Lecturer in Physical Education

Grwp Llandrillo Menai is one of the largest colleges in the UK, dedicated to improving peoples futures across the breadth of some of the most amazing places in North Wales. As one of the largest employers in the area, the Grwp offers opportunities to develop your career across a variety of professions whether that be as part of the front line lecturing team or in business support and management. Whatever your skills and aspirations, if you have a dedication to education and public services, we will be there to encourage and support you to reach your potential.

Job purpose

To provide high quality teaching, to create effective opportunities for learning and to enable all learners to achieve to the best of their ability.

Our Sixth Form centres offer the highest quality education. Our colleges are part of the Welsh Government's Seren Network scheme designed to support the most able to realise their full academic potential and to get a place at the best universities.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach on the Dolgellau campus on Mondays and Wednesday mornings. The successful candidate will teach AS and A Level Physical Education.

Main duties and responsibilities

A:Assessing Learners Needs

A1. Assess learners previous learning experiences and achievements in relation to the identified learning programme

A2.Undertake initial assessments and identify any special learning or support

Needs

A3.Ensure learners are registered with the college and with awarding bodies

B:Planning and Preparing Teaching and Learning Programmes

B1.Identify learning outcomes and prepare Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans for relevant programmes in line with awarding body requirements and Grwp guidelines

B2.Ensure that literacy and numeracy / essential skills are integrated into the learning programme as required

B3.Plan for the linguistic needs of the student group in order to allow students to use their language of choice (Welsh or English) wherever possible

B4.Select a range of learning methods to meet student needs

C:Managing the Learning Process

C1.Establish and maintain a safe and effective learning environment

C2.Develop and use a range of teaching and learning techniques to encourage individual learning and facilitate learning though experience

C3.Produce and use appropriate learning materials using information learning technology where possible

C4.Identify and address poor motivation and challenge inappropriate behaviour

C5.Set challenging tasks and agree individual goals and targets with learners as appropriate

C6.Structure sessions appropriately to provide pace and maintain interest

C7.Maintain and encourage effective communication with and between all learners, using appropriate technology where relevant

C8. Maintain effective working relationships within programme teams

C9.Comply with college management information systems and ensure that colleagues are given all necessary information at the correct time in the agreed organisational format

C10. Contribute to all relevant college quality assurance systems; internal andexternal control procedures;

C11. Participate in self-assessment processes including the evaluation of modules and courses

D:Providing learners with support

D1.Ensure that learners are aware of and have access to appropriate support and guidance services

D2.Maintain tutorial systems in line with college guidelines

E:Assessing the outcomes of learning and learners achievements

E1.Plan appropriate assessment strategies for learning programmes in line with awarding body requirements and communicate these to students

E2.Use a range of appropriate assessment methods to conduct fair and reliable assessments

E3.Ensure that learners are provided with clear and constructive written and oral feedback within an appropriate timescale

E4.Maintain assessment records and provide information to relevant stakeholders e.g. colleagues, parents, employers, awarding bodies

F: Reflecting upon and evaluating ones own performance and planning future

practice

F1.Evaluate your own practice in relation to learners and programme needs

F2.Use feedback from quality assurance systems to improve your own practice

F3.Keep up to date with current development within your own specialist field

F4.Participate in the college Performance Review system in order to evaluate own performance and identify development needs

F5.Engage in relevant continuous professional development

G:General Responsibilities

G1.Comply with the Grwps Safety, Health & Environment Policy in order to

maintain a safe working and learning environment

G2.Undertake any other relevant duties appropriate to your role and position which may be required by the line manager, Executive Director or the Chief Executive.

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