Female Graduate Sports Assistant

This is a fixed term maternity cover role from September 2022 to July 2023

This role will suit someone who is passionate about sport and who may be considering a career in teaching. This is a varied role, and tasks include coaching and running sports teams, officiating fixtures, assisting PE staff with the delivery of lessons and with games administration, and assisting with the running of the Community Sport Programme. It also includes taking cover lessons and undertaking duties at break and lunch times. This represents an unusually interesting opportunity for someone with enthusiasm and relevant experience to join a talented and successful team of teachers and coaches. 

This post is open to female applicants only using the Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) in S9(2)(b) of the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000.  The job holder will be working in circumstances where female pupils are in a state of undress or using sanitary facilities and they might reasonably object to the job holder being of the opposite sex.

Students have a 100-minute ‘Core Elective’ session each week (afternoons) where they have time to learn new skills and apply them in full game situations. They also have the opportunity to take part in a range of after-school ‘extended elective’ sessions and a comprehensive programme of fixtures.

The school has outstanding facilities including a full size floodlit 3G astroturf, 3 Netball court floodlit MUGA, 4 badminton court sports hall, 4 outdoor cricket nets alongside a brand new cricket square which will be ready for the 2019 cricket season. The sports pavilion opened in 2016 and we work in partnership with the FA and a range of football clubs including Arsenal, Brentford and QPR. We are developing a strong Sixth form offer through the introduction of a football academy in conjunction with Brentford FC alongside a cricket academy run by ex-England international cricketer Sajid Mahmood. 

The successful candidate will have: 

• A sport based degree or have played sport to a high level (desirable) 
• Familiarity with at least one of our main sports (Football/Cricket/Rugby/Netball) (essential) 
• Aspirations to teach PE or progress along a coaching pathway (desirable) 
• A level 2 coaching qualification (desirable)  
• Ability to be reflective and driven towards self-improvement 
• Energy and enthusiasm 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Excellent administrative and organisation skills 
• Ability to work as part of a busy team 
• A UK drivers licence (desirable) 
• A commitment to the ethos of the school.

We offer:  

• Positive working relationships at all levels 
• Connections to a number of high level sport organisations in London 
• Pension Scheme membership.

William Perkin CE High School 

William Perkin Church of England High School opened as a Free School in September 2013 with its first intake of Year 7 students, and now has seven year groups (7 - 13) totalling almost 1,400 students. The school is founded on the successful systems and approaches of Twyford CE High School, with the principle difference that it is a distinctively Christian school with open admission criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (June 2015) and SIAMS (October 2016), and is oversubscribed on first choice applicants.  

The Twyford Trust

The Twyford Trust was established in October 2011 to enable an existing School, Twyford CE High School, to build on its successes and look outward to the large number of parents who were eager to become part of its community. The Twyford Trust aims to deliver outstanding education in a comprehensive school setting, and embraces the Twyford School motto ‘Life in all its fullness’, encouraging students to use their individual gifts wisely and well.  Supported by the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), the Trust is the overarching organisation which provides support for all Trust schools – the Trust comprises four schools in the London Borough of Ealing. The Trust has a highly evolved common curriculum which has been devised by staff within the 4 schools. The Trust is also the hub of a Teaching School Alliance and prides itself on the standards of peer-led CPD within a dynamic culture of self-improvement. 

Please visit the Vacancies page of the Twyford Trust website to download the job description and application form: https://twyfordacademies.org.uk/job-vacancies 

Applications must be submitted to Recruitment at Twyford School by the closing date and time below. They should be emailed to recruitment@twyfordacademies.org.uk  

Closing date: 9am, Monday 6th June 2022

Interview date: Wednesday 15th June 2022

The Twyford Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and references from previous employers. For more information about the DBS please see https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. The post-holder will also be expected to read and adhere to the Trust’s Child Protection Policy, and any other Safeguarding documents stated within this.