Sport and SEND Course Lead in Great Yarmouth

Job Title: Sport and SEND Course Lead
Location: Great Yarmouth Campus
Hours: 0.8 FTE - 29.6 Hours
Contract: Permanent - Part Time
Salary: Lecturers Scale (£35112.48 - £41600.00)

Are you passionate about transforming lives through education, sport, and inclusive learning? We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Sport and SEND Course Lead to inspire, support and develop learners across our sport and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to lead curriculum delivery, drive learner achievement, and create an engaging learning environment where every student can thrive and reach their full potential.

As Sport and SEND Course Lead, you will be responsible for planning, delivering and coordinating high-quality teaching and learning across sport and SEND programmes. You will play a key role in curriculum development, learner progress, quality improvement, and employer engagement, ensuring students benefit from an inspiring and industry-relevant educational experience.

Working closely with curriculum colleagues, support teams and external partners, you will develop programmes that promote independence, confidence, employability and personal development alongside vocational and academic achievement.

Key needs from you and the role;

• Lead the planning, delivery and quality assurance of inclusive Sport and SEND programmes, ensuring learners achieve positive outcomes and progress towards their goals.
• Teach and assess learners using engaging, adaptive and student-centred approaches that meet a wide range of learning needs and abilities.
• Monitor learner attendance, progress and wellbeing, implementing timely interventions and providing effective pastoral support where required.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with employers, community organisations and external agencies to enhance learner experiences, enrichment and progression opportunities.
• Promote and uphold safeguarding, Prevent, equality, diversity and inclusion responsibilities, creating a safe, supportive and respectful learning environment for all learners.

East Coast College will offer you;

• 60 days holiday FTE (including bank holidays)
• Generous Pension - 28.68% Employer Contribution
• Free gym and swim membership
• Discounted access to campus salon and restaurant

If you share in our commitment to Education then APPLY now, or contact recruitment@eastcoast.ac.uk for more information, a conversation, or to receive the application in an accessible format.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

*Please note that all applications are assessed solely on the information provided within the application form. CVs are not used in the shortlisting process

**East Coast College require all staff to hold a minimum Level 2 or equivalent in English and maths, and be able to evidence this.

Please note, candidates who secure a teaching position, but do not currently hold a teacher qualification are required to obtain this within their first three years of employment. This can be provided by the college, however, the employee will be required to sign a commitment form, where they will be eligible to pay fees back should they fail to complete the qualification, or exit the organisation within the committed timeframe. Employees can secure their own funding such as Student Finance for the qualifications should they wish.

East Coast College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

All applications are reviewed and scored against the essential and desirable criteria as set out in the job description and person specification to determine a shortlist. Shortlisted applications will be invited to interview and to complete a self-declaration and disclosure form. Information relating to the interview format will be shared and confirmed prior to the scheduled interview taking place and will facilitate any requested adjustments.

All offers of employment are conditional and subject to the successful completion of pre-employment checks, including at least two references, safeguarding and suitability checks, and an Enhanced DBS check where required.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for Staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.