Location: Lackham
Salary: Unqualified: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay Qualified: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay
Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation of sport, fitness, and public service professionals? Do you have industry experience in sport, uniformed public services, coaching, fitness, or community engagement and want to share your knowledge with learners preparing for exciting and rewarding careers?
If you're ready to motivate, challenge, and support learners to develop practical skills, confidence, and employability, this flexible teaching role could be the perfect opportunity.
With flexible variable hours, this role offers the opportunity to balance your professional commitments while making a meaningful difference to learners' futures. Whether you're currently working in the sport or public services sector, education, coaching, or seeking a role that fits around other responsibilities, this position provides the flexibility to share your expertise and inspire the next generation.
Join Wiltshire College & University Centre and become part of a dedicated team committed to delivering outstanding education and helping learners achieve their ambitions.
What We Offer
💷 Salary:
Unqualified: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay
Qualified: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay
🕰️ Contract Type: Variable Hours
Hours offered as required during term time, with flexibility to support curriculum delivery.
✔️ Outstanding Benefits
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme – secure your future with an excellent pension
• Generous Holiday Entitlement – paid holiday accrued in line with hours worked
• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support whenever you need it
• Free On-Site Gyms – available across multiple campuses
• Lifestyle Discounts – savings on retail, travel, tech and more
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme – save money and stay active
• Professional Development – access to funded training and CPD opportunities
• Additional Perks – discounted meals, hair & beauty services, and local attraction offers
A flexible, rewarding role where every learner’s success matters.
What You’ll Do
• Deliver engaging and inclusive Sport and Public Services programmes across a range of vocational courses
• Plan and deliver high-quality theory and practical sessions that develop learners' knowledge, skills, fitness, teamwork, and leadership abilities
• Prepare learners for progression into higher education, apprenticeships, employment, and careers within the sport and public services sectors
• Create a positive, safe, and motivating learning environment that promotes achievement and participation
• Assess learner progress, provide constructive feedback, and support learners to achieve their individual goals and qualifications
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to enhance curriculum delivery and enrichment opportunities
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety, equality, diversity, and professional practice
What You’ll Bring
• A relevant qualification at Level 3 or above in Sport, Public Services, Physical Education, Coaching, Fitness, Uniformed Protective Services, or a related subject area
• Industry experience within sport, fitness, coaching, uniformed services, community sport, or related sectors
• Strong communication, organisational, and learner-support skills
• A passion for vocational education and developing learners' confidence, skills, and career aspirations
• Teaching qualifications are welcomed but not essential
✨ Why Become a Lecturer in Sport & Public Services (Variable Hours)?
Continue making a difference while gaining:
• Flexibility to balance work with other commitments
• The opportunity to inspire future professionals in sport and public services careers
• A rewarding teaching role that combines practical learning with personal development
• The chance to work within a supportive and collaborative team environment
• Meaningful work that helps learners develop confidence, resilience, leadership, and employability skills
Help shape the future of sport and public services professionals — on hours that work for you.
⚡ Inspire, motivate, and develop the next generation of sport and public services professionals
If you're ready for a flexible, fulfilling, and inspiring new chapter, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note:
Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the bottom of this page as a downloadable document.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Safer Recruitment
Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the children’s barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates.
We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.
Closing date: 15th July 2026
Shortlist date: 16th July 2026
Interview date: TBC
Salary description
£21.13 - £25.34 per hour