Lecturer in Sport - Based at Preston

Myerscough College; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports education institution in Preston is seeking a versatile Lecturer in Sport. Your role involves delivering diverse modules in areas such as fitness training and anatomy, while fostering an inclusive learning environment. The ideal candidate will bring energy and innovative ideas to enhance the educational experience of students. This position offers a supportive team environment, generous holiday allowance, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

40 days holiday plus bank holidays

Continuous Professional Development opportunities

Hassle free parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for sport and education.
• Ability to deliver diverse modules in sport.
• Commitment to student engagement and development.

Responsibilities

• Create inclusive and engaging learning environments.
• Support students through tutorials and personal development.
• Contribute to curriculum innovation and enrichment.
• Build links with industry to enhance employability outcomes.

Skills

Engaging learners

Curriculum innovation

Building industry links

Inclusive teaching methods

Job description

At Myerscough, our values drive us: we are passionate about education, collaborative in our approach, professional in everything we do, and committed to Fredie (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement).

About the role

Are you passionate about sport and education, with the drive to inspire the next generation of sport professionals? We’re looking for a versatile and committed Lecturer in Sport to join our dynamic team at Myerscough College.

This is a broad teaching role, not limited to any single discipline. You’ll deliver a range of modules across our Further Education Sport programmes, which may include areas such as fitness training, coaching, sports development, performance analysis, and anatomy & physiology. Your ability to engage learners and bring real-world relevance to the classroom will be key.

• Creating inclusive and engaging learning environments.
• Supporting students through tutorials and personal development.
• Contributing to curriculum innovation and enrichment.
• Building links with industry to enhance employability outcomes.

We’re looking for someone who can bring fresh ideas, energy, and a learner-centred approach. This is a strategic appointment, and we’re committed to finding the right candidate who will help us continue to deliver outstanding sport education.

Should a successful candidate be found prior to the closing date we have the right to remove this advert.

Why join us?

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

What We Offer

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• A generous holiday allowance of 40 days, plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• Hassle free parking at our Preston campus
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.