What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a colleague who:
• Has the ability to deliver high quality physical activity sessions based upon the needs of young people.
• Has good planning & organisational skills, using their own initiative to work with minimal supervision.
• Is self-motivated with the ability to motivate and enthuse teaching staff, young people, other coaches and sports leaders.
• Has a full UK drivers licence.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of theLocal Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further details about the role
Are you looking to start your career in sport development or physical education? Do you have a passion for school sports and making a difference in young peoples lives?
We are seeking to appoint a PE and School Sport Support Officer with the ability to deliver high quality physical activity sessions based upon the needs of young people. This is an exciting opportunity to support non-specialist teachers in the planning, delivery and assessment of curriculum PE lessons either as PPA cover or for the purposes of upskilling teaching staff as part of the PE & School Sport Service service level requirement.
This post is term time only, plus 5 training days, and is fixed term until 31st August 2025.
Looking for more infomation?Please contact Gavin Cree,PE and School Sport Service Assistant Manager on g.cree@neatat.org.ukto arrange an informal chat.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Tuesday 21st January 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.