Sports Assistant

About the role

We are looking for a Sports Assistant to work on a fixed term contract from September 2024 to March 2025.

You will work 30 hours a week across 5 days per week including Saturday mornings, Term time only.

This new role would involve supporting our PE staff and non-specialist teachers, in assisting with classes, departmental admin, coaching practices, and supervising teams. This challenging but professionally satisfying post will appeal to anyone seeking to contribute to and gain experience in a school with traditional standards and high expectations, and which would help prepare a successful and ambitious candidate for teaching posts or teacher training. This is a school of distinction with highly motivated, well-disciplined pupils.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and able coaches to contribute to our curricular and extra-curricular programme. It is desirable that applicants have recognised NGB coaching qualifications in their specialist sports, but previous playing and coaching experience will be taken into consideration. We particularly invite those candidates that have experience with coaching lacrosse, netball and or basketball. An ability to coach lacrosse is desirable but the expectation is that candidates will support the department in more than one sport.

Main Areas of Responsibilities

· Provide coaching in curriculum and extra-curriculum time across the age range.

· Coach and provide referees for school teams at fixtures and tournaments.

· Provide support for the Physical Education Teachers within the school such as designing practices, selecting teams, organisation of transport and equipment, team teaching, etc. This will involve both lesson support and administrative tasks and may include helping to provide short-term cover for absent staff.

· Provide support for the Physical Education curriculum in more than one sport, where appropriate and directed.

· For a suitable candidate leading their own team, suitable support and training will be provided by the school and department.

· These duties may be subject to review and amendment, according to the changing needs of the department and the school.

In return we offer:

• Additional training and support
• Ongoing professional development
• Free Lunch on working days
• Use of the school’s fitness suite/Gym
• Childcare Voucher Scheme
• Staff Wellbeing Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking on school site
• As a permanent member of staff you benefit from the application being favourably ranked if you apply for a day admission place for your child at St George’s school, subject to meeting the requirements of our published Admissions Criteria and Policy

For details of the role please refer to the Application Pack.

Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate.  We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

St Georges School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

We are required to conduct online searches about all candidates as part of the selection and appointment process, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.