Graduate Assistant - Sport

Clifton High; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifton High School in Bristol is seeking a proactive Sports Graduate to join the PE and Sports Department. You will assist teachers in PE lessons, games sessions, fixtures and school trips, and undertake other duties in line with your skills and experience.

This role offers a valuable stepping stone toward a teaching career, with potential to lead a small amount of classroom teaching alongside the PE team. Strong interpersonal and sporting enthusiasm are essential.

Qualifications

• University graduate required with strong interpersonal skills.
• Coaching experience; ability to assist PE lessons.
• Willingness to work term-time with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist PE lessons, games, fixtures and school trips.
• Support teachers and pupils in the PE and Sports Department.
• Possibly lead small amounts of classroom teaching alongside PE staff.
• Support the Saturday Sports Programme.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Coaching

Teamwork

Netball coaching (advantage)

Education

University degree

Job description

The prorated salary is £21,248.16 per annum (£27,081 FTE)

37.5 hours per week, term-time only. Fixed-term contract from ideally 23 rd November 2026

End date of Fixed Term Contract is 2 nd July 2027

Closing Date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 25 th October 2026

Interview Date is on Wednesday 3 rd November 2026

The prorated salary is £21,248.16 per annum (£27,081 FTE)

Clifton High School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, sporty and intelligent university graduate with a ‘can-do’ attitude to assist with a range of duties and activities within the PE and Sports Department as well as across the School. The Sports Graduate will assist teachers in PE lessons, games sessions, fixtures and School trips, and undertake other duties in line with the post-holder’s skills and experience.

This position is an excellent stepping stone towards a teaching career, and for the right candidate, there may be the opportunity to lead and deliver a small amount of classroom teaching alongside members of the PE and Sports Department.

Given the diverse nature of the role, the successful candidate will need strong interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with a wide range of staff across the School. They will also be a keen sportsperson with the ability to assist with quality teaching and coaching to pupils of all abilities and ages.

Experience in coaching netball is an advantage. It would also be beneficial for the post holder to have played or coached sport to a good standard in any of the School’s frontline sports, and an interest in Strength and Conditioning would be an advantage.

The post holder will also need to be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team and have a willingness to work flexibly with both duties and hours in order to meet the requirements of our busy School, including supporting our active Saturday Sports Programme.

About Us

Clifton High School is a part of Pembroke Education, a group established in 2026 to bring together distinctive schools with a unified commitment to meaningful, future-focused education. Situated on a beautiful Bristol site, we are an academically selective, co-educational, independent day school for approximately 800 pupils aged 3-18 years. Our educational offering is underpinned by a strong pastoral and family ethos where we value individuality and positively celebrate diversity and inclusion in every area of the School.

Clifton High School is a place where diversity is celebrated, and individual brilliance is valued. Clifton High School It is a place where everyone belongs and we are committed to providing an inclusive environment that attracts, develops, and retains individuals with diverse experiences. Applicants from all sections of the community are welcomed, including those from the global majority, the LGBTQ+ community, the neurodiverse, and disabled individuals. We are collaborative and committed to shared learning from multiple perspectives providing a supportive, respectful and empowering environment where everyone can achieve their full potential. If you share our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and collaboration, we invite you to apply for any available positions at Clifton High School.

Clifton High School is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All roles in the School are assumed to be engaged, or have the potential to be engaged, in regulated activity with children. The School is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and all convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings (including those which would normally be considered “spent” under the Act) must be declared, unless filtered out in accordance with DBS filtering rules, if invited to an interview. If you are barred from engaging in a regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply for roles at Clifton High School.

The prorated salary is £21,248.16 per annum (£27,081 FTE)