Rugby Performance Coach with Forwards Specialism
Abingdon School
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Please refer to the Job Pack
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2024
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2024
Job overview
for August 2024
Abingdon School is seeking to recruit a high calibre and motivated coach to elevate and develop the school’s Rugby programme, alongside the Director of Rugby. The coach will have a proven background within Rugby, and have experience of working within professional rugby, or players aspiring to and playing within academy pathways. The coach will hold a key role in coaching throughout the club, supporting the Director of Rugby in leading the planning, development, and delivery of coaching within all areas of the Abingdon rugby programme. The appointment will initially be on a one year fixed term basis.
The successful candidate will have previous experience working with players from across different age groups. They will take charge of the training and development of the forwards from 1st XV down, with a particular focus on the planning and safe delivery of these skills and techniques.
Alongside delivering within the rugby programme, the coach will actively support the Head of Athletic Development with strength & conditioning delivery, whilst supporting on other sporting programmes, as required by the Director of Sport during the Lent and Summer terms (this may include, but is not limited to Football, Hockey, Cricket, Athletics)
The role offers a competitive salary, as well as a range of generous benefits, including up to 14.1% employer pension contribution, free use of leisure facilities with discounted exercise classes and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
We recognise the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to ensure that our staffing at all levels and in all roles is diverse and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.
Early applications are encouraged and we may appoint before the closing date.
Closing date: 13 May 2024 (midday)
Interview date: w/c 20 May 2024
For further details and to apply please visit our recruitment portal:
https://vacanciesatabingdonschool.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/
Abingdon is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
About Abingdon School
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A level 2023 - 90% grade A* to B
GCSE 2023 - 81% grade 9 to 7
Abingdon combines over 750 years of history and tradition with a modern outlook. It offers day and boarding with the senior school housing around 1070 students aged 11 to 18, of whom 360 are in the sixth form, and approximately 130 are boarders. There is also a preparatory school at Frilford, near Abingdon, for 215 students aged 4 - 13. The two establishments together form the Abingdon Foundation, an independent charity, governed according to a scheme approved by the Charity Commissioners. Full particulars can be found in the Independent Schools Year Book.
The School stands in beautiful grounds close to the centre of Abingdon, six miles south of Oxford. Day students are drawn from a region that includes the University and City of Oxford, a number of large scientific establishments such as those at Harwell and Culham, and a wide area of the Upper Thames Valley and the Berkshire Downs. A wider region supplies weekly boarders, and there is a thriving international community of full boarders.
Students are selected for entry by examination, and the curriculum is geared towards the academic pupil. The expectation is that the vast majority of students who enter the school proceed to university, with a significant number winning places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
The School has developed considerably over the last half-century, and has benefitted from a major building programme, including a new arts centre and a multi-million pound sports centre. Recent additions include a superb science centre housing 21 teaching labs and a new sixth form centre, a library and art facilities which opened in 2018. Autumn 2020 saw the Computer Science and Business & Economics departments move into a purpose built new three-story building. New and refurbished boarding facilities as well as a flexible new dining pavilion were completed in Autumn 2023.
The strength of the teaching staff is seen as the key to Abingdon’s continuing success. The Head seeks recruits of the highest possible standard, with a powerful professional vision and who are prepared to exert themselves wholeheartedly for the benefit of their pupils and the School.
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