Graduate Sports Assistant

This is a fixed term role to 31st August 2020.  

We are looking for a Graduate Sports Assistant in a school which offers excellent opportunities for professional development.  The new post-holder will be strong sports practitioners with a commitment to achieving the highest standards in sport for our students.

The main purpose of this post is to work with the Heads of PE (Girls / Boys) to achieve outstanding outcomes within the sports department.  We offer the following seasonal sports within the curriculum or as extra-curricular activities – athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, dance, fencing, football, gymnastics, health-related fitness, hockey, netball, rounders, rugby, softball, taekwondo, tennis and trampolining.  The post-holder will be joining an innovative, ambitious and energetic staff group that seeks to deliver an outstanding curriculum, and will be well supported by an experienced team.

The role would 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 implementation of the Community Sport Programme.  It represents an unusually interesting opportunity for someone with enthusiasm and relevant experience to join a talented and successful team, within a growing Trust, at an exciting time in its development.  

You are warmly invited to visit us – to arrange to do this please email James MacDonald, Head of PE, at jmacdonald@twyford.ealing.sch.uk 

For more information about the school, please visit the Twyford CE High School and Twyford Trust websites.  For more information about the role and how to apply please see the Job Description on the Twyford Trust website at:  http://www.twyfordacademies.org.uk/recruitment/vacancies 

We offer: 

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

How to apply

Please visit the Vacancies page of the Twyford Trust website http://www.twyfordacademies.org.uk/recruitment/vacancies for more information about how to apply, and to downloa d a Job description, Application Form and Letter to Applicants.

Applications must be submitted to HR/Recruitment at Twyford School by the closing date and time above.  They can be posted to Twyford Church of England Academies Trust, c/o Twyford Church of England School, Twyford Crescent, Acton, London W3 9PP or emailed to recruitment@twyford.ealing.sch.uk Please do not submit applications  by fax.

Closing date: 12pm, Wednesday 27March 2019

Interview date:  Tbc – week beginning 1 April 2019

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 

You will also be expected to sign and adhere to the school’s SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE and SAFE WORKING PRACTICE AGREEMENT which is available as a download on the school website Vacancies page.