Job Description

Salary

32,203 to 40,050

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Permanent

Package

Generous Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Scheme
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)

Job category/type

Academic

Date posted

09/05/2025

Job reference

2020OC1051

We are looking for:

Programme Tutor of Sport and Academies

Qualified Teacher: 32,304 to 40,050 per annum

The Role:

The job role involves the delivery of teaching, learning and assessment within Sport and Academies. We have a fantastic partnership with Manchester City in the Community through which we service approximately 75 learners equating to 4 teams; a partnership that offers truly once in a lifetime experiences from international work placements in New York and Abu Dhabi to flag bearing on matchdays, to name but few. Specifically, we are looking for an individual with expertise with NCFE, Sports and Exercise Science and Coaching and Development. We deliver a range of qualifications. Of interest to this post are:

Sport and Exercise Science Level 1 through to Level 3

Sports Coaching and Development Level 1 through to Level 3

Manchester City in the Community Football Academy

Manchester Giants Basketball Academy


You will be tasked with the delivery of the above playing an integral role in improving the team's high grades outcomes. In addition to this, you will also provide pastoral care to a minimum of 2 cohorts of learners. Within these pastoral care responsibilities, you will be required to form strong working relationships with learners and parents alike driving good attendance to all components of our study programmes in the pursuit of outstanding learner outcomes.

There may also be further opportunities to be involved in the delivery of our fitness academy. With this, we deliver Level 2 to Level 4 Personal Training, many upskilling and/or retraining programmes whilst we have future plans to diversify into strength and conditioning and sports massage.

This is a very important role. John Pietrzak, Head of Sport, says "We are excited to advertise this post in our search for a dynamic, innovative and ambitious tutor who can become an integral part of the team, supporting our journey towards becoming the best place to work and the best place to learn. This is an exciting time; we are a growing team in terms of learner recruitment, the college is investing heavily into facilities, resources and its staff. We want to appoint an individual that offers ambition and challenge and only expects the best for their learners. If you feel like you are able to add value to our team and support this journey, we very much look forward to receiving your application"

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached .

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, our colleagues have access to numerous benefits and facilities:
Generous Pension Scheme Employee Assistance Scheme Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug) Free confidential counselling service Staff recognition awards Subsidised car parking On-site Day Nursery On-site hair and beauty salon




Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be "The Best Place to Learn and Work" and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college's values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.