Lecturer in Sport

Stephensoncoll; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A competitive pension scheme

Access to healthcare scheme

Subsided nursery fees

Up to 44 days annual leave per year

Additional annual leave available

Generous Maternity/Paternity pay

CPD and inclusive development

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Stephenson College invites applications for a Lecturer in Sport (FE) to join our Loughborough campus. The role involves teaching full-time sport students across a range of units and providing lesson cover when required.

You will bring industry experience in sport and a relevant degree, demonstrate strong interpersonal and organisational skills, and work within a large, cross-curricular team to plan, deliver learning and assess progress toward targets.

Qualifications

• Industry experience in sport.
• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to plan, deliver learning and assess progress using varied teaching methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Teach full-time sport students across a range of units.
• Provide lesson cover when required.
• Plan and deliver high-quality learning experiences.
• Assess student progress and monitor achievement against targets.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Teaching

Lesson planning

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Job description

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a passionate, innovative, and dynamic Lecturer to join our Sports (FE) team at Loughborough College. This role involves teaching full-time sport students across a range of units, as well as providing lesson cover where required.

As a Lecturer, you will deliver high-quality, engaging teaching that motivates and inspires learners to achieve their full potential. You will plan and deliver challenging learning experiences, assess student progress, and monitor achievement to ensure learners meet or exceed their target grades.

The successful candidate will bring industry experience within sport, alongside a relevant degree (or equivalent qualification). You will demonstrate strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a large, cross-curricular team. Excellent planning, administrative, and time management skills are essential, as is the ability to meet deadlines and utilise a variety of teaching methodologies.

We welcome applications from experienced educators as well as individuals new to teaching who can demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment, and the drive to succeed in this rewarding field.

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus’s offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• A competitive pension scheme
• Access to healthcare scheme
• Subsided nursery fees
• Up to 44 days annual leave per year
• Additional annual leave available
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

oughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Previous applicants for this role, do not need to apply.

EU citizens arriving into the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain right to work in the UK.

To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area i.e. STEM or if you have a PhD relating to the role.

There is a points system guide with further detail here . Unfortunately due to these restrictions if you do not meet the requirements, we will be unable to process your application.

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