Wigan Athletic Community Trust is recruiting for a Football and Education Tutor to join its expanding Training and Skills team and help deliver its BTEC provision.

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum

Permanent

You will:

• Ensure all lessons, including the planning, preparation, and assessment of, are delivered to the standard required by funding partners and external verifiers.


• To be responsible for courses/ classes of study and be the key contact for identified learners.


• To embed Maths and English across the delivery of all classroom lessons and activities and be responsible for a cohort of learners, monitoring attendance to increase achievement in these subjects.


• Maintain a positive and professional learning environment and follow the behaviour management procedures as appropriate.


• Ensure all relevant funding paperwork is completed timely and accurately including registers, target grades and destinations.


• Contribute to learner progress reviews as and when requested by Football and Education Manager or the funder.


• Identify underachieving students and ensure appropriate intervention, communicating plan with manager and the funder.


• Support learners with progression routes and develop employability skills, linking in with the expectations of the funder.


• To supervise students visits and work placement programmes where appropriate.


• Work with Football and Education Manager and Operations Manager to set up suitable work placement for identified students.


• Manage the learner’s involvement in the EFL Community and Education Alliance League, organising fixtures and friendlies, including transport and kit.


• Organise and deliver a football coaching programme to support the learner’s involvement in the EFL Community and Education Football Alliance.


• Provide teaching cover in case of holidays and sickness for other training and skills programmes delivered by the Community Trust.


• Support organised Community Trust post 16 recruitment events, to promote the Training and Skills offer.


• Represent Wigan Athletic Community Trust at stakeholder and community meetings across Wigan and on occasion at regional and national level.


• Be a flexible member of the Wigan Athletic Community Trust team and when requested assist in the delivery of other projects and activities including evenings and weekends.

The successful candidate will:

• PGCE in Further Education or equivalent


• Educated to degree standard or equivalent in sport or community development related subject.


• Experience of teaching within further education (can be gained through PGCE)


• The ability to inspire and motivate students from a range of diverse and sometimes challenging backgrounds.


• Relevant and current subject knowledge of sports coaching


• Strong oral and written communication skills


• The ability to plan and organise own workload effectively.


• Understanding of safeguarding in education and its implication for the delivery of the programme


• Sound understanding of equality and diversity and its application in the teaching and learning environment.


• Ability to empathise with young people and also challenge negative behaviours.


• Be able to travel independently between different venues and locations.

Closing date: 5pm 24th June 2024

Interview date: W/C 1st July 2024