Skills Trainer for Sports & PE

UTC Derby Pride Park is currently looking to recruit a suitably qualified Skills Trainer for Sports & PE.

The post holder will be required to work at UTC Derby Pride Park delivering a variety of PE / Sports lessons and activities. In this role we would hope that you can enthuse our students to develop a joy of participation and we would hope you would be able to offer a range of diverse activities to suit all of our students.

They will also support / lead attendance at external fixtures / trips and take an active role with enrichment activities, which may include Duke of Edinburgh.

In addition, the Skills Trainer will be required to supervise classes across the curriculum when there are planned / unplanned absences of staff members, ensuring that students are engaging in pre-set work and managing student behaviour to ensure a safe learning environment.

Applicants should have experience of facilitating learning / working with students in a formal setting without supervision and experience of supervising / organising / coaching sports activities.

It is desirable that you should also have experience of monitoring learner progress in ways that deliver excellent outcomes, and experience of providing learner support including undertaking 1:1 support sessions.

As a skills trainer you will also be given form tutor roles such as registering students and supporting the delivery of the tutorial learning programme. Skills Trainer Sports PE Advert April 2024

UTC Derby Pride Park is an employer who values equality and diversity. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check.

The Sheffield UTC Academy Trust provides a new and dynamic education. We opened our Sheffield City Centre site in September 2013 specialising in Engineering and Creative & Digital Media and then opened our second UTC on the exciting Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield in September 2016 offering opportunities for students in Health Science, Computing and Sports Science. UTC Derby Pride Park joined the Trust in December 2019 offering Engineering and Health & Life Sciences and in its recent OFSTED inspection in December 2023 was judged 'Good' with 'Outstanding' behaviour and attitudes. All 3 UTCs in the Trust are judged as 'Good' by Ofsted.

As a Trust we aim to deliver an outstanding educational experience grounded in real, relevant workplace practice. Partnerships with world-class companies, schools, colleges and universities give our students a unique start to their future careers. We provide training today for the jobs of tomorrow. Our cutting-edge facilities and engagement with employers' / university partners provides an exciting environment in which to teach and develop professionally. Our Trust destinations are testament to our success with students progressing to Russell Group Universities, including Cambridge, and securing higher level apprenticeships and employment at companies such as Boeing, Toyota, Bauer Media, BP, Alstom, the NHS and The Royal Navy.