Elite Sport Lecturer

Loughborough College’s Elite Sport department is a highly successful department with over 2,000 learners. 

The department offers a wide range of provision up to L4 qualifications, working nationally with a broad range of funded programmes that includes study programmes, apprenticeships, international, adult programmes and the Diploma in Sporting Excellence.

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer to teach and support elite sport learners.  This will include developing both the curriculum and teaching, learning and assessment strategies that support learners progressing through sport talent pathways.

The successful candidate will deliver inspiring teaching and learning to ensure all students are supported to succeed, both through face to face and online delivery. Learner progress will be monitored to ensure target grades are met and all learners achieve to the best of their ability. 

The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and teaching qualification, and you must have extensive teaching and vocational experience in further education.  In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience of elite sport and working in high performance environments.

As part of this role, there will be a requirement to work both at Loughborough College and other offsite locations.  Due to this, the successful candidate would have a full, valid drivers licence and the ability to travel to offsite locations for work.

You will possess strong interpersonal and organisational skills and work effectively with a range of partners. You will possess excellent planning and administration skills and be able to work to deadlines. 

 A knowledge of a range of teaching methodologies is essential, including online based delivery. We welcome and look forward to receiving applications from those with experience in the area and from those who are new to teaching but show the drive and passion to succeed.

The College 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 our business. 

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are currently under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey. 

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

• A competitive pension scheme


• Cycle-to-work scheme


• On-site parking


• One campus facility


• Access to healthcare scheme


• Subsided nursery fees


• Up to 44 days annual leave per year


• Additional annual leave available


• Subsidised gym membership


• 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.

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Gov website. Please note right to work checks will be completed when the job is offered.

If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk 

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