Sports Lecturer

Full job description

Organisation: Club Doncaster Sports College

Responsible to: Education Leadership Team & Principal

Starting Salary: Competitive

Contracted hours: 37.5 hours per week (would consider term time only)

Regular working hours: Foundation office hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm. With this post there is an expectation to occasionally work unsocial hours as part of an irregular working pattern.

Type of contract: Permanent

Location: Eco-Power Stadium, Stadium Way, Doncaster, DN4 5JW

Closing Date for full applications: Wednesday 10th June, 5pm

Interviews: Weds 17th June

Start Date: TBC

General purpose of the post

Club Doncaster Sports College (CDSC) is a further and higher education provider which provides full-time sports education to young people. The post holder will work with the further education team and students, aged 16-19.

They will have responsibility to lead on all aspects of delivery and coordination of the full-time study programmes, teaching on the level 2 and 3 sport programmes. This will include planning, delivering and assessing work, mentoring learners and working with colleagues to ensure learners meet accredited outcomes whilst contributing to the continued development of Club Doncaster Sports College initiatives.

How to apply

Please send a CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role to ***email_hidden***

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Adi Turnpenny on ***email_hidden***

Important information

The mentioned duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exclusive nor exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grading of the post, without changing the general character of the post.

Club Doncaster Community Sports & Education Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and employees to share this commitment. This role involves work with young people and is subject to Enhanced DBS checks. Clearance through The FA DBS system is required. As such this post is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the applicant must disclose all previous convictions including spent convictions.

Employment will also be subject to two satisfactory written references.

Purpose of the post

· To lead on all aspects of delivery and coordination of the study programmes, teaching on the level 2 and Level 3 sport programmes. This will include planning, delivering, and assessing work, mentoring learners and working with colleagues to ensure learners meet accredited outcomes whilst contributing to the continued development of Club Doncaster Sports College initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

· Recruit for, register and coordinate all aspects of the programme including IV/EV through to certification.

· Provide mentoring support and guidance to learners, including those with additional educational needs and/or emotional behavioural difficulties.

· Ensuring all lessons, including the planning, preparation and assessment of, are delivered to the standard required by funding partners, internal and external verifiers and OFSTED.

· Ensure that appropriate challenging student targets are effectively set and monitored.

· To develop course materials, schemes of work, lesson plans etc. and make these available through the shared information system.

· Systematically improve the quality of learning activities, ensuring that they meet quality standards and result in improving student success rates.

· Keep up to date with qualification frameworks, subject specifications and assessment procedures within your subject area.

· Communicate with key stakeholders such as schools/colleges and parents to ensure the smooth delivery of the programme.

· Deliver and teach the level 2 and level 3 sport programmes.

· Provide regular feedback to learners through meetings, feedback sheets and reports.

· Attend internal department meetings, parent meetings and marketing events and feed back to colleagues where required.

· Attend training courses relevant to the role and maintain personal CPD.

· Carry out administration relevant to the role including registers, reports and retention and achievement data.

· Perform to a professional standard.

· To work closely with partnership organisations, including funding agencies, to maintain good relationships and collaborative working practices.

· To work with colleagues throughout Club Doncaster to extend knowledge and skills in order to identify and develop best practice.

Club Doncaster Staff competencies

Our Values

· We are professional in all we do

· We manage our business with respect and integrity

· Pride, passion and performance

· Open, honest brave

· Consistent innovation in all we do

· Energy, enthusiasm, humility

· Win-win relationships

Putting our clients first

· Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the services across Club Doncaster and how these relate to and are affected by the needs and objectives of the organisation

· Knows who the clients are, understands our clients’ needs and works hard to ensure that these are met

· Develops positive relationships with clients, handling dissatisfied or awkward clients effectively

· View the resolution of clients’ problems as an opportunity to retain and secure future business

· Ensures all clients are dealt with in a proficient and friendly manner, with respect and integrity at all times

Getting things done

· Performs all assigned tasks and procedures efficiently and in a timely manner

· Takes personal responsibility for own actions and decisions and displays a sense of energy and commitment to achieve results that stimulate others to succeed

· Works hard to reach or exceed personal targets and section goals and can take responsibility for several different tasks at a time

· Accepts responsibility for problems that occur and retains ownership until they are resolved, either personally or by someone else

· Manages own time and resource effectively, with appropriate planning and prioritising in advance to improve efficiency

· Uses initiative to act without constantly referring to others and perseveres with repetitive and mundane tasks

Flexibility

· Accepts doing things differently to improve efficiency and reacts positively to changing objectives, priorities and workloads

· Willingly takes on extra responsibility and, where necessary, will work additional or irregular hours to meet the needs of the organisation

· Put forward suggestions and ideas about new and better ways of doing things

· Learns rapidly, adjusting to new situations as they occur

· Demonstrates a commitment to deliver a high-quality service at all times

Communication skills

· Communicates effectively and confidently in individual and group situations, contributing and asking questions where appropriate

· Listen to and respects other people’s views and opinions

· Any written work required by the role is clear, accurate and to the point

· Presents facts and ideas in a concise and persuasive manner

· Ensures all written correspondence is fluent and structured, using appropriate style and language

· Uses the correct communication technique to suit the situation

Managing Self /Relationships

· Develops open and effective relationships with all colleagues

· Awareness of impact of own behaviour on others and is able to modify approach or style to achieve results

· Can discuss differences openly and without recrimination

· Share information and keeps all relevant parties informed

· Works to improve self by being pro-active in job function and in assessing training and development needs

· Keep difficulties in perspective and maintain performance and effectiveness in the face of conflicts, tight deadlines, excess workloads and unreasonable client/customer

· Aware of the goals and targets of Club Doncaster ensuring actions contribute towards achieving them

Experience

Experience of working within a further education, alternative curriculum or other organisation which delivers further education programmes

Experience of teaching sport to young people

Experience of planning, delivering and assessing education programmes

Ability to use Microsoft IT packages to a high standard

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to plan own workload and prioritise

Ability to self-motivate and work independently

Experience of sports coaching to young people of all abilities and experience

Knowledge surrounding issues affecting young people and the Doncaster Community

Qualifications and training

Degree level qualification

Have a relevant teaching qualification (PTTLS/CTTLS/DTTLS) or willing to work towards

Hold an assessors qualification or be willing to work towards one

Hold a gym instructor qualification or be willing to work towards one

Special skills and knowledge

An understanding of and a commitment to equal opportunities issues both in the workplace and the wider community

Proven leadership skills, providing staff, volunteers and learners with clear direction to achieve defined standards

Proficient in use of Microsoft Office systems e.g. Office, Excel, Access and PowerPoint or equivalent system

Personal qualities

Positive attitude with the ability to motivate and enthuse individuals and groups

Excellent written and verbal/presentation communication skills.

Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Personal circumstances

Ability and willingness to work outside normal hours, including evenings and weekends.

Ability to travel independently

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Work Location: In person