Sports Graduate
Denstone College
Staffordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 17 February 2023
Job overview
Sports Graduate
Full Time
Fixed Term positions
Denstone College has a history of success at local, regional and national level across a range of sports and we are seeking to employ Sports Graduates for the 2023-2024 Academic Year to contribute to our sports, physical education and boarding programmes.
Our sports department graduates will be involved in all aspects of the design and delivery of a programme including planning, coaching, and administration of our programmes. We are looking for individuals with experience as a player (ideally at university level) or early career coach in rugby, hockey, netball and cricket specifically and the willingness and skills to support a second sport.
The role will include some team teaching, coaching and umpiring of sports teams. It would be beneficial to have umpiring and coaching awards in the sports indicated above. You will also help to prepare equipment for lessons and fixtures, and assist with the administration of fixtures to enable effective teaching and learning for all pupils in the College.
Successful candidates should be confident, reliable, hardworking and have good interpersonal skills as well as showing a willingness to be involved in all areas of school life.
Sports graduates who live on site will also be expected to contribute to the life of a busy boarding school.
Join us and you will find a friendly, motivated, hardworking team, an opportunity to develop your skills, plus the chance to have an active role in the life of this outstanding school.
In Addition, 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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