Placement Sports Coach
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Placement Sports Coach
Contract type: Fixed Term until July 2026
Hours of work: Full-time, Term-time
Salary: £7000 per annum with accommodation and full-board
Anticipated start date: September 2025
Closing date: 21st April 2025
Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Job Overview
For September 2025 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is looking to appoint Placement Sports Coaches with experience in any of the following sports – Rugby, Hockey (girls & boys), Cricket, Netball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Rowing, Swimming, Golf or S&C. We are looking for enthusiastic team players with a love of sport who are equally committed to participation as well as performance and have the ability to engage and motivate students. We welcome those with a specialism in one sport or all-rounders who are confident covering a variety of sports.
What we can offer
- A perfect role for aspiring Coaches or Teachers
- A paid placement
- Free board and meals
- Excellent term time holidays
Role Details
The successful candidate would be expected to teach practical PE and coach across a wide range of ages and abilities in the Senior School, including an opportunity to help sports award holders who are part of the High Performance Programme. There may also be an opportunity to coach at Swanbourne House and Winchester House Prep School’s (both Co-Ed ages 3-13). The role requires the candidates to be integral members of 7-day-a-week boarding schools and as such may also include pastoral responsibilities in the boarding houses. The department is committed to career progression and training. We can assist with getting additional coaching qualifications and attending specialist courses to enhance your coaching CV.
Person Specification
| Attributes | Essential | Desirable |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifications | A good degree or currently working towards a degree | |
| Specialist Skills & Experience | Personally committed to continued professional development; The ability to transfer your enthusiasm and knowledge of sport to the pupils | The ability to play and coach at least 2 sports to a high level; Ability to referee in at least one sport; Good ICT skills; Driving licence |
| Personal Qualities | Hard Working, Enthusiastic and energetic; Good team player; Patience and a sense of humour; Good organisational skills; Good professional manner and appearance; Excellent practitioner able to inspire pupils in the love of (your) sport; Ability to communicate effectively with pupils, staff and parents; Willingness to contribute fully to the life of busy boarding schools |
Application Instructions
To apply now, please download the application form for this job here. We look forward to receiving your application.
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online background check by our third party providers, SP Index. The School reserves the right to withdraw the advert before the closing date.