Primary Education Sport & Wellbeing Coach (casual)

Job Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic coaches to deliver engaging curricular and extra-curricular sessions in schools. Sessions will involve the delivery of PE, wellbeing, reading and maths interventions as part of our successful 'Premier League Primary Stars' and 'Team Mates' programmes.

What We Offer

• Regular hours to suit your schedule;

• London Living Wage salary as a minimum;

• Training and development opportunities across our teams;

• The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club;

• Make a difference to the lives of young people in South London.

Job Description

As Primary Education Sport and Wellbeing Coach you will:

• Plan and deliver creative, active and engaging PE lessons and extra-curricular clubs;

• Plan and deliver various 'Premier League Primary Stars' sessions, including targeted intervention groups, classroom workshops, social action programmes and teacher PE support lessons;

• Deliver our positive mental health programme, 'Team Mates', to groups of students in years 6 and 7 in our partner schools, including workshops, assemblies and mentoring;

• Form positive relationships with all key partners involved in the programme including schools, teachers and parents;

• Support the administration elements of the programmes including data collection and input, updating monitoring and evaluation systems and completing reports for funding partners;

• Support at a variety of events throughout the year, including school tournaments and festivals, and holiday courses out of school term.

Person Specification

As successful candidate you will:

• Have experience coaching in a primary school environment, with a proven track record of achievement;

• Be an FA/UEFA qualified coach at Level 1 or above, and ideally hold other relevant qualifications e.g. PE.

• Have good knowledge of school education and mental health related illnesses;

• Be able to empathise with and give support to participants who may not feel comfortable in learning or sports-related environments;

• Have the ability to develop and maintain relationships with schools and their staff including head teachers, SENCO and Governors;

• Be available for some after school and ideally some holiday work.