Sports Lecturer

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 adi.turnpenny@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Adi Turnpenny on adi.turnpenny@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk

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.

· To keep accurate records to enable full completion of all monitoring and evaluation requirements of funding agencies.

· To encourage participants/students longer term engagement \& participation in activities through identifying progression routes and linking with partner agencies.

· Deal with enquiries and general day\-to\-day liaison with customers, colleagues and partners.

· Carry out general office duties including data recording, filing, photocopying, sending and receiving emails.

· Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to.

· Active participation on continuing professional development and the appraisal process.

· Promote the brand identity and increase Club Doncaster fan base through community delivery.

· To maintain the quality\-of\-service provision, regularly evaluating work and seeking to make improvements.

· Present a professional image when dealing with both internal and external contacts and partners, acting in a professional manner at all times.

· To be aware and comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

· To carry out responsibilities with due regard to Equal Opportunities.

· To cover as and when required at other departments within the whole Foundation \& Club Doncaster Group.

· To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job.

· Any other duties commensurate with the grade and falling within the scope of the post, as requested by Principal.

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 programm

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