Organisation Palace for Life Foundation Salary £25,650 per year Location South London Contract type Fixed Term (Full time) Closing date 23 August 2024 Job Description Job Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced sports coach to lead on the delivery of PE in one of our full-time partner primary schools. You will be based five days a week in a local primary school, delivering PE lessons and extra-curricular clubs. There will also be opportunities to coach at our Player Development Centres.
What We Offer
- Flexible & remote working;
- Competitive salary and benefits package (including healthcare plan, discounts and match tickets);
- 26 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays);
- A personal development plan and training opportunities;
- Use the power of sport to make a difference to the lives of young people in South London.
Job Description
As Full Time PE Coach you will:
- Plan and deliver creative, active and engaging PE lessons and extra-curricular clubs to children aged 4-11;
- Plan and deliver 'Premier League Primary Stars' sessions including targeted intervention groups, classroom workshops, social action programmes and teacher PE support lessons;
- Form positive relationships with all key partners involved in the programme including schools, teachers and parents;
- Support with the collection of data for Premier League funding;
- Support at a variety of events throughout the year, including school tournaments and festivals, and holiday courses out of school term;
- Work alongside the Foundation's Football Development team, with opportunities to coach at Player Development Centres.
Person Specification
As successful candidate you will have:
- A passion for working in primary schools and using sport to change young peoples lives;
- A qualification in football / multi-sports / HLTA;
- Experience of coaching within primary schools with a proven track record of achievement;
- The availability to work a minimum of one evening per week.
Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults at risk who take part in our activities, and we all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks before commencing employment.
Equalities
We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.
We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.