Female Sports Coach

Bring your energy into the classroom

Got a background in sport or PE? Love working with young people and keeping them engaged?

This could be your perfect move into education.

We’re looking for energetic, confident individuals to support pupils as a Learning Support Assistants. Your PE background will be a huge asset, especially when it comes to building relationships, encouraging participation, and supporting behaviour in a positive, active way.

What your day might look like Supporting pupils in lessons, helping them stay focused and involved

Using your energy and creativity to keep learners engaged

Working 1:1 or with small groups who need extra support

Encouraging positive behaviour and building strong relationships

Supporting both classroom learning and active sessions

Helping create a fun, structured, and inclusive environment

What you’ll bring

You don’t need years of classroom experience; this is about your mindset and transferable skills:

A background in sport, coaching, or PEConfidence working with children or young people

Strong communication skills and a natural ability to motivate

Patience, resilience, and a calm approach under pressureA team-player attitude and willingness to learn

Why schools love PE backgrounds

You already know how to:

Build rapport quickly

Manage behaviour through engagement and structure

Keep energy high while staying in control

Encourage teamwork, confidence, and resilience

That’s gold dust in a classroom.

What you’ll get in returnA great route into education, no formal TA experience needed

Ongoing support from a consultant who gets what schools need

Free CPD training to build your classroom skills

Flexible work options to suit youWe specifically are looking for female sports coaches due to a demand in schools needing female coaches for specific year groups where safeguarding and changing rooms are of priority. Apply today, make an impact to the future generation!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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