Job Description

School Sports Co-ordinator

Coaching/instructors

Giffards Primary School are looking to appoint a full time PE instructor Monday to Friday, term time only. The successful candidate will be responsible for School PE lessons across the primary age range as well as running and developing our extensive extra-curricular sports activities.

This post would suit both experienced and newly qualified instructors to degree standard. If you would like to work with children and may even be thinking of moving into teaching in the future this role would be perfect for you!

The successful applicant will have:

A keen desire to work with children of primary age
Experience of coaching children
A sports related qualification to degree level.
The ability to work independently and take on responsibility
A driving licence and a car - this is essential

If you would like to find out more please do contact the school office, visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to support this commitment. We follow local authority guidelines for safer recruitment. Appointments will be subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS and medical checks.

Applications close: 8/12/14

Position start date: 5/1/15 or soon thereafter

Position type: Coaching/instructors

Main subject: School sports coordinator

Employment type Full time term time

Interviews: week beginning 8/12/14

Pay range: Unqualified teacher scale

Information about the School

Giffards has been a primary school since 2005, with the amalgamation of the previous Infant and Junior schools. We currently have 14 classes with 405 pupils. We are a welcoming, friendly and inclusive primary academy, where we nurture and celebrate the achievements of all of our children. We have a large, experienced team of teachers and LSAs as well as specialist Music and PE staff. This has created a large school. We have invested heavily in ICT; all our classrooms have interactive screens as does our music room. We have an ICT suite with 30 computers plus interactive screen and also every child has access to their own chrome book as well as a set of headphones. All teaching staff have their own laptops which are used for planning and centralisation of information and resources.

Giffards Primary School continues to be a good school. The pupils at Giffards Primary School are walking, talking examples of the school’s values, particularly being caring and respectful. They build warm, supportive relationships with staff - Ofsted March 2022

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.