Sports Coach

Protocol Education Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sports Coach or Physical Education Teacher to inspire young minds in Leeds and Wakefield. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead PE classes, manage student behavior, and promote a healthy lifestyle among students aged 11 to 18. With a focus on flexibility and work-life balance, you will have the chance to work within a supportive educational environment, backed by a dedicated consultant. If you're passionate about sports and education, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Continued professional development courses

Dedicated educational consultant

Refer a friend scheme

Competitive salary

Flexibility of work

Qualifications

• Experience teaching/coaching young people in sports.
• Strong behavior management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead PE classes and manage class behavior effectively.
• Maintain health and safety standards in all activities.

Skills

Behavior Management

Sports Coaching

Adaptability

Health and Safety

Education

Degree in Sports Science or related field

Job description

ROLE: Sports Coach/ Physical Education Teacher

LOCATION: Leeds/Wakefield

Start Date: ASAP/September 2025

Are you a Sports Graduate considering a career as a Physical Education (PE) Teacher or an aspiring sports coach looking to gain further experience working with young people?

You may be a qualified PE teacher looking for a new challenge, or more flexibility for a better work-life balance.

Protocol Education are in partnerships with multiple schools across Leeds & Wakefield, who require Sports Coach’s to work within their Physical Education department.

Overview of responsibilities:

• Lead PE classes, with support and guidance in line with the school curriculum.
• Manage class behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy.
• Maintain health and safety.
• Be adaptable to cover lessons across other departments.
• Be resilient, confident and hold strong behaviour management.
• Work with students aged 11 years – 18 years.

The ideal candidate must have experience teaching/coaching young people sports.

Contract Details:

• Ideally full time role (Monday – Friday) however, part time hours can be considered.
• Term time only – in line with the local authority academic calendar.
• Working hours 8:30am – 3:15pm

Benefits of working for Protocol Education:

• Continued professional development courses offered all year round.
• A dedicated educational consultant offering career and personal support.
• Refer a friend scheme, with monetary reward.
• A competitive salary.
• Flexibility of work.

If you want to make a difference and support children and young people in an education setting,APPLY NOWor email your CV to [e-mail].

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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