CRICKET COORDINATOR

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious independent school in Edinburgh is seeking a Cricket Coordinator to lead their sports program. The position is full-time and permanent, offering a competitive salary of £35,800 per annum. Responsibilities include managing fixtures and resources for the Cricket program, collaborating with other sports coordinators, and developing training sessions. Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK and a passion for sports, especially Cricket.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced sick pay

Free sports club membership

Employee Assistance Service

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and delivering sports programs.
• Ability to provide feedback confidently.
• Willingness to engage in various sports.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee fixtures and tournaments.
• Manage resources for the Cricket program.
• Collaborate with sports coordinators.

Skills

Planning and organization

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Passion for Cricket

Job description

Cricket Coordinator

Job Reference: schooltalent/TP/33365/2240

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent

Salary: £35,800 per annum

Working Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Location: Edinburgh

Closing Date: 16/12/2025

Department: Physical Education/Sports

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Operational/Professional Services

The Role

Erskine Stewart's Melville are currently recruiting for a Cricket Coordinator to join the Schools from the 17 August 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is a full-time, permanent position working 36.25 hours and offering a salary of £35,800 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and oversee all fixtures, matches and tournaments for students and school teams of all ages and abilities.
• Manage all resources and equipment to implement and deliver a successful extra-curricular Cricket program at ESM.
• Support and collaborate with other sports coordinators to assist with activities during the Winter and Spring teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in the planning, development and delivery of an engaging sports program and training and coaching sessions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to confidently deliver feedback to students, teams and colleagues.
• Passion for Cricket and willingness to be involved in other sports to increase the breadth of provision across the Schools.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate must have an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family-friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Employees also get access to a range of benefits including:

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Generous holiday allowance
• Generous pension
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role‑modeling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

Safeguarding

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Application Procedure

In order to apply for the position, please complete the attached application form.

Any enquiries about these positions should be directed to the ESMS HR Team at [e-mail].

Application closing date: 12pm Tuesday 16 December 2025.

Interviews are anticipated to be held week commencing 12 January 2026.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.

We are a consistently award‑winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

Attached Documents

• Cricket Coordinator Sep2025.pdf