PE Technician

Dear prospective applicant,

In the top 12% of schools nationally, Crown Hills Community College blends a 70-year history of inclusive education with an innovative, forward-looking approach to providing a state education like no other to 1,500 students from inner city backgrounds.

 The School now seeks to appoint an exceptional PE technician to work alongside our PE Faculty and Sports Academy. This is an exciting position within the PE faculty with opportunities to support and deliver within lesson and extra curricular, as well as the technician responsibilities as outlined in the job description.

The role is full-time and permanent, and as a staff member of Crown Hills Community College you will receive a number of further benefits. These include a work laptop, continual professional development, ‘Health Shield’ Health Insurance, no emails at the weekend or after 8pm, administrative support, 24 hours a day/365 days a year phone counselling service, and a Cycle to Work scheme.

Within the PE faculty we have state of the art equipment and a healthy budget to support the Physical Education of the Crown Hills Students. Our facilities include a double, 8 badminton court sized sports hall, a MUGA, fully equipped fitness studio, dance studio, numerous outdoor fields and the use of GOALS soccer centre which is on our site. We also have links with British Fencing, English and Wales Cricket Board as well as the professional sports teams within Leicester and Leicestershire.

Crown Hills are the lead school within the Inspire Together. The Inspire Together is divided into the 6 key delivery strands of Inclusion, High Quality Competition, Leadership, Health & Wellbeing, Community Engagement and High Quality Physical Education. The Inspire Together is made up of 127 schools across Leicester and the aim is to go beyond school sport, and to have a positive impact on the young people in Leicester, their families and their communities.

The Technician role will suit professionals with a high level of organisation skills and a strong sporting background in either playing or coaching. Outstanding communication skills and the personal authority to build strong relationships with students, staff and parents are essential, as is a deep commitment to the School’s aims and values. This role would also suit professionals looking to go into the teaching or coaching profession and various CPD opportunities will be available.

Our mission is simple, we want every student to be the best that they can be, thrive in the best possible career and contribute positively to society. You will see from our website that our three key values permeate all that we do and have allowed us to grow from strength to strength:

Aspiration - Be the best you can be

Commitment - Do what it takes for as long as it takes

Success - Be ready to take on the world

If you have high aspirations for children from deprived backgrounds and experience of delivering excellence we would like to hear from you.

Please read the attached job description and person specification. If you are interested in applying, please fill in the application form available on our eteach portal,  https://www.eteach.com/jobs/crown-hills-community-college-jobs-9453/?oo=ag please include e-mail addresses of all referees, together with a letter of application (no more than 2 sides of A4, font 12) outlining your skills, qualifications and experience relevant to this post by 9am on Monday 27th March 2023. Please include your cover letter in the supporting statement section.

KEY DATES

Tour of the schoool Wednesday 22nd March @4.30pm

Please email sumayaseedat@crownhills.leicester.sch.uk to confirm your attendance

Deadline 9am Monday 27th March 

Interviews Likely to be Thursday 30th March 

Yours sincerely,

Mr Adam