Sports Coach

Sports Coach

• Sports Coach Required
• £12.90 p/hour
• Supporting children with SEMH difficulties
• Full-time Role

Teaching Personnel has been approached by a specialist provision in Rossendale which caters for pupils aged 11-16 with complex social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Many pupils who attend this school have not had a previously good experience at school and have been persistently absent from education. As a result, the pupils have large gaps in their learning and have low confidence levels in their academic ability.

The school offers a therapeutic environment which allows the pupils to thrive. A varied curriculum is offered including vocational subjects as well as core subjects. The school also focuses on enrichment and connecting the pupils to their environment, as a result pupils should feel more engaged with their education and want to do well.

As a sports coach you will be responsible for:

• Helping pupils to engage with their learning
• Be a learning coach and encourage pupils to engage with their education
• Use sports as a tool to encourage pupils
• Build positive relationships with pupils
• Praise good behaviour
• Deal with potentially difficult situations

The role will include using a person’s sports background to help to build relationships with students. The school seeks people with this background because people with this background display key competencies which are important to the school.

This role is starting as soon as possible.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Keira ASAP and you will be contacted within 48 hours to discuss next steps.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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