Sports Coach

Job Title:

Sports Coach

Salary: £29k to £33k

Permenant Opportunity

"To enable pupils with a wide range of complex and profound additional needs to access sports sessions in an inclusive and adapted environment."

The Role

* Plan, organise and deliver sports sessions by identifying and preparing resources required to fulfil lesson plans and achieve learning outcomes.

* Oversee and maintain sports equipment.

* To maintain robust and accurate risk assessments for activities off site.

* Preparation of sports equipment, preparing and clearing up activities with the pupils.

* Assist pupils to develop their independence within sports sessions.

* Work with individual children to carry out therapy programs, designed and supervised by the therapist.

* Assist pupils with personal and intimate care and other self-help skills including changing as necessary.

* When appropriately trained, in agreement with the principal, to administer any medical interventions as requested.

* To lead after school sports club.

* To undertake ongoing training as required, e.g. on the lifting and handling involved in manual handling tasks.

* Be involved in extra-curricular activities (e.g. activities, trips, open days, presentation evenings).

Experience/Qualifications

* Must have a PE/Sports Coaching Qualification

* Experience of working with children with special needs

* Clean Driving Licence - D1

* A knowledge of behaviour management techniques

Safeguarding Statement:

At Humly, we are committed to safeguarding children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

In accordance with the safeguarding vulnerable groups' regime [2006] & the relevant Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) DfE guidance, any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the results of checks from the Disclosure & Barring Service ("the DBS") and Teacher Services (regarding teacher prohibition/disqualification from working with children and young people).

School roles give privileged access to vulnerable groups, therefore, we require all applicants attending interview to disclose all spent convictions and cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 unless it is a "protected" conviction/caution under the amendments made to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 (in 2013) and, therefore, not subject to disclosure