PE Technician - 32 hours per week - term time

Required January 2023

32 HOURS PER WEEK DURING TERM TIME

Scale 3 spinal points 5-6 £21,575 to £21,968 pro rata 

Actual salary £16,612 to £16,915 per year      

This is an exciting opportunity to join our inspirational and inclusive academy. The successful candidate will share the aspirational ambitions of our school and work closely with the Director and Deputy Director of Sport to continue development of our sports provision. You will have a keen interest and talent in sport and games whilst also having the skills to undertake some administrative tasks and supervise students in study support sessions. Rugby experience is desired but not essential. Our school is one of the leading schools in the country. We have a rich history of sport and achieve very high standards in all major sports - rugby, rowing, cricket, hockey, netball, football, as well as tennis, swimming, cross-country and athletics. Global tours are a strong feature of our sports programme.

This is a 32 hours per week role during term time with an expectation to get involved in the extra-curricular life of the school and work on some Saturdays. 

Duties will include:

• Leading and planning lunchtime sports activities

• Delivering daily lunchtime sport activities and after school sessions

• Assisting the Director of Sport with administrative tasks

• Supervising student study support sessions.

Do you have:

• 6 months experience coaching hockey, cricket or rugby in a club or work environment?

• Accomplished communication, planning, time management and organisational skills?

• Personal commitment to continuous self-development?

• The ability to manage student behaviour? 

Are you:

• Wanting to be part of a warm, outward looking community, which celebrates diversity and is supportive and collaborative?

• Proactive, self-motivated and intuitive?

• Passionate about sports coaching?

• Punctual and reliable?

• Able to converse at ease with parents/students and members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English?

If so, we would encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Closing Date: Thursday 5th January 2023 at 9.00 am

Interview Date: Week commencing 9th January 2023

Application forms and further details are available from our website at www.bvgs.co.uk. Please note that we do not accept CV’s, all applications should be submitted on the BVGS or TES application form. 

To arrange a pre-application visit or for an informal chat about the role, please contact Michele Wallis, HR Manager via hr@bishopveseys.bham.sch.uk or by telephone on (0121) 250 5400.

Candidates will need to meet the requirements of the person specification. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check together with pre-placement medical check, Identity, Right to Work and reference checks. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.