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Assistant Sports Coach - Part-time

St Andrew's School , Rochester

  • Ref:MED887-6002-35S
  • Posted:12/02/2019
  • Pay:FTE £16,846
  • Start Date:Sep 2019
  • App Close Date:03/03/2019 at 23:45
  • Interviews:Friday 8th March 2019

Advert

St. Andrew’s School has the following vacancy to start in September 2019:-

Sports Teaching Assistant and After School Club Team Member (8 hours per week)

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 3rd March 2019

We are seeking a Sports Teaching Assistant to work with our Year 3 and 5 classes during their Games lessons (1.30pm – 3.30pm) and to work as part of our After School Care team (3.30pm – 5.30pm).

Monday and Wednesday 1.30pm – 5.30pm term time only

Working under the direction of our PE Teachers, the successful candidate will be required to assist the Year 3 and 5 pupils during their Games lessons and then supervise and organise activities in our Stay and Play and Afterschool Care Clubs (ages 4-11).

If you are passionate about teaching and learning in sport, and would like to join a friendly team who are dedicated to providing a stimulating environment in which children can learn, then this could be a position for you.

We are looking for someone who will:-

  • Be creative, dedicated, enthusiastic and inspirational
  • Have high expectations of behaviour
  • Work under the direction and guidance of the PE teachers
  • Be a team player within a happy, hard-working staff

We can offer:-

  • Pupils who are polite, confident and keen to do their best
  • Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development
  • Exceptional support from the SLT and colleagues
  • Opportunities for additional hours during our Holiday Club

This is a permanent role, working 8 hours per week, term time only (36 weeks a year).

The salary is based on an FTE of £16,847 (hourly rate £9.23)

Please apply via the Education Development Trust Careers page by following the link below:-

https://careers.educationdevelopmenttrust.com/vacancies/286/sports-teaching-assistant-and-after-school-club-team-member.html

Interview date – Friday 8th March 2019

Information about the school

St Andrew’s School is a highly successful and well respected co-educational independent primary school set in a conservation area of historic Rochester. Our bright, happy and enthusiastic pupils thrive in our smaller class sizes and benefit from specialist teaching in some subjects.

St. Andrew's achieves consistently good academic results where pupils are prepared for the 11+ examinations and the majority move on to the School of their choice. The School has a very happy atmosphere that can be attributed to the sensitive way in which the staff teach and care for the children. The enthusiasm for the children to be successful creates a stimulating environment that is conducive to learning. The School is proud of its teaching and learning with an emphasis on class teaching with appropriate differentiation. The discipline in the School is based on mutual respect amongst pupils, peers and teachers. The children have clearly defined parameters of behaviour and are taught to show respect to all with whom they come in contact.

The 340 pupil school caters for 3 to 11 year olds and is owned and managed by Education Development Trust, a leading independent provider of education and training services in the UK and overseas.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01634 840789

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.