Grade 3

         Term Time only

          36.5 hours per week

 Naseby road, Birmingham, B8 3HG

Nansen Primary School part of Leigh Trust:

Nansen Primary School Sports Coach Vacancy

Required for an immediate start

We are looking to appoint an experienced Sports Coach who will have an important role in delivering high quality PE, school sport and physical activity.  It is an excellent opportunity for a flexible, creative and committed individual to join our happy, vibrant and skillful team.

We are looking for someone who:

• ·           Has at least two years’ paid experience of teaching Physical Education in a primary school.
• ·         Has a good working knowledge of the primary PE National Curriculum.
• ·         Has excellent organisational and communication skills.
• ·         Has experience of inclusion within the mainstream setting.
• ·         Can deliver a range of extracurricular sports activities.
• ·         Understands the individual needs of children and can develop and inspire young people to become and stay involved in sport and physical activity.
• ·         Aware of the PE, School Sport and Physical Activity funding requirements and can record impact statements on to the report
• ·         Has experience in classroom management.
• ·         Can communicate with children, parents and staff effectively.
• ·         Is caring, fun, creative and inspiring
• ·         Has a passion to ensure the very best for our children.
• ·         Is available to work before and after school hours

Qualifications

   Essential:

·         Level 2 NGB Qualification in more than one sport

·         BTEC or A Level P.E

·         Level 3 qualification in PESS

·         Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy or GCSEs grade 5 and above

Desirable:

·         HNC in Sport /HND in Sport /Sports degree

How to apply

Only applications submitted on the support staff application form will be considered.

Closing date: Friday 16th August 2024.

Interviews and observations: Friday 6th September 2024.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Nansen Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Nansen Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.