Sports Coach and Cover Supervisor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PT |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | b1902121-bf7d-49e5-962e-ba3ad0d7b47f |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a proactive team player with a passion and talent for sport and games to promote sport through the delivery of PE lessons, sports clubs, inter-form activities and fixtures, cover classes for the short-term absence of teachers, and support the delivery of our hugely popular DofE programme. We are looking for evidence of the following skills and experience:
Experience:
- Experience of coaching a sport to young people, in a club or work environment.
- Experience of working in a school environment desirable but not essential.
- Experience of completing or being involved in delivering the DofE Award desirable but not essential.
Skills & Abilities:
- Evidence of a passion and talent for sport.
- Positive and driven with a solution-focused attitude.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, working cooperatively with others.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and organise time and resources effectively, acting on own initiative.
- Ability to motivate and inspire confidence in students and manage student behaviour.
- Flexible approach to work, with a keenness to be involved in activities tosupport the smooth and effective running of the school.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Personal integrity, honesty and sound judgement.
- IT competent, particularly in Microsoft Office Software. Experience of Teams is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to undertake administrative tasks.
- Evidence of a full driving licence and willingness to be trained to drive the school minibus essential.
Qualifications & Knowledge:
- A good standard of general education, ideally qualified to at least A level standard (or equivalent).
- A sports coaching qualification in at least one team sport.
- A sound understanding of the principles of confidentiality, safeguarding and child protection.
- Be first aid qualified or willing to undertake required training.
Training:
- Willingness to participate in further training and development opportunities offered by Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls.
What the school offers its staff
- At Sutton Girls, we provide high quality teaching and learning, strong pastoral support, and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities within a caring environment that values character development and wellbeing
- We have fantastic results and continue to reflect on ways we can improve and support students to make further progress. Students are highly motivated, have a thirst for knowledge and a desire to learn.
- Growth mindset strategies and character development are central to our day-to-day activities whilst maintaining staff and student well-being.
- We offer the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, the BHSF Healthcare Plan and/or sign up to our Cycle to Work Scheme.
Further details about the role
Job Purpose
• Promote sport through the support and delivery of PE lessons, sports clubs, inter-form activities and fixtures.
• To cover classes for the short-term absence of teachers, ensuring the smooth running of the school.
• To coordinate and promote the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme within school.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Cover Supervisor
• Take responsibility for checking which lessons have been allocated for cover and ensure the HR and Senior Administrative Assistant is aware of your location when not covering lessons.
• Supervise whole classes with due regard for their health and safety and school expectations for behaviour and work ethos.
• Supervise and where possible support the students in their class work, ensuring that work set is undertaken.
• Ensure students with specific needs are able to access the task appropriately.
• Begin and end lessons in line with school guidance, ensuring students are provided with the necessary resources for their learning.
• Liaise with teaching staff or Heads of Department before the lesson with any queries regarding work set.
• Ensure the room is left tidy and ready for the next lesson.
• Observe and enforce the school behaviour policy when supervising students, take action and report any incidents where necessary in accordance with the school policy.
• Provide a brief summary from each lesson to the class teacher.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of students in your care
• Provide administrative support to teaching and support staff, as necessary, when cover is not required
Sports Coach
• Deliver daily sporting clubs during the school lunch time break and after-school sports sessions as scheduled
• Deliver some core PE lessons during the school day.
• Assist with after-school sport team fixtures as required.
• Support the PE department in leading inter-form sporting events and activities.
• Liaise with sixth form students to promote and organise sport enrichment activities during the school lunch break.
• Track the number of students participating in sporting extra-curricular clubs and activities.
• To support registering all external sporting fixtures on the Evolve system.
Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award
Assist the school’s DofE Manager to:
• Lead DofE and Expedition training sessions.
• Liaise with appointed approved activity providers with regards to the organisation of expeditions.
• Support participants in their choice and completion of their Volunteering, Skills and Physical sections of the Award.
• Coordinate the work of other DofE volunteer leaders within school.
• Promote the benefits of the DofE Award with students, parents/carers and staff, work with the Communications and Marketing Assistant to celebrate and share successes.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are looking for a proactive team player with a passion and talent for sport and games to promote sport through the delivery of PE lessons, sports clubs, inter-form activities and fixtures, cover classes for the short-term absence of teachers, and support the delivery of our hugely popular DofE programme. We are looking for evidence of the following skills and experience:
Experience:
- Experience of coaching a sport to young people, in a club or work environment.
- Experience of working in a school environment desirable but not essential.
- Experience of completing or being involved in delivering the DofE Award desirable but not essential.
Skills & Abilities:
- Evidence of a passion and talent for sport.
- Positive and driven with a solution-focused attitude.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, working cooperatively with others.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and organise time and resources effectively, acting on own initiative.
- Ability to motivate and inspire confidence in students and manage student behaviour.
- Flexible approach to work, with a keenness to be involved in activities tosupport the smooth and effective running of the school.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Personal integrity, honesty and sound judgement.
- IT competent, particularly in Microsoft Office Software. Experience of Teams is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to undertake administrative tasks.
- Evidence of a full driving licence and willingness to be trained to drive the school minibus essential.
Qualifications & Knowledge:
- A good standard of general education, ideally qualified to at least A level standard (or equivalent).
- A sports coaching qualification in at least one team sport.
- A sound understanding of the principles of confidentiality, safeguarding and child protection.
- Be first aid qualified or willing to undertake required training.
Training:
- Willingness to participate in further training and development opportunities offered by Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls.
What the school offers its staff
- At Sutton Girls, we provide high quality teaching and learning, strong pastoral support, and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities within a caring environment that values character development and wellbeing
- We have fantastic results and continue to reflect on ways we can improve and support students to make further progress. Students are highly motivated, have a thirst for knowledge and a desire to learn.
- Growth mindset strategies and character development are central to our day-to-day activities whilst maintaining staff and student well-being.
- We offer the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, the BHSF Healthcare Plan and/or sign up to our Cycle to Work Scheme.
Further details about the role
Job Purpose
• Promote sport through the support and delivery of PE lessons, sports clubs, inter-form activities and fixtures.
• To cover classes for the short-term absence of teachers, ensuring the smooth running of the school.
• To coordinate and promote the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme within school.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Cover Supervisor
• Take responsibility for checking which lessons have been allocated for cover and ensure the HR and Senior Administrative Assistant is aware of your location when not covering lessons.
• Supervise whole classes with due regard for their health and safety and school expectations for behaviour and work ethos.
• Supervise and where possible support the students in their class work, ensuring that work set is undertaken.
• Ensure students with specific needs are able to access the task appropriately.
• Begin and end lessons in line with school guidance, ensuring students are provided with the necessary resources for their learning.
• Liaise with teaching staff or Heads of Department before the lesson with any queries regarding work set.
• Ensure the room is left tidy and ready for the next lesson.
• Observe and enforce the school behaviour policy when supervising students, take action and report any incidents where necessary in accordance with the school policy.
• Provide a brief summary from each lesson to the class teacher.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of students in your care
• Provide administrative support to teaching and support staff, as necessary, when cover is not required
Sports Coach
• Deliver daily sporting clubs during the school lunch time break and after-school sports sessions as scheduled
• Deliver some core PE lessons during the school day.
• Assist with after-school sport team fixtures as required.
• Support the PE department in leading inter-form sporting events and activities.
• Liaise with sixth form students to promote and organise sport enrichment activities during the school lunch break.
• Track the number of students participating in sporting extra-curricular clubs and activities.
• To support registering all external sporting fixtures on the Evolve system.
Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award
Assist the school’s DofE Manager to:
• Lead DofE and Expedition training sessions.
• Liaise with appointed approved activity providers with regards to the organisation of expeditions.
• Support participants in their choice and completion of their Volunteering, Skills and Physical sections of the Award.
• Coordinate the work of other DofE volunteer leaders within school.
• Promote the benefits of the DofE Award with students, parents/carers and staff, work with the Communications and Marketing Assistant to celebrate and share successes.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.