Sport Assistant - Fixed Term

Gad's Hill School, Rochester

• Ref:KCC886-6007-231S
• Posted:19/06/2026
• Pay:£18,505.76 pa (21+); £15,797.60 pa (age 18-20)
• Start Date:1 September 2026
• App Close Date:29/06/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:asap

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Gad’s Hill School requires, from 1 September 2026, an enthusiastic Sport Assistant to support the PE department in the delivery of an exciting and varied sporting programme for pupils of all ages, from Kindergarten to Upper School. 

The successful applicant will work with a motivated team of PE teachers, including specialist coaches, ensuring that every child at Gad’s Hill School engages with physical activity to promote a healthy body and healthy mind. The department arranges fixtures against local schools in football, rugby, netball, cricket and athletics and seeks to enter pupils into a range of regional and national competitions in a broad range of sports. All pupils from K2 to Upper Shell (Year 7) take swimming lessons at a local leisure centre.

Sports Days, cross country races and inter-house competitions are just some of the internal events that hold an important place in our annual calendar.

The Sport Assistant role will involve coaching and mentoring children alongside qualified teachers and generally promoting the wellbeing and progress of individual young people.

This role will suit someone who is passionate about sport and who may be considering a career in teaching.  This is a varied role, and tasks include coaching and running sports teams, officiating fixtures, assisting PE staff with the delivery of lessons and with games administration, and assisting with the running of the Sporting Excellence Programme. It also includes taking cover lessons and undertaking duties at break and lunch times. This represents an unusually interesting opportunity for someone with enthusiasm and relevant experience to join a talented and successful team of teachers and coaches. 

Information about the school

Gad’s Hill School operates as three distinct departments within one school. The Kindergarten takes children from age three in our Nursery through to Year 2. Here, alongside the foundation in literacy, numeracy, sciences and humanities, there is a strong emphasis on play, physical education, music and drama with all pupils performing in a number of short productions each year. The school places particular emphasis on communications and therefore pupils from Reception upwards receive twice weekly lessons in Spanish and also Computing.

The Junior School is currently two-form entry from Years 3-6. Our Junior pupils receive a high proportion of lessons with subject specialists; in particular Modern Languages (Spanish), DT, Computing, Art, Music, Science & Games. By Years 5 and 6 nearly all lessons are delivered by specialist tutors. In sport our students have the opportunity to represent the school in fixtures against other schools.

Our school is located geographically within a selective secondary system and historically many of our pupils would leave to attend grammar schools at the end of Lower Shell (Year 6). However, in the last few years, the growing success of our Charles Dickens Scholarship Award, providing financial assistance to the most able pupils from our own Junior School and many from the wider community, has resulted in the development of highly capable and aspirational cohorts at Key Stage 3. Our strength is to make the most of our small class sizes and supportive atmosphere to add significant value to every individual.

The Upper School generally has a two- or three-form entry. The curriculum is relatively broad, with all pupils taking a spread of subjects including Art, DT, Food & Nutrition, Spanish, Computer Science, Music and Drama. Students choose a range of options at the conclusion of Year 8. They follow a core of Maths, English (Literature & Language), Separate or Combined Science and CCF (comprising BTEC Teamwork & Personal Development and Institute of Leadership & Management diplomas). As options they may choose from History, Geography, Spanish, Art, Food & Nutrition, DT, Computer Science, Music, Drama and PE, and in recent years we have supplemented these options with Psychology and Statistics exam courses for our increasingly able cohorts.

At present there is no sixth form education at Gad’s Hill and pupils currently depart for local schools, colleges or other independents. In recent times we have partnered with the University for the Creative Arts and several of our leavers have commenced Extended Diploma courses with them.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Tracy Barker
• Address:Higham, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7PA
• Telephone: Tel: 01474 822366
• Email: information@gadshillschool.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• ISI Inspection Report
• GHS Sport Assistant June 2026
• Safer Recruitment Policy
• Safeguarding Policy