Lecturer in Sports

Job description

REF: REQ001861

Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits.

Maternity Cover

0.8 FTE, Fixed-Term Contract

We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to inspire FE & HE students in Sports and Exercise Science.

Primary responsibilities will include the delivery of HE BSc (Hons) Sports Science & Performance Therapy as well as subjects on the FE BTEC Sport Fitness and Personal Training & Sports Science Qualifications at Lv3. You will also be required to support the delivery of the Level 3 and 4 VTCT Sports Therapy courses (adult learning). This role will also include administration associated with the degree programme and furthermore liaising with awarding bodies associated with the degree programme and the Level 4 Sports Therapy course.

Essential: You will have a background in sports science, sports therapy and/or strength and conditioning. You will have a Sport Therapy Degree with industry experience in applying your subject specialism.

Ideally: You will hold a teaching qualification and experience of teaching 16-19-year-olds and an assessor qualification.

This is a superb opportunity for a first-class applicant to teach in a highly respected and top-performing college. In turn we can offer you interesting and varied work with an excellent benefits package.

Benefits include: Teachers Pension, 40 days holiday, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Programme including Savings Centre offering retail discounts, Refectory and free on-site parking.

Farnborough College of Technology is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Interviews will take place shortly after the published closing date or when a suitable number of appropriate applications have been received, so early submissions are encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Safeguarding for Employees

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Farnborough College of Technology complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986) please refer to the DBS website for further information.

Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.

Job reference

REQ001861

Date posted

11/12/2025

Application closing date

06/01/2026

Contractual hours

Basis

Part time

Job category/type

Teaching