Sports Coach for SEMH Primary – Build Confidence

Cover People; Tameside; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Dedicated SEND consultant

Training & safeguarding courses

Temp-to-perm opportunities

Full-time long-term contract

Job summary

Cover People, Manchester are hiring a Sports Coach / Teaching Assistant to join a specialist primary SEMH school in Tameside. Start date September 2026. Daily rate £100–£110 DOE, paid PAYE.

Hours 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday. This full-time, long-term contract offers a chance to develop SEND and SEMH experience through sport and targeted pupil support. Join a nurturing, specialist setting focused on social-emotional development and wellbeing, with a creative curriculum and small-group

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people in SEND/SEMH settings.
• Ability to engage pupils through interests and strengths.
• Patience, resilience and positive relationships with pupils.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support sports, PE and physical activity sessions.
• Use sport to build confidence, teamwork and positive relationships.
• Encourage participation and help pupils develop resilience.
• Support behaviour, emotional regulation and engagement.
• Provide 1:1 and small-group support as required.
• Support classroom activities when needed.
• Adapt activities to suit individual pupils and their needs.

Skills

Sports coaching

Teaching assistant support

SEMH engagement

Job description

Cover People, Manchester are hiring a Sports Coach / Teaching Assistant to join a specialist primary SEMH school in Tameside. Start date September 2026. Daily rate £100–£110 DOE, paid PAYE.

Hours 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday. This full-time, long-term contract offers a chance to develop SEND and SEMH experience through sport and targeted pupil support. Join a nurturing, specialist setting focused on social-emotional development and wellbeing, with a creative curriculum and small-group