At Northgate Primary and Nursery School our vision is for children to be proud of themselves and strive to be the best that they can; to feel understood and supported to achieve success; to be safe and happy; to learn the skills to give them confidence to face the future; to know how to behave well; to be treated equally and to feel important within their school, family and the wider community.

We are looking to appoint an excellent, enthusiastic and highly motivated HLTA/Sports Coach to join our friendly, welcoming school.

This role is 30 hours per week  (Monday - Friday), during term time (plus one week)

Our friendly and ambitious school has been judged “Good” by Ofsted (July 2018).  We have been awarded the ‘Marjorie Boxall’ award for our Nurturing practice and are looking for a team member who will embrace this.

Our ideal applicant will: 

• Be an excellent practitioner, able to make learning enjoyable 
• Be able to form positive relationships with children, staff and parents 
• Have high expectations of behaviour, effort and attitude and the necessary strategies to promote these qualities 
• Have recent experience of working in a primary school, knowledge of the National Curriculum and the standards required by the new assessment framework 
• Have qualifications in sports coaching

Visits to the school are welcome, please telephone 01493 856515 to check availability.

In return for working at our school, which is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust, you will receive a wide range of benefits, including:

·       Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development

·       Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College

·       Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution

·       Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice

·       Shopping and leisure discounts

·       Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

·       Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.