Sports Coach

32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

‘Feversham Primary is in the top 2% of schools nationally for progress in reading and in the top 1% for the progress made by disadvantaged children’ Raise Online 2016

Feversham Primary Academy is a very special learning environment that provides a happy, caring community where everyone is encouraged and supported to achieve their goals. Our children are keen to learn, are well behaved and want to achieve their best.

We are popular locally in our BD3 community and we are within commutable distance of Wakefield, Leeds and Keighley and close to the M1 and M62 motorways. Ofsted in September 2014 judged us to be ‘good’ in all areas across the school and we are well on our way to becoming an outstanding Academy.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and passionate Sports Coach who will plan, prepare and deliver a co-ordinated programme of lessons to include games, dance, gymnastics, athletics and a host of other activities.

You will be working with a range of year groups and have the opportunity to develop and enrich Academy sport through extra-curricular activities. A nurturing, caring attitude is essential as you will be required to inspire trust and confidence in all our students and will engage and motivate them to achieve their potential. An interest or specialism in gymnastics, athletics, netball and dance would be desirable.

We actively welcome applications from graduates with a sports background looking to put their skills and experience to use in a primary school environment.

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds at least a current Level 2 qualification in at least one of the following sports, and a Level 1 qualification in two of the others: netball, Football, multi-sports, gymnastics, cricket, rugby, basketball, athletic or tennis.
• Experience of organising inter-school and inter-school competitions.
• A passion for the value your subject can bring to students and a commitment to the ethos of the wider life of the Academy.

We offer:

• A commitment to further developing you through access to the school network of our sponsor Academies Enterprise Trust.
• Purposeful and ready to learn children who will make you proud to be a teaching professional
• A school where pupils achieve rigorous academic and character standards with opportunities to excel socially, emotionally, culturally and spiritually

Please contact Rehana Ali (Office Manager and PA to the Headteacher) at rbali@fevershamprimaryacademy.org to confirm your visit.

Feversham Primary Academy is sponsored by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

As the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners - to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. In each of our AET academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes. You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, vehicle affinity scheme, childcare vouchers and Westfield rewards.

The date of commencement for this post will be ideally in October 2017. Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.

Closing date: Thursday 21 September 2017.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. For further information on this position and to make an application please visit: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/SG/1058184/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=77737  

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/a/aetinet.org/aetwebsite/our-teaching-school/initial-teacher-training for further details.