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Sports Coach - Full-time

St John's C.E.Primary School, Tunbridge Wells

  • Ref:KCC886-3050-299S
  • Posted:14/05/2026
  • Pay:Kent Range - KSD
  • Start Date:September 2026
  • App Close Date:01/06/2026 at 12:00
  • Interviews:To be agreed

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We are a large primary school with 630 pupils and over 100 staff. The school is warm, friendly and welcoming and the staff team works closely together to support all of our pupils.

We currently have a new opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic full-time Sports Coach to deliver the curriculum during PE classes and PPA cover from Reception through to Year 6.

The job is term time only plus 5 inset days (39 weeks per year), from 8.30am to 4.30pm.  It comes under Kent Range KSD, paid at £27,904 FTE, pro-rata for 39 weeks and 35 hours per week.

This post will be for a period of one year initially with a view to becoming permanent.

We are looking for candidates who have high expectations of themselves and others and work extremely well in a team. You should be positive and able to reflect the School Values:

  • Foster a passion for learning
  • Honesty
  • Respect
  • Empathy
  • Courage
  • Inclusivity
  • Flourish

Candidates should be in sympathy with the ethos of a church school.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to our online recruitment check. 

The closing date for applications is Monday 1 June 2026, however, the School retains the right to interview suitable applicants and appoint before the deadline.

Information about the school

St. John’s is a school with a Christian foundation and we welcome all children and adults into our community. We want our children, families and staff to know that they are valued, cared for and to be happy. We want our children to be passionate about learning and to equip them with the tools that will enable them to flourish academically, emotionally and spiritually.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 ‘Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing’.

We are a Voluntary Controlled Church of England School situated in Tunbridge Wells. We have three forms of entry with a total of 630 pupils. We offer a wide range of extra curricular activities to pupils.

Candidates should be in sympathy with the ethos of a church school.

We are looking for candidates who have high expectations of themselves and others and work extremely well in a team. You should be positive and able to reflect the School Values:

Foster a passion for learning

Honesty

Respect

Empathy

Courage

Inclusivity

Flourish

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Elizabeth Yearwood
  • Address:St John's Church Of England Primary School , Cunningham Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9EW
  • Telephone: 01892 678980
  • Email: personnel@st-johns.kent.sch.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.