Sports Massage Therapist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Origym Centre of Excellence Ltd

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The role is for a qualified SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST tutor/ assessor to join our fast paced team at Origym Centre of Excellence.


As a weekend tutor/assessor you will work within a team of tutors and directly under the Head Tutor and ultimately the Director of Learning.


Essential Qualifications:


  • Teaching qualification: AET / PTLLS / CTLLS / DTLLS, Cert Ed or Equivalent.
  • Assessor Qualification: AVRA / CAVA / A1 / Assessing in the active leisure sector or equivalent.
  • L3 Sports Massage Therapy
  • Experience of working in a sports massage therapy environment as a therapist.
  • A strong willingness for continuous professional development.
  • Full drivers License and access to own vehicle.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Level 4 in Sports Massage Therapy
  • L3 Certificate in Personal Training.
  • L2 Certificate in Fitness Instruction (Gym based).
  • CPD in relevant qualifications
  • Qualifications in 1+ : Boxing, Kettlebells, circuits, suspension etc
Experience is required, as is a strong willingness to continually develop your tutoring and assessing skills set.


Primary Role of a tutor/assessor:


  • To teach and assess weekend workshops and practical assessment days.
  • Provide exceptional levels of constructive feedback both verbally and in writing.
  • Employ excellent standards of presentation and behaviour of all times
  • Facilitate a learning climate that is open and non - threatening but nonetheless rigorous. The learners should be comfortable enough to identify their difficulties openly and to admit when they "don't know".
  • Be familiar with the learning objectives of both the unit and the course as a whole and act as a guide to progressive learning and outline the backdrop for evaluation.
  • Observation of learners throughout their chosen course both practically and theoretically. Offering feedback in a timely and decisive manner.
  • Encourage critical thinking and ensure that the learners' knowledge is challenged.
  • Ensure that the objective of each session, communication or assessment is met
  • Recognise the evolving process of development and the different roles that tutor plays at different stages.
  • Recognise the need for differentiation between learners and offer support that is appropriate for the individual or group that is before them.
  • Comply in full to OriGym brand guidelines, policies and procedures.

Tutor General responsibilities include:


  • Attending peer assessment and moderation sessions and regular meetings arranged for tutors covering but not limited to the standardisation process.
  • To fully participate in the Internal Verification process and adhere to all outcomes.
  • To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the role and agreed with the Director of Learning.
  • To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
  • To contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team at OriGym.

Tutor Skills include:


Facilitating teaching through:

  • Asking non directive, stimulating questions and challenging students as appropriate
  • Presenting consequences of student conclusions, opposing views, and cueing as and when necessary
  • Indicating when additional external information is required
  • Referring and directing students to resources
Promoting problem solving and critical thinking by helping students:

  • To examine a range of information from a variety of sources
  • To critically assess/appraise the information that they are reading
  • To encourage additional "out of the box" thinking

Promoting efficient learning by:

  • Assisting the individual to set early goals to aid in their course completion
  • Sensing problems and helping the individual to deal with them.
  • Ensuring learners understand in full before a request is closed by offering additional information to a request that the learner has not themselves asked but is integral to ensure full understanding.
  • Making students aware of the need to monitor their own progress
  • Serving as a role model for productive ways of giving feedback

Promoting individual learning by:

  • Helping students to develop a study plan, considering students goals and programme goals and directing them to the resources needed to do so.
  • Helping students improve study methods including the selection of appropriate learning resources

Evaluation through:

  • Reviewing and clarifying course aims and objectives with the individual.
  • Helping students define personal objectives
  • Helping students select appropriate selfevaluation methods
  • Reviewing demonstrated learning achievement and ensuring that the student gets feedback
  • Reporting on individual student learning progress

Job Type:
Contract


Salary:
£150.00 per day


Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

Experience:

Sports Massage Treatment: 2 years (preferred)

  • Education sector Tutor and Assessor: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

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