PE Assistant - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Buckinghamshire Council; Amersham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Dr Challoner's Grammar School is seeking a PE Assistant to support teaching and coaching during term time. This role is ideal for recent graduates or school leavers with an interest in sports, providing valuable experience in an educational setting. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic, communicative, and have a background or interest in sports like hockey or netball.

Qualifications

• Educated to at least A level standard or equivalent.
• Experience in a position of responsibility.
• Effective communicator and team player.

Responsibilities

• Assist with teaching and coaching students.
• Administrative duties as required.
• Work with young people in a sporting context.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

A level or equivalent

Job description

PE Assistant - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Location: Amersham

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: £23,829 pa fte

Salary details: £20,653 pa pro rata (actual salary for 39 weeks)

Contract type: Fixed Term

Interviews to be held: To be confirmed

About us

Dr Challoner's is a grammar school for boys with 1368 students, of which 452 are in our co-educational Sixth Form. We have a long history of providing superb education to our students and in 2024 Ofsted confirmed their 2019 judgement of Outstanding. All our support staff play a key role in enabling that to happen, by contributing to the forward thinking and innovative culture of the school.

This post offers a unique opportunity for a recent graduate or school leaver, or anyone with a strong interest in sport, to gain experience working with young people.

Applicants will be expected to assist with teaching and coaching as well as undertaking administrative and other duties.

Sport plays a central role in the life of the school, and Challoner's sportsmen and women compete at the highest level both locally and nationally.

About you

You should be educated to at least A level standard or equivalent, have experience in a position of responsibility, either at work, school or a club environment, and be an effective communicator and team player.

Experience of working with young people in a sporting context, and an interest in hockey, netball or rugby would be an advantage.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance, we will carry out online searches to research information on shortlisted candidates, to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This is not part of the shortlisting process; if there are any findings of concern, you will be given the opportunity to address them at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.