Rowing Coach
Pangbourne College
Reading
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2018
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Rowing Coach who is ideally looking to gain teaching experience and/or sports management experience.
Coaching experience in rowing is essential and qualifications are desirable along with the ability to actively encourage pupils to develop a passion for rowing. Pangbourne is one of the most successful rowing schools in Great Britain. Around a 140 students are members of Pangbourne College Boat Club, which is located on a wide, 7 km stretch on the River Thames.
If you are looking to develop your sports management experience, you will be tasked with shadowing and supporting our Director of Sports helping to manage the profile of sports in an educational setting. If you are thinking of entering the teaching profession we will ensure you gain invaluable experience of the academic environment.
Alternatively you maybe a keen Rowing Coach with very different ambitions, either way we would love to hear from you.
We offer excellent working conditions set in beautiful grounds. Single (shared) accommodation can be provided.
A job description and application form can be downloaded from our website http://www.pangbourne.com/Vacancies. Applications must be received by 12:00 midday on 25th May 2018. Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
In line with our recruitment policy and for the protection of our pupils, you will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and employment reference checks. Pangbourne College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You must be eligible to work in the UK.
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About Pangbourne College
Pangbourne College is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11-18 in West Berkshire.
About us
Pangbourne College is a small, independent boarding and day school with a unique history and a bright future. It’s a community where everyone can flourish; our small size allows us to get to know each student individually, ensuring that they are nurtured as they grow academically and socially.
Our Flag Values of kindness, selflessness, moral courage, initiative, industry, resilience, respect and integrity underpin all we do as a College. They are rooted in our Christian ethos and go a long way to prepare our pupils for life’s challenges and the responsibilities of adulthood. Our aim is to equip Pangbournians with the strongest possible foundations for their future.
Providing a challenging academic curriculum, we also offer plenty of co-curricular opportunities for sport, music, art, drama and adventurous training, so that each individual fulfils their potential and develops confidence, values and skills to make a positive difference to the world.
Ideally located
The campus is set in 230 acres of beautiful West Berkshire countryside, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and yet we are just 10 minutes from Junction 12 of the M4 motorway. We are also on the mainline rail network between Oxford (30 minutes) and London Paddington (45 minutes). Daily school transport services are available from Ascot, Basingstoke, Henley/Wargrave, Maidenhead, Newbury and Wantage.
Highly rated
In November 2019, the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rated the college as ‘Excellent’ for both the academic and personal development of its pupils. It said: ‘Pupils demonstrate exemplary attitudes to learning: they respond to academic challenge with energy and purpose.’
In June 2021, we were shortlisted for the ‘Co-educational Independent School of the Year’ category in the Independent Schools of the Year 2021 Awards.
The Good Schools Guide describes us as: ‘A small, distinctive, grounded and family-oriented school that puts huge emphasis on self-discipline, teamwork and leadership. Caring and supportive, Pangbourne buzzes with activity and encourages every pupil to have a go.’
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