Sports Coach - Youth Worker

Prospero Teaching; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education agency in the United Kingdom is looking for an energetic Sports Coach for a secondary school in Wythenshawe. The role involves leading PE sessions and coaching, engaging students in sports like boxing and trampolining. Candidates must have experience delivering sports sessions, GCSE Maths and English, and up-to-date safeguarding training. This position is vital for supporting students who may struggle in mainstream education. The agency emphasizes the importance of safeguarding children's welfare.

Qualifications

• Previous experience delivering sports sessions.
• Up to date safeguarding training issued in the last year.
• Team Teach qualified or signed up to attend with agency.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PE sessions.
• Provide coaching sessions in the gym.
• Take students to sports activities such as boxing and trampolining.
• Implement the school sport programme effectively.
• Promote physical fitness and healthy lifestyles.
• Serve as a role model for pupils disengaged from studies.

Skills

Delivering sports sessions

Promoting physical fitness

Role modeling for pupils

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Sports Coach

Secondary School, Wythenshawe.

Must drive own car & business insurance.

About the School

Prospero Teaching is looking for a confident and energetic Sports Coach for a school in Wythenshawe. You will need to deliver PE sessions and coaching sessions in the gym, taking students to sports activities such as boxing and trampolining. You must be confident in implementing the school sport programme effectively, promoting physical fitness and healthy lifestyles and be a perfect role model for pupils who are disengaged with their studies.

The school serves students in a secondary school who may have difficulty studying in a mainstream school and some with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The provision supports a range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, Asperger's syndrome, speech and language difficulties and severe social, emotional and mental health difficulties such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Responsibilities

• Deliver PE sessions.
• Provide coaching sessions in the gym.
• Takes students to sports activities such as boxing and trampolining.
• Implement the school sport programme effectively.
• Promote physical fitness and healthy lifestyles.
• Serve as a role model for pupils disengaged from studies.

Experience, Training and Qualifications

• Previous experience delivering sports sessions.
• GCSE Maths and English and computer literate.
• Up to date safeguarding training issued in the last year.
• Team Teach qualified (or signed up to attend with our agency).

Eligibility

• Hold Right to Work in the UK.
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application.
• Provide two professional child‑related references covering at least the last two years.

Application

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up‑to‑date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people is responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.