Football Coach and Sports Club Attendant

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Description:

Erskine Stewart Melville are currently recruiting for a Holiday Football Coach and Sports Club Attendant to join the ESM Sports Centre on a temporary basis for the duration of the October holiday camp. The dates of camp are 19 October to 25 October, inclusive. The successful candidates will be required to attend an induction session on Friday 16 October for approximately 2 hours.

This role is temporary with one week of coaching, a total of 32.5 hours per week, split between 5 shifts.

The successful candidates will be paid at a rate of £12.83 per hour.

The role will be based at the Ravelston site.

The purpose of the role is to deliver fun, engaging and well-organised sports activities for children and young people attending our camps while also supporting the wider operation of the Sports Club.

The successful candidate must be a forward-thinking coach who understands a games-based and constraint-led coaching approach, they must have the ability adhere to and follow instructions for current industry guidance ensuring Health and Safety standards are met and the ability to multi-task and prioritise own workload with good attention to detail. Previous experience of working in a school setting and/or a gym or fitness centre is preferred.

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

ESM is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

• Free school lunches
• Paid moving house day
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Employer pension contributions of up to 8%
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESM values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESM have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Final date to receive applications is 7th September 2026 at 12 noon. We anticipate that interviews will take place on Friday 11th September.

Welcome to Erskine Stewart Melville, a school for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh, where innovation thrives. We are committed to the individual ambitions of every student by pushing the boundaries of traditional academia.

Our school cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. We empower our learners to dream big and surpass their own expectations, using progressive teaching and learning. Our approach provides an expansive range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities, as well as a dedicated wellbeing programme that supports the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.