Lunchtime Sports Co-Ordinator

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £5,710.32 Annually (Actual) Grade 2, Scale Point 3 (inclusive of holiday pay) a pay increase is due in April 2026

Lunchtime Sports Co-Ordinator job summary

Meadowhead School Academy trust have a unique opportunity for an experienced sports coach to join our school. We are looking for individuals to support our students during the lunchtime period, providing them with engaging physical activities to participate in.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about sport, youth development, and promoting healthy, active lifestyles within a secondary school environment.

The successful candidate must be responsible and reliable, and have the ability to work as part of a team during the lunchtime break from 12.00 - 2.00pm.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience working with young people (ages 11-16
• Be energetic, reliable, and approachable
• Possess good organisational and communication skills
• Have knowledge of a range of sports and games suitable for secondary-aged pupils

Staff benefits include enrolment onto the enhanced package for Smart Clinic which provides health and well-being support for all employees.

Working Hours are 10 hours peek, working 2 hours per day, 5 days per week for 38 weeks per year.

Requests for part-time working around other commitments/work will be considered.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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