Performance Netball Coach

Part time 5 - 12 hours per week term time with option for more hours pre-season 

Salary: Dependent on experience  

Closing Date: 27 June 2022  

Interviews: by arrangement  

Start Date: September 2022  

The Sports Department 

Dunottar is an expanding school, with an ever-developing sporting programme for both boys and girls. We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic and passionate performance netball coach to coach and promote the sport amongst our pupils.  

 The role:  

Working alongside the Director of Netball to take responsibility for the training and development of one team. 

Liaise regularly with the Director of Netball sharing training plan sessions and feeding back the progress and personal targets of all team members under your direct supervision. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Ability to plan purposeful and relevant sessions.  
• Lead team training sessions with the aim of preparing the players for Saturday fixtures, County tournaments and pathway trials.  
• Understand the requirements of pathway selection and ensure all students are fully prepared.   
• Demonstrate a knowledge of and incorporate a current and advanced understanding of the rules and tactics associated with high quality netball.  
• Ability to competently umpire high quality netball and have an expectation that this standard should be delivered in all competitive fixtures.  
• Provide evidence of flexibility, adaptability and a willingness to undertake a range of tasks and commitments.  
• Demonstrate organisational skills, positivity, professionalism and collaborative skills when working both with the students and other staff members.  
• Behave and act as a member of teaching staff by following our code of professional standards when working with children. 

 Key Qualifications:  

• Level 2 Netball Coaching Award.  
• C Award or higher umpiring qualification (either gained recently or evidence of recent umpiring of adult league games).  
• First Aid Qualification.  
• Safeguarding Children in Education. 

Key Skills, Knowledge and Experience: 

Experience of playing or coaching netball at a high level. 

Uphold Dunottar School’s values. 

Promote the warrior learner characteristics in all pupils. 

Act as a role model for all Dunottar School employees. 

Support the School in embedding our values and desired behaviours in order to promote a positive, respectful, compassionate, and inclusive culture and working environment. 

 Equal Opportunities 

Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Equality and Diversity legislation and the organisation’s Equality and Diversity policies and procedures, in particular with regard to the recruitment and retention of staff. 

Safeguarding 

Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Safeguarding legislation, and the School’s safeguarding policies and procedures, in particular with regard to the recruitment and retention of staff. 

 Health and Safety 

Ensure that knowledge of Health and Safety legislation as applicable to the role is maintained and that the School’s Health and Safety policies and procedures are fully implemented and adhered to as applicable, particular with regard to the recruitment and retention of staff. 

Professional Development 

Maintain and update your own knowledge and skills in line with legislation and the needs of the role. 

Further hours by agreement, with the possibility of helping on games afternoons in the summer term and taking teams on a Saturday morning throughout the term for both home and away fixtures.   

This post is open for both qualified teachers (NQTs or those with years of experience) as well as freelance coaches. 

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the post holder may perform other duties reasonably required by the Headmaster. 

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to recruit before the deadline.