This is an exciting role for anyone who is interested in coaching and developing youth sport.
The Lumen Learning Trust was established in Autumn 2013 as a natural development of the school-to-school support carried out by the leadership team at Saxon Primary. It currently consists of five member schools: Saxon Primary School in Shepperton, The Echelford Primary in Ashford, Riverbridge Primary in Staines-upon-Thames, Walton Oak in Walton-on Thames and Darley Dene in Addlestone.
We are looking to appoint a member of staff to support in the delivery of P.E. lessons across the five Lumen Learning Trust (LLT) schools. This role is supported by Sports Premium funding and therefore is a fixed term contract, expiring on 31st August 2025. There is the possibility that the contract will be extended subject to the funding from the DfE continuing.
We are looking particularly for someone who has:
- Experience of running and supporting physical activities with young people
- Sports coach experience, ideally in more than one sport
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- High level of personal and emotional resilience
- Lots of patience
- Capacity to be flexible
- Ability and confidence to use initiative whilst respecting advice from professionals
Working Hours: 18.75 hours a week (12:15 – 4:30 pm 3 days a week and 12:15 to 3:15 pm 2 days a week), term time only
Salary: £12,500 - £13,464 actual
Closing date: 10 am Friday 12th January , however, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered on receipt. We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
Interviews: To be advised
Start date: January 2024
To apply, complete the attached application form found by clicking on 'Apply Now', please note we do not accept CVs.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
