Richard Luscombe Location: Plymouth (Primary base Plymouth Marjon University)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Department: Business
Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract
Salary range: £27,000 – £30,895
Contact email: dwain.morgan@pafc.co.uk
Closing date: 25th October 2022, 12.00pm.
Argyle Community Trust is looking to recruit a Higher Education Co-ordinator to manage and deliver our unique partnership with Marjon University. As a registered charity, the Community Trust works in close conjunction with Plymouth Argyle Football Club and many people across several sectors where sport has proven to be the ideal tool for creating lasting engagement with individuals. We are seeking a highly skilled and driven lecturer/deliverer with a relevant first-class degree or master’s degree, and who has relevant teaching experience within sports coaching and development.
You will need to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge across the sector, be able to contribute to teaching on a range of degree programmes through the preparation of teaching resources and be able to use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage higher education students. You will have excellent communication and listening skills and, given the need to engage students, strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and the ability to build relationships with individuals from a range of backgrounds. The role requires strong sales skills to develop key partnerships with schools and colleges for student recruitment working in collaboration with Marjon lecturers, marketing and outreach from Marjon, and ACT. Expertise in applied coaching is desirable to support practical delivery and to oversee the deployment of ACT football coaches who are employed to lead elite-level coaching of Marjon University men’s and women’s football BUCS Teams.
This is a unique role. Full induction, support, and ongoing CPD will be provided by ACT and Marjon to support the successful candidate to fulfil the role.
Argyle Community Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Argyle Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all participants on our programmes and promotes robust policies to ensure that our staff and volunteers adhere to safe practices. The successful candidate will be subject to undertaking safer recruitment including enhanced DBS checks prior to employment.
How to apply:
If you meet the specifications and would like to become part of the Argyle Community Trust team, please complete the application form via the link below, with a covering letter which should draw on all relevant aspects of your experience, including paid employment and/or voluntary work and training to demonstrate how your skills, experience, and personal qualities match the requirements of this job specification above.