Rugby Coach
Denstone College
Staffordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September Start
- Apply by:
- 17 February 2023
Job overview
Rugby Coach
Advert
Rugby Coach
Full Time
Permanent Opportunity
September Start
This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly successful, committed and experienced Sports Department which experiences local, regional and National success across a range of sports.
We have access to amazing on-site facilities, including sports hall, outdoor pitches, two astro turfs and a purpose-built strength and conditioning gym, which is accessible to all students.
Denstone College has a rich history and tradition in Rugby. We are very proud of the success of our Rugby programme and are looking to appoint an experienced Rugby Coach with the relevant knowledge and expertise to help develop our programme and maintain our reputation as a Nationally recognised Rugby School. Candidates are likely to have had a career in the professional game or have a strong record of coaching in schools/clubs. We have strong links with local clubs and community providers as well as high level sporting organisations. We work closely with Leicester Tigers and other Premiership rugby clubs.
The successful candidate will have the ability to extend, challenge and develop our most able performers, as well as possessing the ability to inspire and nurture a love for sport in every pupil in the school. They must have a genuine commitment to driving sports participation, coaching and physical education at all levels (students 4-19 years old).
Working closely with the Director of Rugby, your role will involve:
- Coaching and running teams
- Being responsible for a key area of the Rugby programme
- Delivering Strength and Conditioning
- Coaching groups in specialised topic areas
- Being involved in after school and weekend fixtures
- Being an integral part of the department and wider school community
- Contributing to the wider games curriculum
- Coaching across different year groups
- Candidates who are willing to commit whole heartedly to wider school life will be at a distinct advantage
What we can offer you:
- To be part of our Denstone College team, combining its rich tradition and history with a forward thinking approach to educational excellence
- Working in beautiful surroundings
- Friendly and supportive environment
- A commitment to professional development and career progression
- Free parking
- Free meal
- Enrolment into a pension scheme
- Access to on site facilities such as gym, swim and exercise classes
- Uniforms provided if required
- We are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer
Denstone College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
For more information, please contact recruitment@denstonecollege.net
Closing Date: midnight on 17th February 2023
About Denstone College
Denstone College is an independent day and boarding school of more than 775 pupils aged 4-18. It has been educating boys since 1873 and girls since 1976, and offers a truly all-round educational experience. The high standard of pastoral and academic provision is remarkable, and this has been confirmed by the latest ISI inspection. A Level and GCSE results are usually in line with those of the very best all-round schools nationally.
In 2021, Denstone College opened ‘The Prep at Denstone’ on site – a fast-growing and academically exciting offering for our youngest learners. Continual investment in facilities – particularly academic, boarding and sporting – continue apace.
With a dedicated, talented and inspiring staff, fantastic facilities and as impressive a rural setting as you could find, we balance the pursuit of academic excellence with a broad co-curricular programme. Denstone College offers students more than 40 sports and activities.
Visit the website, www.denstonecollege.org for information on the College’s provision and to find out what it means to be a Denstonian.
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