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Secondary School Engagement Coordinator
Cabot Learning Federation, Bristol, BS15 4JT9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
16 September 2025
Closing date
25 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,000 - £28,000 per annum
Secondary School Engagement Coordinator job summary
Secondary School Engagement Coordinator
Location: City Academy & Ashton Gate Stadium
Hours: Full time, Mon-Fri with flexible start and finish times
Criminal Record Check: Enhanced with Child Barred List
Salary: £26,000 – £28,000 (depending on experience)
Do you want to work with young people in secondary schools and community settings and make a real difference?
Bristol Bears Foundation brings Bristol Bears to the heart of communities, using the power of the club and our passionate team to inspire the community of Bristol to unlock their potential and improve their lives.
Your next role
As our Secondary School Engagement Coordinator, you’ll lead the delivery, development and evaluation of programmes at City Academy, working with targeted KS3 and KS4 pupils through a mix of 1:1 mentoring, small group interventions, and extra-curricular clubs and festivals. You’ll also play a key role in introducing and growing rugby across the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF), working as part of a network of RFU School Rugby Managers, aiming for sustainable delivery.
You’ll collaborate with the Education & Skills Manager and key school staff to coordinate and deliver targeted interventions such as Bear in Mind and Bright Sparks, ensuring alignment with school and stakeholder priorities. You’ll also lead the delivery of Project Rugby at City Academy, engaging new audiences and advocating for rugby union as part of the curriculum, while supporting staff to achieve RFU-accredited qualifications.
This is a hands-on role that blends planning, delivery, mentoring, and partnership-building - ideal for someone passionate about inclusive sport, education, and community engagement.
What you’ll bring to our team
We want all our colleagues to bring with them their individual differences, we welcome your unique point of view and dynamic ideas, it’s what allows us to keep on being our best selves.
Person Specification:
- Proven experience working in a school or educational setting, particularly with secondary-aged pupils (KS3 and KS4), ideally through mentoring, coaching, or delivering structured interventions.
- Strong coaching background, with experience planning and delivering physical activity sessions.
- Experience building positive relationships with young people and adults with disabilities and impairments.
- Effective Mentoring Level 2 (or willingness to work towards).
- England Rugby Coaching Award (ERCA) or RFU Level 2 Coaching Award (or willingness to work towards).
- Access to a personal vehicle and possession of a full, valid UK driving licence.
- Degree in a relevant subject area.
- Experience developing partnerships at all levels to collaboratively deliver needs-driven projects.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 25th September 2025.
*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if a high volume of applicants are received and previous applicants need not apply*
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cabot Learning Federation
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a diverse West Country multi-academy trust which is home to 36 schools operating in five clusters in Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Somerset.
The CLF is unique due to its tight geographical concentration, the diversity of the communities it serves, and the variety of educational provisions it offers. We are one of the largest and most respected trusts in the South West and hold national as well as regional recognition due to the breadth and influence of strong practice in our trust.
Our collaborative culture, driven by a strong moral purpose, is key to our success. We believe strong collaboration can drive school improvement and embed excellence in our academies. Our team is united with the common goal of delivering outstanding educational experiences and promoting the life chances of the young people in our academies now and in the future.
Following a recent period of growth, we are proud to serve circa 18,000 pupils who all attend one of our 10 secondary academies, 17 primary academies, an all-through provision, a studio school, a discrete post-16 provision, three special schools and two alternative provisions spanning the age ranges.
The CLF is an equal opportunity employer and is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. To ensure our leadership team is fully representative of the people we serve, we are encouraging applications for this role from global majority communities.
We are proud to be part of a diverse region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupils’ needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
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