School Games Organiser & Girls Football Development Officer

Poole High School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW

14 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
1 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
17 June 2026

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 30 hours per week Hours to be worked flexibly, timings to be agreed with line manager
Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31 March 2027
Actual salary: £21,837

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a School Games Organiser & Girls Football Development Officer to join our wonderful school.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

Be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the School Games in your designated area
Support schools to promote the importance of physical activity and ensure appropriate competitive opportunities can be enjoyed by all young people across Key Stages 2-4.
Focus will be on addressing national priorities, such as tackling inequalities, promoting youth engagement, and enhancing physical literacy through the School Games
Recruit, train and deploy suitable workforce and support the development of club opportunities for all young people.
work one day per week with the Strategic Lead for Sport at Twynham Learning trust and outside partners to deliver the outcomes of the Barclays Girls’ Football Partnerships programme for the Poole area.
Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

have knowledge and experience of school sport and community sport structures
are qualified or working towards a degree or level 4 qualification in any of the following fields: Physical Education, Sports, Business/management
are experienced in planning, coordinating events and organising competitions
have a successful track record of managing projects and of partnership working
have experience of school sport and physical activity development
have experience of working in the field of school and/or community sport and physical activity with young people (4-19 age groups)

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

Aim high
Keep improving
Don’t leave anyone behind
See the bigger picture

What the school offers its staff

An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families as well as fantastic work colleagues
Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
Free and easy on-site parking
The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.