Schools Games Coordinator

Rickmansworth School

About the role

Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

Contract type:                 Term time plus 20 INSET/Additional Days, Maternity Cover Fixed term 

for up to 12 months 

Hours: 37 hours per week: Monday - Friday

Salary: H3 pt 5 plus £1,045 fringe allowance 

Pro-rata - Actual Salary: £24,564.33 pa incl. Fringe

Start Date: January 2026

Rickmansworth School is looking for a motivated and confident individual to join our award-winning Three Rivers and Watford School Sports Partnership. Based at Rickmansworth School, this role offers the opportunity to deliver and develop the School Games and wider partnership programmes across 40 infant, primary and secondary schools.

The Partnership is a leading example of best practice, enhancing PE, physical activity and school sport for thousands of young people each year through inclusive competitions, from intra-school events to county finals. The role involves working closely with School Sports Coordinators to run family competitions and other events, while supporting initiatives such as The Barclays Girls’ Football School Partnerships and RFU rugby programmes.

The successful candidate will gain a broad understanding of sports development, creating pathways in coaching, officiating and sports leadership for pupils aged 5–18 and fostering youth leadership through volunteering and officiating opportunities.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact and gain valuable experience within one of the most successful School Sports Partnerships in the country.

In return, we will offer you:

• Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth

• A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued

• A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do

• Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference

• A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported

Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, heavily over-subscribed 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. We provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for our 1575 ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.

Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment.  Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Applications Process

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Tuesday 16 December 2025

Interviews:                   TBC

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.

Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.

Selection Process:

We are required for only shortlisted candidates  to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2025  in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.  On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher  and possibly another member of SLT.  There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.