PE Teacher/Sports Coach
Harris Primary Academy Orpington, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4LZ10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Actual salary £24,504.22-£25,957.07 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,145-£30,873
Pay scale
- Grade 4 (Outer London)
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Sports Coach/specialist PE Higher Level Teaching Assistant to provide PPA cover at Harris Primary Academy Orpington.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths – Grade C or above
- UKCC Level 2 Qualified (or higher) in any sport or appropriate equivalent qualification
- HLTA qualification
- Experience of delivering sport coaching sessions to young people aged between 5 and 11 in a school environment
- Knowledge of the PE National Curriculum and ability to deliver the curriculum through sport
- The ability to encourage and inspire young people through sport
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Our aim is to provide our pupils with a well-rounded and enjoyable education that ensures each child succeeds academically, physically and emotionally - preparing them for life in an ever-changing world. We have identified six shared values, which we develop with the children throughout the academic year: Respect, Unity, Cooperation, Aspiration, Responsibility and Integrity.
They are our foundations and we have a clear expectation that all adults as well as children and staff model and respect these values both inside and outside the academy. These foundations have enabled us to build high quality, inspiring education for our children. This is reflected in both the exceptional day to day practice here as well as the improving outcomes our children have achieved in each year.
Our knowledge rich curriculum has been designed to challenge and inspire the children; exposing them to a wide variety of exciting experiences.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Further details about the role
Your responsibilities will include:
- Teaching primary-age children the PE curriculum, including dance and gymnastics
- Planning, preparing, delivering and assessing a range of CPD lessons, PPA cover, extra-curricular club sessions and other related programmes, all designed to enhance the school's PE and Sporting culture
- Ensuring all equipment associated with the PE session is correctly set up, maintained, stored and returned
- Establishing constructive relationships and communicating with external agencies
- Delivering agreed enrichment activities.
- Ensuring all students identified for support are given every opportunity to access the curriculum and agreeing how they will be supported in lessons
- Monitoring students in lessons, providing teachers with feedback on participation and progress
- Supporting identified students to engage with learning objectives
- Using behaviour management strategies to contribute to creating a purposeful learning environment
- Maintaining records of students' progress
- Contributing to evaluation, review and target setting of provision maps
- Supporting teachers in creating a positive learning environment
- Joining a curriculum team and being responsible for the leadership of PE and the organisation of resources linked to that team
- Supervising students as part of playground duties.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Harris Primary Academy Orpington
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 299 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisprimaryorpington.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01689 830383
Harris Primary Academy Orpington is a two-form entry school which opened in September 2016 in Bromley. We believe that every child is different and that everyone deserves the opportunity to be happy, secure and successful. The academy is surrounded by a large grounds which enables us to take our learning outside, including through Forest School.
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