Teacher of Esports at Derby College Group

Job Description

Derby College Group (DCG) have an exciting and rare opportunity for a part-time Teacher to join our Digital team at Joseph Wright Centre delivering our fantastic Esports curriculum. The department offers vocationally based qualifications at level 2 and 3. We are looking for a dedicated and motivated professional who is ready to deliver an outstanding experience to our students. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

The Role

Within this role you will be pivotal to the success of the Esports provision the College delivers to students from across the East Midlands. You’ll be joining a dedicated teaching team who are passionate about the subject.

Within this role, the following essential skills and knowledge will be valuable to the success of the Esports provision:

  • Esports and Wider Games Industry Knowledge
  • Esports Events
  • Set up and Management of Live Streamed Broadcasts
  • Industry Software (OBS Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro)

Alongside, a willingness to develop skills and knowledge in the following areas:

  • Social media Content Creation (Graphic Design, UI/UX design, SFX)
  • Commercial Branding
  • Digital Marketing
  • Shoutcasting
  • Video Production and Editing
  • Esports Coaching/Performance Analysis
  • Industry Software (Performance Analysis Software, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects)

This will allow you to deliver engaging teaching, learning and assessment in those specialised subject areas.

About you

You will have teaching experience in Esports, Games or an industry related area and be a forward thinking and innovative teacher with students at the heart of your work. You will have knowledge and expertise that encompasses Esports industry principles such as live events, live streamed broadcasts and specialist software with a willingness to learn and develop expertise in the broader areas listed above.  You will be able to demonstrate these skills through highly effective planning, outstanding teaching, learning and assessment.

The Benefits

  • 35 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur
  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with a 28.68% employer contribution
  • Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
  • TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
  • Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
  • Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
  • Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
  • Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
  • Continuous development and progression opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Recruitment Agencies – We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

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