Reports to: Employability & Skills Manager
Direct Reports: None
Location: Across Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Kettering campus
Contract type: One-year fixed-term (with potential for permanent)
Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,961 FTE
Start date: October 2025
Benefits: Vitality Health Insurance, 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, paid enhanced DBS, free onsite parking, personal training budget, matchday tickets / club discounts
BACKGROUND
Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club was formed in 1880, when Reverend Samuel Wathen Wigg identified rugby as a way to channel the energies of some of the county’s more troubled youngsters. More than 140 years on, Northampton Saints Foundation continues his legacy, using the power of sport and the values of rugby to INSPIRE, SUPPORT and EDUCATE thousands of people each year. Our education and social inclusion programmes inspire the current generation to learn, develop new skills, increase confidence and where appropriate return to education, training or employment.
ROLE
As an Employability Tutor (16+) at Northampton Saints Foundation, you will be responsible for the planning and delivery of employability courses across our 16+ programmes helping the Foundation inspire, support and educate using the values of rugby to positively impact young people.
The successful candidate will be honest, hardworking, they will have a good understanding of the Foundation’s work across a broad range of programmes and demographics. They will be aware of the impact of their work on young people aged 16 and above as they transition to careers and pathways suited to their individual need.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Planning, teaching and assessment on our Employability programmes ensuring high quality and holistic learning.
- Connecting with, building and maintaining positive relationships with our delivery partners
- Planning a range of curriculum of activities, including enrichment and sporting activities to re-engage vulnerable young people, whilst creating progression routes for all students on programme, supporting them to identify their next steps in education, training or employment.
- To monitor and review the curriculum and effectiveness of our Employability programmes at the Foundation maintaining the highest standards through a creative and innovative approach to the curriculum.
- To positively understand and embed the Foundations vision and values into planning and delivery of our Employability programmes.
- Supporting young people at their individual, family or agency meetings as required.
- Actively promote equality & diversity and safeguarding ensuring these principles are included into all teaching and learning.
- To ensure high standards of health, safety and behaviour management whilst delivering Foundation programmes.
- Ensuring quality assurance and continuous development across employability programmes.
KEY SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- A recognised teaching qualification is essential (Minimum level 4 in Education and training or equivalent)
- Ability to communicate effectively to conduct professional, progressive relationships with children, young people, and adults.
- Ability to work as a team as well as using your own initiative.
- Committed to demonstrating the highest standards to our young people to inspire them to success.
- Comprehensive knowledge of child protection and safeguarding protocols.
- Experience and knowledge of level 2 qualifications, the marking and outcome requirements.
- Experience of working with young people, ideally those from challenging backgrounds, with the ability to inspire success and support needs.
- Excellent behaviour management and organisational skills.
- Positive mindset, reliable and resilient.
APPLICATION:
Please send CV and covering letter to [email protected] with your name and role applied for in the subject line.
Closing date: 9th July 2025
Interviews: Week commencing 14th July 2025
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications, we may close the process early, so interested parties are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
Any CV’s, contact details or other personal data shared with Northampton Saints Foundation in relation to this position will be processed for recruitment purposes only. We are storing this data in line with our privacy policy, and any information will only be shared internally as required to undertake shortlisting and interviews with those directly connected to the recruitment process.
We would like to keep this data until this position is filled. When that period is over, we will delete your data unless we specifically inform you that we will keep it on file for future roles.
To see a copy of our privacy policy or if you have any queries relating to how we manage personal data, please contact [email protected]
OTHER
The role description, person specification, role grade and role title may be subject to change at the discretion of the Northampton Saints Foundation and in accordance with business developments. Any changes will be communicated to the role holder as appropriate.
Northampton Saints Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and would welcome applications from a fully diverse range of candidates, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring service check and Section 128 check.
A full, clean driving license is essential.
