Assistant Boatperson/Rowing Coach
St Edward's School
Oxford
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20,000 to £24,500
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2018
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to build on St Edward’s long-established national reputation for rowing, and play a part in a thriving Boat Club.
Rowing is very popular at St Edward’s, with a number of pupils competing at numerous heads and regattas throughout the year, including the Schools’ Head and National Schools Regatta. In this role, you will undertake three distinct responsibilities to support the school’s rowing provision. As Rowing Coach, you will take a lead role coaching a squad of junior rowers. As Boat Club Administrator, you will assist the Master in charge of Rowing with the administration of the club. As Assistant to the Head Boatman, you will assist the Head Boatman in all aspects of the running and maintenance of the boathouse, grounds, coaching launches and fleet of racing boats.
Previously this has been a developmental position and previous post holders have moved to take on significant roles in other clubs. It is anticipated that the selected candidate will have ambitions to follow a similar pathway. The wide-ranging set of responsibilities over time provides experience in all aspects of Boat Club management and operations.
If you have experience in both sculling and sweep oared boats with excellent organisational and administrative skills and are BR registered with a BR coaching qualification we would be delighted to hear from you.
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Closing date for applications is Monday 21st May 2018.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Registered Charity No: 309681
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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