Sports coach (Football) - 31 hours per week (see job description for times)

Term time only £33,682 (including £2000 allowance for attendance at fixtures after school and on a Saturday)

You will support the football provision in this leading independent School which has a national reputation for success in all age groups.

If you are passionate at delivering high quality sessions and are interested in supporting teams and individuals to achieve at all levels, we would like to hear from you. You will join a team of talented and professional staff who have a passion to support our students to compete and aspire at the highest level. You should be an experienced coach with at least a Level 2 football coaching qualification or UEFA B qualification.

During term-time your role will be split between a valuable member of our fantastic U18 Football programme and working with other footballers lower down the school. The U18 football programme is nationally acclaimed and has produced a number of professional footballers over several years. Our senior boys football team are multiple national champions and are the current ISFA U18 Cup winners. In addition, you will lead training sessions for other age groups throughout the school in games afternoons and co-curricular sport. In the summer term you will support the sports programme in games afternoons, co-curricular and Saturday mornings.

Royal Russell School educates over 1000 girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 18 and is situated on a beautiful green campus of 110 acres in the Shirley Hills near Croydon, only 30 minutes from Central London. We have over 150 boarding students in the Senior School, and are proud of our day and boarding facilities that rank amongst the best in the South of England. Our pupils, parents and staff experience a warm and friendly environment with strong pastoral care for every pupil alongside a comprehensive co-curricular and enrichment programme. In September 2022 the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) judged the school as ‘excellent’ in all areas.

Our exceptional onsite facilities include 6 full size grass football pitches (1 floodlit), a new Olympic standard floodlit hockey pitch, 2 further new floodlit all-weather games areas for Netball and Tennis. We also have a large well-equipped sports hall, a gymnasium and a 25m indoor swimming pool. Sport is top of our agenda for future capital projects to enhance our facilities and we have full planning permission to build a floodlit 4G football AstroTurf.

Alongside this fantastic opportunity to join a top team of colleagues, we offer excellent benefits including all meals provided free in term time, free car parking, immediate access to a non-contributory pension scheme, a discount on School fees, use of the Swimming Pool, Strength and Conditioning facility and, where possible, support for your professional development through internal professional development activities and support to attain specific coaching qualifications. You will work in our beautiful green parkland estate with easy access to transport links, and thrive as part of the vibrant community of the historic Royal Russell School.

If you are interested in joining us, please visit our website where you will find further information on this position. All completed applications should be submitted online by Friday 17th May 2024.

Applications will be considered on receipt with interviews being scheduled shortly afterwards.