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Residential Graduate Assistant [Sport]

Ripon Grammar School, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2DG

This job expired on 23 February 2026 – see similar jobs

• Earliest start date

  13 April 2026

• Latest start date

  30 April 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Physical education
• Working pattern: Full time: This is a full-time role during term time. The hours are divided between working shifts in the boarding house whilst looking after the pastoral needs of our students and working in our sports department. Within the sports department, the role includes carrying out a sports technician role and supporting sports fixtures. The role includes weekend and evening work on a rota. Sports – 10 hpw Boarding – 29 hpw Time Off – 2 x24 hpw
• Contract type: Fixed term - 15 months
• Hourly rate: £12.85 ph

What skills and experience we're looking for

Residential Graduate Assistant (Sport) from April 2026

Term time only + Training Days

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic, and highly motivated resident Sporting Assistant to work at our busy day and boarding school. This is an exciting opportunity predominately aimed at graduates who are potentially interested in a career in the education sector and keen to build up valuable work experience.

This position is offered on a fixed term basis commencing 1 April 2026 until the end of the following academic year [23 July 2027].

This is a full-time role during term time. The hours are divided between working shifts in the boarding house whilst looking after the pastoral needs of our students and working in our sports department. Within the sports department, the role includes carrying out a sports technician role and supporting sports fixtures. The role includes weekend and evening work on a rota.

Sports department – 10 hours per week, flexible depending on the needs of the department

Boarding duties – 29 hours per week - one evening per week and 20 hours every weekend, across Saturday and Sunday.

Time Off – You will have at least 2 x 24 hours off per week; these may not be consecutive.

Salary - NYC Grade CD, point 3 [£12.85 ph]

Current salary for 39 hours per week term time only + 5 Training Days per annum £22,657 pa (pay award pending)

Accommodation, located in the boarding house, is provided free of charge. This accommodation is NOT available during the school holidays.

Meals are provided when on duty and must be paid for at other times.

The job description is attached for your information. Should you wish to have any further information please contact: Mrs Tania Davidson, Assistant Head (Boarding), by email to davidsontc@ripongrammar.com

Please complete our application form [available from the school website] together with a covering letter to the headmaster, Mr Jonathan Webb,

explaining why you feel you are suitable for this role, and email to Mrs P A Hargraves, PA to Headmaster, at hargravesp@ripongrammar.comby 9am on Monday 23 February 2026.

Interviews will be arranged with successful candidates; if you have not heard from the school following the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the School. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.

What the school offers its staff

Accommodation, located in the boarding house, is provided free of charge. This accommodation is NOT available during the school holidays.

Meals are provided when on duty and must be paid for at other times.

Free car parking on site

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Residential Graduate Assistant (Sport)Job Description

Key Aspects of Role:

To assist and support boarding, the sports department and sports fixtures. Support with the supervision and management of students throughout the academic year. The successful candidate will work closely with the Director of Sport and the Assistant Head (Boarding) in the fulfilment of their role.

Terms and Conditions:

• NYC Grade CD, point 3 [current salary £22,657 pa – pay award pending]
• Term time only + Training Days
• Fixed term from 1 April 2026 - 23 July 2027
• 39 hpw. Working pattern: Sports Dept: 10 hours per week, flexible depending on the needs of the PE department Boarding duties: 29 hours per week to include 1 evening per week and 20 hours every weekend, across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as required.
• Time off: You will have at least 2 x 24 hours off per week [these may not be consecutive]
• Accommodation: provided in one of the boarding houses, free of charge. Please note this is for term time only and is not provided during school holidays.
• Meals: provided free of charge when on boarding duty only. To be paid for at all other times.

Reports To: Assistant Head (Boarding) via:

- Director of Sport

- Housemaster/Housemistress

Key Responsibilities:

Sports Department:

• To work closely with PE staff and support learning in PE lessons
• Setting up of equipment in both indoor and outdoor teaching areas
• To manage the school lettings over the weekends, including locking and unlocking facilities and being available to the groups who are letting our facilities.
• Assist with organising, promoting and delivering a range of extracurricular activities at lunchtime and after school
• Liaise with other schools regarding fixtures
• Assist with booking transport and arrangement of kit requirements
• Assist with organisation and administration of annual Sports Presentation Evening
• Assist with facilities management team regarding sports pitch markings
• Provide general administrative support to the PE department, including maintenance of notice boards
• Support student success via website, displays and local press in liaison with Marketing Manager
• Promote and help to safeguard the welfare of students
• Participate in training, including Health & Safety, and other learning activities
• Report maintenance repairs to equipment as required to ensure compliance with safe working practices
• Record and report Health & Safety issues in line with departmental and AfPE regulations
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings and performance development as required

Boarding

• Taking responsibility for the students in the boarding house, with evening, weekend and overnight duties, as required.
• Plan and deliver activities to the boarding community
• Support students to thrive with effective pastoral care and follow the school’s record keeping processes as necessary
• Undertake all training including - safeguarding, first aid and fire training as required.
• Supervise students who are sick or injured, including overnight and seeking medical attention, if required.
• Attending departmental meetings as required
• Attendance at all INSET training and CPD activities; commitment to one's own professional development
• Involvement with off-site trips and activities, including residential activities, as required.
• Commitment to the wider life of the school through organising and delivering a range of activities for students during the evening and at weekends.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• At weekends, open the required sports venues for lettings and be on call to assist external users as required.

Person Specification

• Recent graduate, preferably in a sports related field
• Experience of coaching or participating in sport to a good standard
• Experience or qualifications in umpiring or refereeing
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Good level of IT skills
• Compassionate and approachable
• Flexible approach to working in a busy boarding school with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Enthusiastic about working in a busy environment
• Reliable and honest
• Resilient to be able to work in a demanding role
• Willing to undertake additional training i.e. First Aid training, PAT testing training.
• Willingness to undertake minibus training is desirable

Training Days

• Boarding staff are required to be on duty when boarders return to school at the start of term which, on occasions, coincides with teacher training days. On such days, the boarding staff are required to undertake their regular boarding duty which normally commences at 4.00pm.

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.

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About Ripon Grammar School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 942 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ripon Grammar School website
• Email address: hargravesp@ripongrammar.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ripon-grammar-school

Ripon Grammar School

Ripon Grammar School is an outstanding, day and boarding, co-educational, selective grammar school, situated at the heart of the city of Ripon. We offer a broad academic curriculum which is challenging and inspiring. Added to first rate teaching, our students engender a strong work ethic and community of learning. While we value highly a spirit of independent learning, academic support and guidance, delivered via the tutorial system, is also excellent. Consequently GCSE and A Level results and ‘value added’ are, year on year, exceptionally strong each year whilst students have opportunities to develop a wide range of personal and social skills.

We value especially our ability to know our students as individuals. We encourage them to be involved in the school community, taking leadership roles and through supporting younger students. We are very proud of the student-led organisation of our annual charity week as well as their involvement in House events [including House Drama, House Debating and Sports Day].

Equally important is our broad enrichment programme which develops participation, leadership and confidence through such activities as weekly sport, an outstanding music programme, voluntary service, work experience and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, to name just a few. Alongside this programme there exists a vibrant society life which encompasses both academic societies and more broad political and community-based groups.

As the only state boarding school in Yorkshire, we have a thriving boarding community. This provides students with a ‘home from home’, but also gives them the sense of independence and experience of living within a community, thus providing a unique preparation for university life to come.

In summary, Ripon Grammar School is a dynamic and thriving community school which aims to stretch, challenge and support the students in as many ways as possible. If you are looking for an opportunity to get involved as well as teaching your subject with passion and enthusiasm to keen and enthusiastic learners, then Ripon Grammar School is the place for you.

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