Rowing Coach - Weekends at Bedford Modern School

Bedford Modern School; Bedford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Bedford Modern School is seeking a passionate Rowing Coach to join the Sports department on a paid ad­vised basis to work on weekends. You will work with the Director of Rowing to deliver a vibrant and high-quality rowing programme for students aged 7-18, alongside a supportive team.

This role is well suited to individuals considering a future career in teaching, coaching, or sports development, and involves safeguarding responsibilities in line with school policy.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Rowing in delivering the rowing programme.
• Work on weekends as part of the sports department.

Job description

About this Role

Bedford Modern School (BMS) is athriving HMC independent co-educational day school for students aged 7-18. Our communityis afriendly, happy andsupportive one and all of the 350 staff members,spanning both teachingand non-teaching roles,help to make BMS a very special place to work.

We are looking to appoint a passionate and experienced RowingCoach to join our successful and well-established Sports department on a Paidas Advised basis to work on weekends. This is an exciting opportunity forindividuals with a strong background in rowing and a genuine interest inworking with young people. It's particularly well suited to those considering afuture career in teaching, coaching, or sports development.

As a Rowing Coach at BMS, you will support the Director ofRowing in delivering vibrant, inclusive and high-quality rowing programmeworking alongside a dynamic andexperienced team in a supportive and high-performing environment.

We encourageapplications from all communities as we want to have a workforce that reflects the social,cultural and ethnic diversity of our students.

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

Interview Date: 2 October 2026

Should you wish to discussthe role further, please contact Mark Bavington, Director of Rowing for aninformal conversation [email protected]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be requiredto undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checkswith past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We may carryout online searches on shortlisted applicants.

This post is exemptfrom the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The school is thereforepermitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview. The Harpur Trust is committedto safeguarding and promotingthe welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteersto share this commitment.

The successfulapplicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and otherrelevant checks.