Sports Assistant
St George's School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16,938 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 8 May 2024
Job overview
Sun Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4TD
01582 716 228
Part time
Sports Assistant
Salary range: £16,938 per annum
Pay details: H4 grade point 7
Start date: September 2024
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.
Closing date: 08/05/2024 08:00:00
Interview date: To be confirmed
St George’s is a unique place to work. It is the perfect blend of high quality, innovative teaching and a community which cares. It has a highly supportive pastoral system as well as a residential state boarding community, all of which is firmly cemented in our Christian principles and strong commitment to our values of mutual respect, endeavour and sense of community. We hold on to our traditions and embrace the future with equal relish. St George’s is consistently in the top percentile of schools nationally for academic performance and rated outstanding by Ofsted. In November 2018 we were recognised as The Sunday Times Comprehensive School of the Year 2019. The accolade recognises not only our outstanding examination results but also our excellent pastoral care and our work on behalf of various charities within our community. However, we are not driven by such external measures but by our passion to provide the best learning and life experiences we can for the pupils entrusted to our care. We hope that you will share our enthusiasm and drive to continue to make St George’s an exciting and caring place to work and learn.
St George’s is a non-selective day and boarding school.
For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com
Attached documents
About St George's School
St George’s is a unique and special place. Founded on a Christian ethos; dynamic and exciting to be part of; friendly, caring, and challenging in equal part, it is an excellent environment to receive what we consider to be an outstanding holistic education.
Our students and staff are loyal, proud, and purposeful, our motto, “Aim Higher”, challenging all of us to be the best we can be. We have history, tradition, and heritage, and a genuine determination to know and care for everyone, whether you are a day student or part of our diverse and inclusive boarding community.
Our School is a thriving, busy and heavily over-subscribed 11-18 all ability, co-educational school with 1398 pupils in 2023 including 424 in the academic Sixth Form and approximately 114 boarders. There are over 90 well qualified and committed full-time and part-time teachers: the full complement of adults employed by the Governors is over 220.
The School has been rated outstanding by Ofsted in its last three inspections; and for the last six years we have continued to have success at both GCSE and A level. In 2023, over half of GCSE grades were at 9-7 and 92% of outcomes were graded 9-4. Our valued added score has been calculated by FFT to be +0.9 grades per entry. At A Level, our students achieve 41% A*/A and 68% A*-B. 95% of our students have accept university offers including several Oxbridge and Medicine places.
We believe that our staff are the best asset that our school has. We appreciate the skills, knowledge and understanding that staff bring to all aspects of school life. We are always encouraging staff to continue to develop their own skill base and experience, as well as provide opportunities for the sharing of that knowledge with others. We consider ourselves to be a supportive and friendly environment.
We hope that you will share our enthusiasm and drive to continue to make St George’s an exciting and caring place to work and learn.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will also have access to these great benefits.
- 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.
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