Performance Hockey Coach

The Independent Schools Council; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Onsite gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Fee discount

Lunch provided (term time)

Job summary

The Independent Schools Council is seeking a performance hockey coach to support the Director of Hockey. You will coach sessions from P4 to S6, organise Saturday matches, and work as part of a dedicated hockey team within a warm school community.

PVG membership is required; working days are Mon–Fri plus Saturday mornings, 17 hours in total, with the schedule provided. Generous benefits include subsistence and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must work as part of a team to meet children's and hockey programme needs.
• Understanding of health and safety issues in childcare.
• Desire to develop as a hockey coach.
• Experience working in hockey at a school or junior club.
• Ability to work on Saturday mornings.
• First aid trained (desirable).
• Playing hockey to a good standard (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 school standards.
• Selecting and organising teams each week for Saturday matches.
• Taking registers of each session and flagging behavioural or pastoral needs.
• Working alongside the Director of Hockey to plan sessions in line with playing principles.
• Umpiring and coaching games.

Skills

Team player

Health and safety awareness

Coaching development

Hockey coaching experience

Saturday morning availability

First aid trained

Job description

The Role

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.

Our reward package includes:

• Generous pension
• Access to onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Fee discount
• 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.

The 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
• Friday non-working day
• 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
• Be first aid trained – desirable