Lecturer in Sport

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Lecturer in Sport?

This is a full time permanent role, working 37 hours per week, although we may consider applications for part-time hours.

Day to day duties of the role

• Providing high-quality teaching, learning, assessment, and internal moderation across a range of vocational and work-based learning courses, up to and including Higher Education.

• To lead learning programmes of study in the Health, Sport and Student Participation Faculty, ensuring high achievement and success.

• To review and adapt curriculum offers to reflect new delivery modes and responses to agendas such as unemployment, retraining and well-being.

• To identify and implement new initiatives that will exploit the use of College fitness and leisure facilities and engagement with the wider community.

Required skills and qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent qualification), which is appropriate to the work.

• Working knowledge of the sport and exercise science Industry

• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills

• All candidates for teaching posts must possess a recognised Teaching Qualification or be prepared to gain this qualification within the first two years of service, with the assistance of the College.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Potential for hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
• Generous pension scheme
• Local and national staff discounts
• Free parking across sites
• Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
• Focus on staff wellbeing
• Wellbeing@weston hub
• Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
• Annual staff conference with guest speakers
• Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.