Performance Hockey Coach

International Schools Today; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Employee assistance programme

Lunch provided

Job summary

International Schools Today in Edinburgh is seeking a performance hockey coach to support the Director of Hockey, delivering sessions from P4 to S6 and coaching matches.

You will work with the hockey staff to plan each session, manage groups, ensure safety, and umpire matches. The role requires weekend availability and PVG membership before 25 March 2027.

Qualifications

• Be happy to work as part of a team to meet the needs of the children and Hockey Programme.
• Understand health and safety issues affecting day-to-day childcare.
• Desire to develop as a hockey coach.
• Previous experience in hockey at a school or junior club.
• Available to work on Saturday mornings.
• Playing hockey to a good standard is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Organising and delivering high-quality coaching sessions to Junior School and Senior School aged pupils.
• Managing groups of children, ensuring safety and maintaining expected standards.
• Selecting and organising teams each week for Saturday matches.
• Taking registers of each session and flagging behavioural or pastoral needs.
• Working with the Director of Hockey to plan sessions aligned with playing principles.
• Umpiring and coaching games.

Skills

Teamwork

Health and safety

Desire to develop as hockey coach

Experience in school/junior hockey

Saturday morning availability

Played hockey to a good standard

Job description

The school prides itself on its warm and welcoming community, inclusive of all staff. Our teaching staff work alongside the operationalteams to ensure the smooth running of the school. We value the contribution of all team members.

Through involvement in the co-curricular programme all those who work with us can bring their passions to work.Developing our talent is important to us. Access to training and professional development is available and encouraged.

• Access to onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A three-course lunch is provided during term time

We are looking for a performance hockey coach to support the Director of Hockey in all aspects of the hockey programme. The successful candidate will work alongside the dedicated hockey staff to deliver hockey sessions and coach matches from P4 up to S6.

This detail below lists the main responsibilities of this role:

The working days are Monday to Friday plus Saturday mornings with the 17 hours split as below:

• Monday from 11:00 to 12:30 and then 16:00 to 17:15
• Tuesday from 15:00 to 17:15
• Wednesday from 11:00 to 17:15 (inclusive of 2 x 30 minute unpaid breaks)
• Thursday from 15:00 to 17:15
• Saturday from 8:00 to 12:30

This role is available upon confirmation of PVG membership until Thursday March 25th, 2027.

The detail below lists the main responsibilities of this role:

• Organising and delivering high-quality coaching sessions to Junior School and Senior School aged pupils.
• Managing groups of children, ensuring safety and ensuring the pupils uphold the expected standards of the school.
• Selecting and organising teams each week for Saturday matches.
• Taking registers of each session and flagging any behavioural issues or pastoral needs.
• Working alongside the Director of Hockey to plan every session in line with the playing principles of the hockey programme.
• Umpiring and coaching games.

While these are the key responsibilities of the role, this is not necessarily an exhaustive list and other duties may be required to ensure the smooth running of the hockey programme.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be happy to work as part of a team in order to meet the needs of the children and the Hockey Programme as a whole – essential
• Have an understanding of health and safety issues that affect the day-to-day running of childcare – essential
• Have a desire to develop as a hockey coach – essential
• Have previous experience working in hockey at a school or at junior level at a club – essential
• Be able to work on Saturday mornings – essential
• Have played hockey to a good standard – desirable

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