Cricket Coach - Senior School (SPORT) - Fixed Term - January 2023 to July 2023
Forest School
Waltham Forest
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2023
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2023
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, and passionate performance Cricket Coach to coach and promote the sport amongst our pupils. An ECB Level 2 coaching qualification is essential for this role.
Forest is very proud of its academic standing, of its reputation in a whole range of co-curricular activities and of its track record of looking after all students well. All staff are encouraged and expected to contribute, in accordance with their strengths and expertise, to the pastoral systems in place and also where appropriate to activities such as sport and other areas of School life.
The post offers an opportunity to gain extensive and worthwhile working experience in a large independent school. The work will be varied but mainly based on the cricket programme.
The Cricket Coach is expected to support the work of the PE Department and help with fixtures including Saturday and after-school matches.
This role is to be the main point of support for the Head of Cricket throughout the year, across all age groups in the school. The individual should look to lead the delivery and planning of sessions, both coaching themselves and assisting sessions within the school. There will be a requirement for clear communication, planning and cohesive thinking to contribute to a plan that monitors the progress of students from U12-U18. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and demonstrate a passion to develop cricketers of all age and ability.
The Forest School Ethos
Forest is a humane, open-minded school with both feet on the ground, in which the pupils’ all-round personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high. It is, above all, a happy school which understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular and the pastoral. There is boldness in the School’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead. We value growth, hard work, responsibility community, learning, diversity and wellbeing – values that are as applicable to our pupils as they are to our staff.
About Forest
Forest is a large, vibrant school, with approximately 1500 pupils from 4 to 18. Our traditional House structure means that each pupil is treated as an individual, of whom we have the highest expectations, while our size enables us to offer breadth and depth of opportunity.
Location
Forest is a city school surrounded by Epping Forest, within easy walking distance of Snaresbrook Central line tube station and Wood Street Overground station.
Why work at Forest?
There are many benefits of working at Forest school as staff are our single most important asset. Key benefits include:
- Generous CPD budget
- Comprehensive Professional Development Review system
- Opportunities to contribute to the wider community via our extensive Outreach Programme
- Free hot lunch (takeaway sandwich lunch also available) and refreshments throughout the day
- 20% fee remission (pro-rata for part time staff) for children attending Forest which is applicable Y3-Y13
- Subsidised membership to the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre
- Membership of the School's Group Life Assurance scheme and Personal Accident Scheme
- Contribution towards private medical insurance fees
- Membership of a pension scheme
Closing Date: Friday 6 January 2023, 08:00
Interviews: Week Commencing 9 January 2023
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
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