Rowing Graduate Sports Assistant
The Grange School
Cheshire West and Chester
- £12,800 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 1 July 2021
Job overview
This post offers an opportunity for a recent graduate to gain extensive and worthwhile experience working in a friendly independent school whilst furthering their education completing a Level 3 Delivery of PE and School Sport Diploma. The post will be particularly attractive to any graduate thinking of a career in education or in the sports industry. There will be the opportunity to lead sessions in both PE and Games lessons whilst taking an independent role in enrichment activities.
We are looking for graduates who are able to offer coaching skills notably; rowing, netball or hockey. The graduate assistant is expected to help with fixtures (taking teams) including weekend and after school matches.
The successful applicant(s) would be a member of the PE department and this post would act as a successful springboard for those considering teaching as a career. The role includes accommodation allowing the candidate to immerse themselves fully in all the school has to offer.
The Grange has just completed a £6m Sports Centre. Part of the role would include working with the school to develop the commercial letting offering, and would include some evening and potentially weekend work to support this growth. This work would be in addition and would be paid extra.
As well as being an academic school, The Grange has a growing reputation, locally and nationally, for its sport, music and drama. We endeavour to provide an all-round education to students from the ages of seven to eighteen years (Junior School Years 3-8 and Senior School Years 9-13). Pupils are enthusiastic, co-operative and able, and colleagues get on well together. There is a well-developed sense of community.
Any support required would be provided and the successful candidate would be an integral and valued member of the team. The School is incredibly supportive and will provide development opportunities and an environment where the successful candidate could thrive.
The Role
Taking a lead and teaching: Elements of the rowing program and PE curriculum.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to support the Head of Rowing and lead the sporting development of pupils aged 4-18.
The role is an opportunity to join a new coaching team experienced in supporting junior athletes to national, international and Henley Royal Regatta success. The graduate assistant will support with our ambitious plan to maximise student participation in rowing, whilst also developing crews that can compete for the highest honours in school sport.
The Graduate assistant will be based in the School’s new, state of the art, Sports Centre.
The new Sports Centre will provide club standard badminton, netball and indoor hockey facilities, international size basketball and tennis courts, gym, fitness suite, changing facilities, a new multi-use games area, offices, classroom, storage and an internal climbing wall. The new Sports Hall complements the already significant external sports facilities across the school sites, including: an athletics track, all weather pitch, impressive off-site boat house and extensive outdoor space. The high level of facilities that the School has offer provides a limitless capacity for the successful candidate to develop and grow in their role.
We are able to offer the successful candidate; a full experience of School life, assistance with future qualifications (PGCE/ Sports Coaching), state of the art facilities and professional and friendly working environment.
Responsibilities
- Coaching and running teams as appropriate in Rowing.
- Individual and team teaching, assisting experienced subject teachers in a range of situations.
- Teaching groups in specialised topic areas.
- Being involved in School visits and trips.
- Leading small projects/initiatives.
- General and administrative duties in the PE department.
- General duties in the Sports Hall.
The Person
• A Degree in a sport related subject.
• Experience of coaching or teaching rowing.
• Experience of organising and running sports competitions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A commitment to instilling and developing excellence in young athletes.
• Ability to engage and motivate young people.
• Ability to plan and deliver against identified goals.
• A commitment to equality and diversity.
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About The Grange School
The Grange School has been one of the great success stories of independent education over the past forty years. The school was founded in 1933 as a Kindergarten and Preparatory School. In 1977, the Governors took the major step of developing secondary education and since 1978 the school has grown steadily and developed an outstanding academic reputation. Today, The Grange has a total enrolment of 1223 students with 429 in the Junior School (4-11 years) and 794 in the Senior School. It is consistently one of the best performing schools in Cheshire and undoubtedly among the very best independent co-educational day schools in the country.
Our academic results speak for themselves; we are consistently one of the highest ranking co-educational independent schools in the country. In 2023, 22% of GCSE entries were awarded grade 9. At A Level (in 2023), 21% of entries were awarded an A* grade. Thanks to these excellent results, the majority of our leavers (approximately 75%) go on to join their first-choice university.
More importantly we are a very happy school. The relationship between staff and students is exceptional; although very busy and, at times, pressurised, it is a pleasure to work and study in such a friendly environment. Expectations of teachers and pupils are high, but this serves both to stimulate achievement and provide reward.
We understand our chief purpose to be to help produce young people who truly flourish and find fulfilment as adults. We try to do this by helping them to identify and develop their unique combination of strengths, talents and passions, and to challenge them to find a purpose for their lives which such attributes can serve.
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