - Sports

About The Role

We are seeking a Course Leader/Tutor Coach to support the delivery of a high quality sports curriculum, lead a course team, and contribute to the achievement, retention and success of learners.

Essential Requirements

• Level 3 Sport Coaching and Development qualification.
• UEFA B Licence minimum.
• Teaching qualification at Level 4 or above.
• Experience of working in Further Education and with post 16 learners.
• Successful teaching experience within the relevant subject area.
• Knowledge of curriculum requirements, assessment and learner support.
• Strong organisational, communication and IT skills.
• Ability to lead and support a course team.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and continuous professional development.
• Suitable to work with children and young people.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

• Deliver teaching within the annual contracted hours.
• Support high standards of teaching, learning and student achievement.

Course Leadership

• Lead and support the course team to achieve objectives.
• Develop schemes of work, course materials and resources.
• Organise and oversee assessment, moderation and verification activities.
• Monitor learner progress and implement support for learners where required.
• Contribute to quality assurance, self assessment and continuous improvement activities.

Football Coaching

• Plan and deliver a clear football curriculum.
• Support and monitor Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).
• Provide players with regular competitive fixtures and performance feedback.
• Contribute to player recruitment activities.
• Record and analyse performance using VEO and Catapult.

Learner Support

• Monitor learner achievement, retention and satisfaction.
• Provide timely feedback to learners and parents/guardians.
• Support recruitment, interviews and learner assessment processes.

Who is Access Sport?

Originally established in 2006 and formerly known as Coaching Connexions, Access Sport was created in 2019 following a merger with the biggest private training provider in the country Access Creative College (formerly Access to Music). We are part of Access Education Group which boasts 32 campuses nationwide with over 5,000 students & apprentices across ACC, dBs Institute (Higher Education) & Access Sport. We’re an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider.

We provide our players' teams with links to professional clubs/ academies as well as Semi-Professional clubs at various levels. At each of our campuses/ sites we employ tutors, coaches and various other roles to support the development of our students/ players. With weekly fixtures in various college league formats (AOC/ EFL/ National Youth Alliance) and daily training sessions, taken from a dedicated curriculum, we aim to provide our students with the most realistic elite sporting environment.

In return, staff will receive regular CPD via experienced practitioners, access to the best industry-related technology (VEO/ Sports session planner/ Catapult GPS vests) and an opportunity to work alongside and against professional clubs to build/ enhance your Footballing and Teaching CV. This extends to international competitions and tours to Europe, USA and Asia. Access Sport will help you to develop personally and professionally, we provide competitive salaries and expenses for travel. Our management and quality team has strong links within the sector and within the sports industry to help all staff to progress within or beyond our organisation.

What we offer?

• Generous Holiday Allocation
• Wellbeing Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Doctorline GP Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Counselling and Cycle to Work
• Staff Discounts & Benefits: access to Accolade, our benefits platform which offers discounts at over 800 retailers!
• Paid Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick pay.

A full job description and person specification is available for download alongside our full benefits booklet.

Access Sport is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusivity for all our employees and potential employees. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to creativity. We believe in the diversity of thought, as that's what helps us help our learners. We therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds.