Waynflete Academic, Junior School Sports (FTC)

The School

Magdalen College School, founded in 1480 by William of Waynflete, is one of the country’s leading independent day schools. It is situated in an enviable location at the heart of Oxford beside the River Cherwell.

The Role

MCS is seeking to appoint a hard-working, skilled and motivated individual from 6th January 2023, to help further develop sport within the Junior School. The successful applicant will be expected to coach pupils from the ages of 7-11 in a variety of sports including Rugby, Hockey, Tennis, Athletics and Cricket. This will involve participation in training and fixtures as well as contributing to Junior School life through a variety of duties, supervision, trips and events. This is a fixed-term contract ending 31st August 2023.

The Junior School Sports Intern will be responsible to the Head of Junior School Sport for the proper discharge of his or her duties. These will include all aspects relating to helping with the administration of a year-round coaching and training programme, taking teams through a competitive and balanced fixture list and inspiring pupils within the Junior School to play sport both inside and outside school. This will be in addition to other duties in the Junior School, as reasonably requested by the Director of Sport and the Head of Junior School. There will also be the opportunity to work with some of the senior school pupils during their games lessons. The nature of the role is such that a full, clean driving license with the ability and willingness to drive minibuses would be an advantage.

The precise nature of the role will be shaped to fit the strengths of the candidate appointed, but the key roles are likely to include the following:

• Coaching, refereeing/umpiring and managing teams in the focus sports, which are rugby, hockey, cricket and tennis
• Taking responsibility for sports teams at fixtures (after school and on some Saturdays)
• Assisting with any administration, planning or coaching of the games programme as required
• Leading and assisting in the coaching of sports sessions
• Assisting in PE Lessons in a range of activities, building experience through the curriculum
• Additional extra-curricular training sessions
• Supervisory duties, covering classroom lessons, and accompanying trips as required (sometimes during the school holidays)
• Ensuring coaches and pupils have access to appropriate equipment required for all fixtures and training sessions
• Enthusiasm and passion for sport and encouraging pupils into club sport and raising awareness of the representative pathways
• Attending and contributing to MCS Sport departmental meetings and Open Morning activities
• Overseeing the Junior School sport section of the noticeboard, school website and contributing, where appropriate, to whole school marketing

Please refer to the attached ‘Information Pack’ for more information.

The Candidate

• The ideal candidate should be technically knowledgeable, display a high level of organisation mixed with enthusiasm for junior participation, and have the ability to demonstrate initiative. It would be advantageous if the candidate has experience of either playing or coaching at a high level.
• Previous experience of coaching or teaching in a school would be beneficial, as would an understanding of sport as part of a thriving extra-curricular provision. An ability to work closely with the Sports Department and provide support for coaches from the Junior School teaching staff is key, as well as communicating effectively to pupils, parents and staff. This is a fabulous opportunity for those considering a future career in teaching with the majority of candidates that join us deciding that this is the route they would like to take. This is a fabulous opportunity for those considering a future career in teaching with the majority of candidates that join us deciding that this is the route they would like to take.

Application Process

Candidates should click "Apply now" to submit the “MCS Application and ED Form for Teaching and Support Staff” which can also be found on the Job Vacancy link of the website (www.mcsoxford.org). To access Click here. To apply for the position please send the following two documents to the HR Administrator, Miss Aimee Edwards (recruitment@mcsoxford.org).

1. “MCS Application and ED Form for Teaching and Support Staff” Form
2. CV (Curriculum Vitae)

All documentation should be sent no later than Monday 28th November, at noon; early applications are highly encouraged. The school’s preferred method of communication is by email and it will not be necessary to send a hard copy of the documents by post.

References may be taken up in advance. If you do not wish references to be called for at this stage, please make that clear on the reference section of the application form.

We anticipate holding interviews in the week commencing Monday 5th December 2022 onwards and we will be in contact with shortlisted candidates by telephone.

Equal Opportunities

Magdalen College School recognises and is committed to ensuring applicants and employees from all sections of the community are treated equally regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marital and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Safeguarding Policy

Magdalen College School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s).

Remuneration and other benefits

The position is fixed-term full-time, term-time only (plus Inset days) with a salary of £22,000.

Non-teaching staff are automatically enrolled in the school’s contributory Group Pension Scheme. This is a defined contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%.

There is a wide range of benefits on offer to staff, including a free lunch during term time and complimentary use of school sports facilities. Head to mcsoxford.org/vacancies to find out more.

Please note that MCS is an inner-city school, with very limited parking. Staff are encouraged to use public transport wherever possible for their journey to work.

Additional Information

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact the HR office: 01865 253401.