JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
Variable Hour Lecturer - Sports
Contract
Variable Hours Lecturer
Job location
Elm Park Campus, Stanmore
Bannister Sports Stadium
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Department
Sports
Reports to
Director of Cross College Sports
Salary Scale
£21.77 - £33.90 per hour (exclusive of holiday pay)
Job Purpose:
The main purpose of the role is to deliver high quality education and training to ensure the retention and achievement of our learners, and to teach, develop, and enhance programmes of study in subjects and courses qualifications, and experience.
Duties Specific to the Post:
· To deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessment on a range of courses in an appropriate area of the curriculum in line with college standards and meet awarding body expectations.
· To implement curriculum and course development and curriculum delivery within the area of work.
· To deliver inspirational teaching and access to learning across a range of programmes.
· To provide assessment opportunities in line with the relevant awarding bodies and requirements.
· To prepare and adapt teaching materials including assignments, reading lists, assessment papers and handbooks to enable all learners to progress and succeed at the appropriate level.
· Prepare and maintain course related paperwork such as project briefs, schemes of work, lesson plans and resource materials for teaching programmes.
· To undertake the necessary administrative tasks required for the effective operation of the programmes in this area to carry out moderation, assessment and verification.
· Prepare assessment plans and schedules and ensure students are aware of your expectations.
Course Management and Administration:
· To participate in student inductions and contribute to the design of induction programmes.
- Ensure your resources within your subjects are kept up-to-date and accessible to students and other staff in liaison with the curriculum managers and the College’s Learning Centre.
· Produce reports to provide information to parents/employers.
- Adhere to the departments quality assurance processes including internal verification of project briefs and the assessment of student work taken part in standardisation of grading decision meetings.
- Ensure all records are kept up to date, including the completion of registers, and other required documentation in a timely manner.
- Carry out students’ questionnaires and elicit feedback on the quality of teaching and learning.
· Contribute to course reviews including reviews of your subject area and the setting, implementation and monitoring of action plans.
· Keep knowledge and skills up to date through self-study and undertake staff development and secondments relevant to professional needs.
- Develop industrial links with other professionals within the industry to maintain personal research or professional practice in own specialist area for personal progressional development
General:
· Participate in open evenings and recruitment activities to ensure that potential applicants and students receive accurate information and guidance.
· Attend promotional events to publicise college and faculty activities and contribute to the development, promotion and delivery of the team’s marketing and recruitment strategies.
· Where appropriate ensure that basic skills initial and diagnostic assessments, are undertaken and that student receive effective learning support.
· Attend team meetings, College and external events as required.
· To participate in curriculum development and new course initiatives within the faculty and wider college.
· Contribute to the overall quality improvement plans and key performance indicators
· Ensure all data is handled in line with General Data Protection Regulations.
- Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and adhere and fully implement the colleges policies and procedures relating to EDI.
- Take appropriate responsibility to provide a secure, safe and friendly learning environment including implementation of the College’s Health and Safety Policy.
- Committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, ensuring that this commitment is demonstrated in all aspects of the role as appropriate.
Further education is an ever-changing service, and all staff are expected to participate constructively in college activities and to adopt a flexible approach to their work. This job description will be reviewed annually during the appraisal process and will be varied in the light of the business needs of the college.
The postholder can be required to carry out any other duties consistent with the grade of the post, at any site on which the College may operate. Teaching is scheduled during the day, as well as on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and Saturdays.
Closing Date: Monday, 15th June 2026
Interview Date: Monday, 22nd June 2026
Pay: £21.77-£33.90 per hour
Work Location: In person
