RUGBY COACH, AUGUST 2025
We are looking for inspirational and motivated individuals to support the coaching of rugby at Colfe’s School. The role of the coach will be to support and lead coaching session as well as managing and officiating fixtures in addition to the duties below. The role would include working mid-week and Saturdays and paid hourly.
Duties will include:
* Planning effective and appropriate sessions
* Management of school teams
* Officiating at school sports fixtures and tournaments
* Leading curriculum and after school training sessions
* Administration including selecting and publishing team lists
* Supervision of pupils on sporting fixtures
* Other related tasks as reasonably requested by the Director of Sport/Head
The successful candidate will be:
* A sportsperson who has experience of coaching young people and/ or working in a school environment.
* Ideally hold a level 2 rugby coaching qualification/ ERCA
* Enthusiastic, positive and self-motivated with a desire to inspire and pass on knowledge to young people.
* Organised and efficient at administrative tasks with a good range of IT skills.
* Sufficiently mature and confident to act as a role model to young people and liaise with school staff and parents as necessary.
* Prepared to familiarise him/herself with school policies and formal procedures, including Health and Safety.
Application procedure
The recruitment process will require all applicants to complete an application form, accompanied by a letter of application, current CV and details of two referees, who will be contacted prior to interview, in accordance with the School’s Safer Recruitment procedures.
The application should be submitted either by post to: Mrs A Ross, Human Resources, Colfe’s School, Horn Park Lane
London SE12 8AW or electronically to: recruitment@colfes.com
Applications should be sent as soon as possible and by Noon, 19th March at the latest. Colfe’s reserves the right to appoint to this post before the closing date if necessary.