Sport Course Leader
Full time, 37 hours per week
£28,260 - £33,766 per annum

Who are we looking for?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is seeking to appoint a qualified, committed and enthusiastic individual to join our Sport and Public Services Curriculum Team to deliver on a range of Sport courses. 

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a forward thinking, learner centred department. Key focuses involve industry connections, personal development, improving behaviour and attitudes whilst achieving impressive outcomes.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to innovative learning, teaching and assessment. Ideally be actively engaged within the Sport & Exercise industry and is willing to develop relationships with local, regional and national employers. To be successful it would be essential to hold a good honours degree that is relevant to the post.

The College is looking for an individual who is committed to helping learners stretch and challenge themselves and develop the skills necessary for progressing onto their next career step. The position would involve Course Leadership responsibility, monitoring individual, qualification, and course performance, with identification and implementation of appropriate support.

The successful candidate will teach across a range of Sport programmes which could range from Level 1 to Level 6 BA (Hons). This will be aligned to occupational skillset in-order to deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessments to our learners. In this role, the successful candidate will be able to build and maintain relationships with industry employers, and poses excellent communication skills to motivate and guide learners to succeed.

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Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

• Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
• Generous holiday plans
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 
• Flexible working policies
• Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
• On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free annual eye tests
• Access to our onsite gym
• Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon 
• Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme

Burton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values.  We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Wednesday 10th July 2024.  Please see our “Work For Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application.  Please note late applications are not acceptable.