Sailing Coach at Radley College

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/RC/85189

Location

Abingdon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Closing Date

Midday, Thu 30th Jul, 2026

Start Date

September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Driving licence required

About this Role

Radley College is looking for a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and well organised sailing professional to take the lead in instructing our novices and advanced sailors including race coaching. This role combines hands-on coaching with responsibility for maintaining and developing the College’s sailing fleet. Working closely with the Director of Sport, you will coach sailors of all abilities, support racing and training activities, ensure boats and equipment are maintained to a high standard, and contribute to the continued growth and success of the sailing programme.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable sailing professional with excellent boat handling and coaching skills, a passion for working with young people, and a strong commitment to health and safety and safeguarding. The successful candidate will hold an RYA Senior Instructor Certificate and a full UK driving licence, with additional coaching, powerboat, or race management qualifications viewed favourably.

This is a part time position, 3-4 days per week during term time and selected competitions/regattas. Training will take place at Farmoor Reservoir (via Oxford Sail Training Trust).

Contact Details

  HR Department
  01235548518
  HR@radley.org.uk

Radley College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks. The scope of such checks will include all online open-source information, but specifically: • up to 10 years’ online history; • social and professional networking and media; • blogs and vlogs; • news and media reports; • information displayed publicly online by third parties; • any other relevant open-source information available. You can find out more about how these checks are carried out and how your personal data will be used at https://sp-index.com/privacy-policy/ If you have any concerns about the above please contact hr@radley.org.uk. We will only carry out these checks on shortlisted candidates and the results of which are not visible to the selection committee. In order for us to carry out these checks, please can you provide your date of birth, nationality and personal email address. We are unable to use work email addresses for these checks.
Do you hold a current UK driving licence
Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position. Study the job description and describe any experience and skills you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrates your ability and attitude to undertake the duties of this post
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