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Graduate Sport Development Coach

Graduate Sport Development Coach

Dollar Academy

Dollar, Clackmannanshire

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2019
Apply by:
20 February 2019

Job overview

Dollar Academy is looking to recruit two Graduate Sport Development Coaches on a Fixed Term Contract (1 year) from August 2019.

The primary role of our Graduate Sport Development Coaches will be to improve and educate players within the Dollar Academy rugby and hockey programmes. 

In addition they will be expected to support and assist the work of the PE department and boarding community more generally.

The role would suit a new graduate considering a career in teaching, although no teaching experience or qualification is required. We are looking for someone who is passionate about rugby or hockey specifically and wishes to share that passion with enthusiastic and energetic young people.

About the school

Dollar Academy is situated at the foot of the Ochil Hills in the picturesque country town of Dollar within easy reach of Scotland’s major cities:  only 20 minutes by car from Stirling, 30 minutes from Perth and less than an hour from the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

One of Scotland’s largest and best-performing schools, Dollar Academy prides itself in providing an education that meets the highest standards.  Dollar is a day and boarding school for boys and girls aged five to eighteen.  The focus is very much on encouraging the talents, interests and ambitions of all pupils in a positive and supportive environment.  Dollar has an excellent academic reputation, but activities out of class time are considered to be highly significant in the development of young people.

RUGBY at Dollar

With the best available training and facilities as well as the chance to benefit from an international perspective – there’s a lot of lessons to be learned on our rugby pitches.

Taking part in Rugby at Dollar offers a healthy balance of both challenge and enjoyment. Our young players represent a mix of abilities, but with the right amount of support and motivation from our talented coaches we help them be their best. Our campus holds no fewer than eight pitches to accommodate our 14 teams, which start from Junior 1 all the way up to 1st XV (as well as a Prep 4 and 5 rugby section).

HOCKEY at Dollar

Whether pupils are picking up a hockey stick for the first time or they’re well on their way to becoming the next big thing internationally, hockey is an appealing co-curricular activity choice at Dollar.

Girls aged between 8 and 18 are welcome to come and make the most of our exceptional coaching team and facilities and we are here to help develop skills and team spirit at every level. We have two all-weather playing fields on campus for our 19 different teams to practice on. Our hockey season runs throughout the Winter and Spring terms.

Further information

The salary for the post will be £9,000 PA, including full board and lodging during term time. 

Full details about the post  and a job description may be found on the Academy's website, together with our Support Staff Application Form, which should be submitted with a covering letter. A CV is optional. 

These should be emailed to recruitment@dollaracademy.org.uk   

The closing date is Wednesday 20th February 2019

All appointments are subject to receipt of a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record or Scheme 

Record Update from Disclosure Scotland. 

Contact: 01259 742511 or rector@dollaracademy.org.uk




About Dollar Academy

Dollar Academy was founded in 1818 as the UK’s first co-educational day and boarding school and has been at the heart of Scotland’s educational development for 200 years. The school is the Sunday Times Scottish Independent School of the Year 2018.

Dollar has over 1250 pupils aged 5-18, of whom approximately 75 are boarders. The school’s extensive 70 acre campus is set in a landscape of extraordinary natural beauty at the foot of the Ochil Hills in Central Scotland and is within easy reach of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Edinburgh airport is conveniently situated and can be reached in 45 minutes.

Dollar is distinguished by its excellence in pastoral care, co-curricular provision and classroom teaching. 

Enjoyment of learning lies at the heart of this school and the aim is for all pupils to gain satisfaction from a real commitment to study and participation in the great range of sporting, art and cultural activities on offer. 

Dollar pupils undertake internationally recognised SQA examination courses and, in a typical year, over 65% of exam results are at Grade A. Although firmly grounded in the values of Scottish education, Dollar takes a deliberately international approach and the diverse boarding community is at the heart of school life. 

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