Lunchtime Sports Lead

Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2JX

13 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 October 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £12.65 Hourly Term Time only

Lunchtime Sports Lead job summary

Lunchtime Sports Lead

About this Role

Part Time, 6.25hrs per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only) paid at NJC Grade A £12.65ph

This is a fixed term appointment linked to Sports Grant funding to provide games and sports activities during lunch times in school for all year groups.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Sports Lead to run fun and active lunchtime sessions in our primary school. You’ll get children moving, teach them new games and skills, encourage teamwork, and help referee friendly matches. If you love sport, enjoy working with children, and can bring energy and positivity to playtimes, we’d love to hear from you!

Ideally, you will:

- Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents;

- Have good English and Maths skills;

- Have high expectations of children’s behaviour and be able to maintain consistent boundaries;

- Be willing to work as part of a team and have a good sense of humour;

- Be able to use your own initiative when required;

- Have experience in a similar role in a school;

- Have prior knowledge and experience of working with children with special educational needs;

What we can offer you

- Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership

- Substantial workplace pension

- Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons

- Staff Wellbeing support

- CPD opportunities for all staff

You should have English and Maths to GCSE A-C or equivalent.

If you wish to visit the school prior to application, you would be more than welcome. Please contact the school directly on 01626 202050 and the administrator will be more than happy to arrange a day and time to suit you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.

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.