HE Lecturer - Sport

What You Will Do

As a Higher Education Sports Lecturer for the Physical Education and Sports Coaching programme, you will plan and deliver PE specialist modules related to the Physical Education National Curriculum and help evolve the programme so students can achieve the competencies required for QTS.  

Key duties within the role include:   

• Teaching on the programme 

• Managing student and apprentice progress and experience 

• Liaising with employers, mentors, end point assessment organisation and regulatory body 

• Working directly with the Higher Education Development Office and UCLeeds Admissions to ensure successful recruitment 

• Quality review/evaluation of the programmes   

• Co-ordinating with external partners for facility hire 

• Work in a hybrid capacity to deliver our blended offer at the UCLeeds Campus and with our partners at Castleford Tigers RLFC. 

About You

• Have experience of working with secondary school children, ideally as a Physical Education Teacher. However, this post will also be of interest to those who have worked in alternative Physical Education settings with children and young people. 

• Experience of teaching in an educational setting, but those willing to work towards a teaching qualification will be considered. Please note that some of this teaching may be delivered remotely. 

• Be able to deliver a good range of curriculum to engage learners (both online and face to face). Have a passion and ability to inspire future Physical Education teachers or school sport coaches on their journey to registration.  

• Have an excellent understanding of the Physical Education curriculum and physical competency to deliver dance and gymnastics. 

• Be willing to travel to teach at our partner Castleford Tigers RLFC, currently operating delivery from the UCLeeds Campus and the Mend-a-hose Jungle.  

• Represent UCLeeds at internal and external events. 

• Passionate to develop the range of courses the department delivers and their research profile 

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
  • Academic 37 days
  • Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme 
  • Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). 
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities -  including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

At University Centre Leeds, we provide a supportive higher education environment designed to promote and enhance independent learning. We have access to industry standard equipment unique to many of our subject areas. These range from our makeup studios to practical science labs. 

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. Choosing to work for University Centre Leeds means that you will be part of an inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to University Centre Leeds. 

We are proud to be the highest rated for student satisfaction in Leeds for the third year running (National Student Survey 2022).

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential.  Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.