PE & School Sport Officer

Neat Academy Trust, North Shields, NE29 7ST

25 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 December 2024

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type: Fixed term - 31st August 2025
Actual salary: £22,874 - £24,415

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a colleague who has:

Ability to deliver high quality physical activity sessions based upon the needs of young people.
Experience of managing and delivering activity programmes and events
Good Planning & Organisational Skills
Self-motivationwith the ability to motivate and enthuse teaching staff, young people, other coaches and sports leaders.

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
Membership of theLocal Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Further details about the role

This post is term time only, plus 5 training days and fixed term until 31st August 2025.

Are you looking to start your career in sport development or physical education? Do you have a passion for school sports and making a difference in young peoples lives?

We are seeking to appoint a PE and School Sport Officer to support the management and delivery of Newcastle PE and School Sport brokered services, programmes and interventions to schools. The successful candidate will also lead on designated projects and programmes.

Our service covers the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne engaging with and delivering a variety of programmes and services to First, Primary, Middle, Special and High Schools. We provide high quality PE and sporting opportunities to children and young people, and we are committed to having a positive impact in order to raise participation that will ultimately encourage and motivate them to lead healthy active lifestyles. As such we are seeking an enthusiastic, committed and passionate individual to deliver against this aspiration.

Interested?If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ nolaterthanmidnight on Sunday 5th January 2025.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

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.