Sports Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £5,468 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale B: £5,468 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£23,656 per annum full time/full year equivalent) (Casual hours can be added on top of the 10 hours subject to job needs.) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Norfolk, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Inspiration Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | JUL20256267 |
Summary
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale B: £5,468 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£23,656 per annum full time/full year equivalent)
Start Date: September 2025
Fixed Term: until 31st August 2026
Part Time: 10 hours per week over 5 days from Monday to Friday (Working days can be further discussed at interview; Casual hours can be added on top of the 10 hours subject to job needs).
Working Weeks: 38 weeks
The Inspiration Trust is looking for a committed sports enthusiast to support the Trust Sports Coordinator in the development and delivery of sports and enrichment across the Trust. The work will be fun, varied and exciting and will allow the postholder to gain experience and knowledge to potentially further their career in teaching/coaching or life in general.
The main responsibility of the role will be:
- To support the development and implementation of the Trust sport teams.
- To ensure efficient and effective arrangements to support the development of high-quality physical activity opportunities for students.
- To act as a basketball coach for students.
- To plan and deliver coaching sessions to the Trust basketball academy and in school.
- To facilitate pupils participating in sports to work towards achieving their full potential.
- To assist with the planning and delivery of Trust-wide sporting events
The ideal candidate will have:
- Sports coaching experience from one, or a range of, sports would be desirable.
- Basketball England - Coach Level 2 would be ideal.
- Valid driving license for minibus would be desirable.
- Good ICT skills.
- Experience of planning and delivery of sport sessions to 4-19 age range would be desirable.
- Experience of developing coaching programmes would be ideal.
Inspiration Trust has twice been ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believes in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. The Trust provides strong networks with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. The Trust is committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities to all our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
Inspiration Trust feels it is important to support every school by centralising certain support services. In turn this reduces workload on senior leaders, helping to establish further value for money on a variety of integrated services. This also ensures the Trust’s Academies have a local support structure and share best practice. As a Trust we will continue to review the services we offer and are committed to making them responsive to individual Academy’s needs.
The Trust’s dedicated Central Services Team is based at the Hewett Academy in Norwich. This team provides a strong range of school support services including:
- Finance
- Governance
- Human Resources and Payroll
- Operations, including Estate management, Health and Safety, ICT and Marketing
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Teachers' Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions
- Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
- Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
- Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Thursday 7th August 2025
Interview date: Friday 15th August 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
When you start your application, you will receive several emails from our application provider, Vacancy Filler. Please be aware that some email providers may mistakenly mark these messages as spam. To avoid missing important updates, we recommend checking your spam or junk folders regularly throughout the application process and marking these emails as safe.
Start Date: September 2025
Fixed Term: until 31st August 2026
Part Time: 10 hours per week over 5 days from Monday to Friday (Working days can be further discussed at interview; Casual hours can be added on top of the 10 hours subject to job needs).
Working Weeks: 38 weeks
The Inspiration Trust is looking for a committed sports enthusiast to support the Trust Sports Coordinator in the development and delivery of sports and enrichment across the Trust. The work will be fun, varied and exciting and will allow the postholder to gain experience and knowledge to potentially further their career in teaching/coaching or life in general.
The main responsibility of the role will be:
- To support the development and implementation of the Trust sport teams.
- To ensure efficient and effective arrangements to support the development of high-quality physical activity opportunities for students.
- To act as a basketball coach for students.
- To plan and deliver coaching sessions to the Trust basketball academy and in school.
- To facilitate pupils participating in sports to work towards achieving their full potential.
- To assist with the planning and delivery of Trust-wide sporting events
The ideal candidate will have:
- Sports coaching experience from one, or a range of, sports would be desirable.
- Basketball England - Coach Level 2 would be ideal.
- Valid driving license for minibus would be desirable.
- Good ICT skills.
- Experience of planning and delivery of sport sessions to 4-19 age range would be desirable.
- Experience of developing coaching programmes would be ideal.
Inspiration Trust has twice been ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believes in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. The Trust provides strong networks with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. The Trust is committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities to all our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
Inspiration Trust feels it is important to support every school by centralising certain support services. In turn this reduces workload on senior leaders, helping to establish further value for money on a variety of integrated services. This also ensures the Trust’s Academies have a local support structure and share best practice. As a Trust we will continue to review the services we offer and are committed to making them responsive to individual Academy’s needs.
The Trust’s dedicated Central Services Team is based at the Hewett Academy in Norwich. This team provides a strong range of school support services including:
- Finance
- Governance
- Human Resources and Payroll
- Operations, including Estate management, Health and Safety, ICT and Marketing
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Teachers' Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions
- Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
- Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
- Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Thursday 7th August 2025
Interview date: Friday 15th August 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
When you start your application, you will receive several emails from our application provider, Vacancy Filler. Please be aware that some email providers may mistakenly mark these messages as spam. To avoid missing important updates, we recommend checking your spam or junk folders regularly throughout the application process and marking these emails as safe.