Sports Placement
Uppingham School
Rutland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 12 April 2024
Job overview
The role:
Uppingham School is seeking to appoint three Placement Sports Coaches with experience in any of our most popular sports - rugby, hockey, cricket, badminton, cross country, swimming, netball, tennis and athletics.
Uppingham’s vision for sport is to create an environment where all pupils can achieve success and enjoyment – at whatever level they wish to participate, and our Placement Sports Coaches will have the opportunity to be part of this vision.
The role encompasses coaching and providing administrative support for sport within the School, a co-educational independent senior school in central England, and may also include coaching at some Prep Schools as part of our outreach programme.
Our Placement Sports Coaches will be involved within practical PE lessons, athletic development sessions, extra-curricular clubs, coaching a variety of sport across a wide range of ages and abilities, and supporting the Sports Department with administration.
The successful candidates will be enthusiastic team players with a love of sport. They are expected to be equally committed to participation and performance in sport, and able to engage and motivate pupils. The successful candidates will also be integral members of our busy seven-day-a-week boarding school community and have some pastoral responsibilities within the boarding houses.
We welcome applications from specialists in one of the above sports as well as all-rounders with several strings to their bow.
During your placement, we offer you:
- Shared accommodation for the academic year with bills included, beginning at the end of August
- Meals during term-time
- Coaching up to 16 hours per week
- Be mentored by and work alongside Level 4/5 coaches in a range of sports
- Attachment to a boarding house in a pastoral role, additionally assisting with house trips and events
- A small CPD budget to enable further development during the placement
- Additional employment during summer and Easter school holidays may be available through Uppingham Enterprises (subject to successful application)
Our benefits include:
- 50% contribution to premiums for the School’s private health scheme
- Free Westfield Healthcare
- Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
- Free staff lunches in term-time
- School fee discount
- 25% Holiday Club discount for children of (Uppingham/Maidwell Hall) School
- Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Occupational Health Services
- Free annual flu jabs
- Recognised as a “Disability Confident” employer
- Recognised as a “Mindful” employer
- Recognised as “Investors in Diversity”
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
This placement is anticipated to be highly desired, and therefore early applications are encouraged.
Closing date: 12 April 2024, 9.00am.
Interviews: w/c 22 April 2024.
Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview.
About Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a mixed, Church of England independent secondary school with sixth form and boarding, located in Leicestershire. The secondary school, situated in Uppingham has approximately 791 students on record.
Uppingham School was founded in 1584, originally as a school for boys. In 1975 girls were admitted, and it became fully co-educational as of 2001. The majority of students attending the secondary school are boarders.
Headmaster
Dr Richard J Maloney
Values and vision
Uppingham School wants to provide students with a varied and stimulating curriculum, while nurturing them to become happy, responsible and respectful members of the community. The Leicestershire secondary school focuses on developing individual talents and nurtures students to achieve to the highest of their ability to reach their full potential. Extra-curricular activities are encouraged for pupils to gain experience outside of the classroom across sport, theatre and the arts. The school’s main vision is for all students to feel a sense of belonging.
Independent School Inspectorate
“Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards work and study. They have good literacy skills at all ages and articulate ideas and opinions fluently. Work is generally presented neatly and pupils’ note-taking is effective. They develop good numeracy skills and their capacity to think critically is notable. Creative abilities are well developed and their exploration of ideas is particularly marked in their enrichment activities. Pupils’ study habits are good. In the lessons observed, pupils worked very well with each other, and also worked well independently. They enjoy their work and this stems in part from the good-natured atmosphere in lessons. Pupils use information and communications technology (ICT) proficiently.”
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