About the role: As a Sport Tutor, you will be walking into an energetic environment where value is placed on delivering outcomes rather than micro-managing work and tasks. You will be given autonomy to work in a way that gets the best results and will be expected to take responsibility and make things happen. In this role, you will mentor a group of motivated students completing their Level 5 Certificate in Exercise.

Some of your key responsibilities will be to: Deliver NZQA learning objectives in a way that brings our curriculum alive for the student Mentoring students and tracking/monitoring of our student success Stay abreast of latest industry/teaching trends and recommendations Meeting NZIS targets for student achievement and work placement Relevant sport, exercise, and recreation Industry stakeholder engagement Classroom engagement and Pastoral care outside classroom. About you: To be a Sport Tutor, you must have a tertiary qualification at Level 6 or above in Sport Management, Exercise Science or other related fields and relevant industry experience in sport, exercise, or recreation fields. You must have the ability to operate independently or as part of a team.

You will describe yourself as an enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who has a passion for the sports fitness and recreation industries and have will have networks within the sport, exercise and/or recreation communities. Ideally, you will have teacher training or relevant student engagement experience, however NZIS can provide this for the suitable candidate. An ability to connect with tertiary students through creative, exciting and motivational delivery methods is essential.

In addition, you must also have experience and expertise in delivery of some or all of the following subject areas: Sports and Recreation in NZ Exercise Science/ Exercise prescription Be able to manage work placements Working with special populations clients Nutrition Required Skills/Experience: Teaching experience or experience working with youth Relevant Level 6 NCEA qualification or higher Experience in the Sport / Fitness industry Hard working Organised with strong admin skills Positive and open minded Willingness to grow and learn in the role About Us: The New Zealand Institute of Sport is the leading education provider for people who have a passion for the sport, fitness, health and recreation industry. We pride ourselves in developing the next generation of personal trainers, sports coaches, future service uniform officers and sports leaders. We are a category one provider (a designation given only to the leading tertiary providers in NZ) delivering qualifications from level 2 to 6 with a proven 25-year record of delivering quality education, sporting excellence, pastoral care and student achievement.

We excel in providing students from all backgrounds the qualifications and hands on industry skills needed to be the sport and fitness leaders of tomorrow. To find out more about us, please visit htt.