About the Role
The College Academy Tutor & Site Lead will prepare and implement a coaching program, deliver BTEC resources and classroom sessions, and manage communication with parents and carers. This role supports student career pathways and retention, offering mentoring and monitoring student development in both football and education.
Responsibilities
- Lead in the preparation and implementation of a well-structured and progressive coaching programme ensuring a high quality, enjoyable coaching experience centred on the needs of the participants.
- Develop BTEC resources, teach units and lead on assessment and marking of students work
- Deliver classroom sessions for the College Academy players
- Lead on communication with parents and carers of students
- Support career pathway of students
- Deliver practical football coaching sessions for the academy players.
- Support retention of college students as employees, degree students and personal trainer candidates.
- Develop one to one and group mentoring relationships with young people.
- Monitor and evaluate the students development during the football sessions and in partnership with education provider monitor their education.
- Manage the recruitment and trials for the Academy intake annually.
- Maintain close links with the education provider to support them in ensuring the players are up to date with the course work.
- Ensure all activities are delivered to the standards outlines in the Trust/Club’s Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child Protection policies.
- Record and store sensitive data in line with the QPR Trust’s GDPR policies
- Participate in the appraisal process.
- Undertake every opportunity to promote a positive image of QPR in the Community Trust and Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the KS5 curriculum, including BTEC Sport
- Experience of tutoring/teaching young people aged 16-19yrs old in an education setting.
- Experience of coaching football to ages 16-19yrs old
- Mentoring other staff through coaching/teaching.
- Experience of working with socially excluded young people.
- Knowledge of how to offer pastoral support to students
- Sensitive to the needs of young people.
- Passion for working with young people and using sport to help inspire change.
- Have a genuine interest in creating opportunities through sport and education for disadvantaged people within the community.
- A passion for self-development and a willingness to find and undertake continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.
- Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
- UEFA C
- Level 3 Teaching Qualification
- UEFA B
- In-date DBS/Safeguarding/Emergency Aid
- Mental Health First Aid
Skills
- BTEC Sport
- Tutoring
- Teaching
- Football coaching
- Mentoring
- Pastoral support
- Communication
- GDPR policies
Location
- Rectory Park, Northolt
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experience of tutoring/teaching young people aged 16-19yrs old in an education setting
- Experience of coaching football to ages 16-19yrs old
- Mentoring other staff through coaching/teaching
- Experience of working with socially excluded young people
Education Level
- BTEC Sport
- Level 3 Teaching Qualification (Desirable)
- UEFA C (Essential)
- UEFA B (Desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- £30,000 - £33,000
Benefits
- Access to L4 teacher training if unqualified
- Link to Academy coaching
- Continuous CPD
- Support with coaching development
- Access to other coaching opportunities within trust/club
- Health Cash Plan
About the Company
- QPR in the Community Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
- As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This will include an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service DBS Check and Self Disclosure Form.
- QPR Trust is a Disability Confident Committed employer. The Disability Confident scheme encourages employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people.
- Job applicants with a disability will be offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the role.
- If you require this information in a different format please let us know.
Equal Opportunity
- QPR in the Community Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
- As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This will include an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service DBS Check and Self Disclosure Form.
- QPR Trust is a Disability Confident Committed employer. The Disability Confident scheme encourages employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people.
- Job applicants with a disability will be offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the role.
