Job Title: Lecturer in Sport (FE)
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £33,966 – £41,732 per annum – AC2.
Job type: Permanent, Full Time.
University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick – Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023.
The Role:
The UCB sport team are looking to recruit a highly inspiring Lecturer in Sport to teach on a range of Further Education (FE) programmes across the school, including L3 Sports Coaching, L3 Sport and Exercise Science and L2 Sport.
You will join an excellent team working to deliver a high-quality educational experience in the Department of Sport and Nutrition. Based at our Summer Row Campus, which houses a range of facilities including a commercial clinic, you will be able to further develop our external links to maximise the vocational experiences of our students alongside your excellent teaching. Practical spaces include a full sports hall with teaching space and both grass and 4G pitches at Avery fields.
Candidate Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have experience of teaching Sports in FE as well as relevant industry experience You will have suitable experience to deliver specialist modules that translate theory into practice in this field and be able to make a significant impact on the career aspirations of our students.
Furthermore, you will have the ability to lead or support delivery across a range of modules which are underpinned by sport and exercise therapy e.g., sports coaching, nutrition, anatomy & sports psychology. You will join an excellent team working to deliver a high-quality educational experience in the Department of Sport and Nutrition.
The successful applicant will also have up-to-date industry knowledge which will be utilised to deliver interactive, innovative, engaging and motivational lessons to our students.
Benefits:
- Generous allocation of annual leave
- 38 days’ paid leave per year
- 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
- Excellent Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Employer Contributions – 23.6%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free on-site gym membership
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Friday 3rd November 2023 at midday.
Interview Dates – TBC.
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
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Candidates with experience of: Sports Lecturer, Sports Project Manager, Sports Supervisor, Sporting Coach, Sports Therapist, Sports Therapy Teacher, Sports Therapy Coach, School Sports Coach, PE Coach, Athletics Coach, Physical Development, Teaching Assistant, Lecturer, Sports Tutor, and Sports Teacher may also be considered for this role.
