Junior School Assistant Sports Coach
September 2024 (one-year fixed term post)
Salary - £24,116 per annum (37.5 hours per week, term time only)
Are you looking to join a forward thinking and innovative school that prides itself on supporting all members of the community to achieve their best? Royal Russell is a vibrant and exciting community to be a part of.
This is an excellent opportunity for an outstanding, enthusiastic coach with experience in coaching pupils up to the age of 11. You must have the dedication and enthusiasm to be part of a high achieving school to join our fabulous staff team and wonderful children in an inspiring school environment. You will be qualified to at least A Level or equivalent and have undertaken some coaching qualifications.
During the day you will be actively teaching a variety of lessons across the Junior School setting. In Lower Juniors (Early Years – Year 2) pupils are taught the fundamental basics and as they progress through the school more formal sports are introduced. You will be supported by the department when planning lessons, which will include individual and team teaching. After school you will take part in the full co-curricular programme which includes a wide variety of opportunities for the pupils across an extensive range of sports.
Our exceptional onsite facilities include, 6 full size grass football pitches, an 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. The school has full planning permission to build a floodlit 4G football AstroTurf. With further exciting projects in the near future and a nationally successful reputation, sport at Royal Russell offers exceptional opportunities for all our pupils and colleagues.
The Junior School is an integral part of the whole Royal Russell School community in which children and adults thrive. The role of Junior School Assistant Sports Coach is key to the future success of our children and the successful candidate will be an excellent coach with subject knowledge in our major sports Football, Netball, Hockey and Cricket, alongside a variety of other sports. The School focuses on the pastoral needs and wellbeing of our children and the Sports coach will build excellent relationships with children and their families.
Royal Russell School educates over 1100 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 180 boarding students in the Senior School and are proud of our state of the art day and boarding facilities as well as the warm pastoral provision provided by our Housemasters and Housemistresses. 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. Our vision is to provide an outstanding co-educational experience for children as the family school of choice.
We are a friendly, warm and nurturing school and we are committed to doing the very best for our students. You will become a central part of our diverse, enthusiastic and energetic family. The strength of community at Royal Russell is paramount to the success of every individual and we strongly believe that we learn and achieve together.
As part of the vibrant community of the historic Royal Russell School, you will work with a fantastic team of dedicated, supportive and friendly staff in our beautiful green parkland estate with easy access to transport links (Coombe Lane tram stop served by the New Addington tram is opposite the School entrance). Royal Russell offers excellent benefits including a competitive salary on our own salary scale. Accommodation is available on site in return for additional activities. In addition you will have access to free car parking, free meals, a discount of up to 50% on School fees, (85% discount for wrap around care before and after school during term-time and 25% discount with the Royal Russell Holiday Club which operates during School holiday periods), and the use of our sporting and gym facilities (on-site tennis courts, swimming pool and gym), free of charge. Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures can be found on our School recruitment page.
Applications will be considered on receipt and should arrive no later than 9.00 am on Monday 22nd April 2024.
Interviews will be held at the school in the week beginning Monday 29th April.
If you have not heard from us by Monday 29th April 2024 you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List), and other pre-employment screening including a check on the Secretary of State list of prohibited staff.