Wigan Athletic Community Trust is recruiting a Football and Education Tutor to join its expanding Training and Skills team and help deliver its BTEC provision.
Salary: £26,000 – £27000 per annum
Length of contract: Full time – Fixed Term till 31st August 2027
Wigan Athletic Community Trust is excited to launch a brand-new Women’s Football and Education Programme and is seeking a passionate and dedicated Tutor to lead its academic delivery. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a growing and ambitious Training and Skills team, helping to shape the next generation of female talent both on and off the pitch.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering and assessing the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation/Extended Diploma in Sport, inspiring and motivating post-16 students to achieve their potential. Working in partnership with League Football Education, you will help learners develop vital skills and gain qualifications that open doors to higher education, training, or employment.
If you are committed to education, sport, and empowering young women through learning and football, we want to hear from you.
The benefits of working at Wigan Athletic Community Trust:
- 35 days annual leave plus 8 bank/public holidays.
- Company pension scheme
- Free parking permit
- Paid expenses
- Wigan Athletic FC Puma uniform and footwear (trainers) to be provided annually
- Flexible working depending on the requirements of the role
- Training and development opportunities
- 2 tickets for each Wigan Athletic home
- 10% discount at club shop
- 30% discount at Puma (online)
- Discounted gym membership
You will:
- Ensure all lessons, including the planning, preparation, and assessment of, are delivered to the standard required by funding partners and external verifiers.
- To be responsible for courses/ classes of study and be the key contact for identified learners.
- To embed Maths and English across the delivery of all classroom lessons and activities and be responsible for a cohort of learners, monitoring attendance to increase achievement in these subjects.
- Maintain a positive and professional learning environment and follow the behaviour management procedures as appropriate.
- Ensure all relevant funding paperwork is completed timely and accurately including registers, target grades and destinations.
- Contribute to learner progress reviews as and when requested by Football and Education Manager or the funder.
- Identify underachieving students and ensure appropriate intervention, communicating plan with manager and the funder.
- Support learners with progression routes and develop employability skills, linking in with the expectations of the funder.
- To supervise students visits and work placement programmes where appropriate.
- Work with Football and Education Manager and Operations Manager to set up suitable work placement for identified students.
- Manage the learner’s involvement in the EFL Community and Education Alliance League, organising fixtures and friendlies, including transport and kit.
- Organise and deliver a football coaching programme to support the learner’s involvement in the EFL Community and Education Football Alliance.
- Provide teaching cover in case of holidays and sickness for other training and skills programmes delivered by the Community Trust.
- Support organised Community Trust post 16 recruitment events, to promote the Training and Skills offer.
- Represent Wigan Athletic Community Trust at stakeholder and community meetings across Wigan and on occasion at regional and national level.
- Be a flexible member of the Wigan Athletic Community Trust team and when requested assist in the delivery of other projects and activities including evenings and weekends.
The successful candidate will:
- PGCE in Further Education or equivalent
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent in sport or community development related subject.
- Experience of teaching within further education (can be gained through PGCE)
- The ability to inspire and motivate students from a range of diverse and sometimes challenging backgrounds.
- Relevant and current subject knowledge of sports coaching
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- The ability to plan and organise own workload effectively.
- Understanding of safeguarding in education and its implication for the delivery of the programme
- Sound understanding of equality and diversity and its application in the teaching and learning environment.
- Ability to empathise with young people and also challenge negative behaviours.
- Be able to travel independently between different venues and locations.
To apply for the position please complete the application form detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Please return your completed application to jobs@wiganathletic.com or by post to HR, Wigan Athletic, The Brick Community Stadium, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UZ.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 23rd June 2025
Interview date: W/C 30th June 2025
Wigan Athletic Community Trust is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk involved in its activities and events. The trust recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The trust expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.