Sports Coach and Cover Supervisor
Redden Court School, Romford, Essex, RM3 0TS5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 1pm
Date listed
27 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,932.00 - £25,036.00 Annually (Actual)
Sports Coach and Cover Supervisor job summary
We are seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic Sports Coach and Cover Supervisor who can make a significant impact on the extra curricular programme, the PE Faculty and the school as a whole.
As one of the top state schools for sport in the country, PE and the extra-curricular programme is at the heart of school life. The faculty is very successful with an enviable reputation both locally and regionally in a wide variety of sports, participating in a significant number of national finals and holding several regional titles each year.
The successful candidate will support the schools extensive PE Faculty programme, extra curricular clubs and Sports Academy. In this role the candidate will ensure that the programme provides exceptional opportunities for all students of all ages and abilities.
As a Cover Supervisor, you would provide cover for teaching staff where immediate, short term or unplanned cover is required when teaching staff are absent.
The role is to manage individuals, groups or whole classes either on their own or in the presence of teaching staff and/or Student Development support staff.
The Cover Supervisor will primarily be responsible for the maintenance of good order and focused activity. This requires behaviour management and interpersonal skills.
As an Ofsted Outstanding school, we believe in Committed to Success for All and continuing professional development and developing the skills and knowledge of our staff through a thorough appraisal system.
Roles and Responsibilities:- To implement strategies to improve the standard of the student’s skills and knowledge of sports through training sessions before school, at lunchtimes and after school To continue to promote and raise the profile of sports within school and beyond within local, county, and national fixtures To establish and maintain a purposeful, positive working atmosphere which supports student progress To communicate and consult with parents of students as necessary, including telephone calls, emails and parental meetings To contribute to the day-to day running of the PE Faculty To act as a cover teacher in PE and non-PE lessons providing professional guidance to classes, setting high expectations of conduct and behaviour and monitoring student progress within the lesson. Invigilate and supervise school examinations, tests and assessments. Supervise students on or off school premises in the context of trips, visits, concerts, assemblies Complete registers and/or use the school’s attendance recording systems Work within the values, culture and ethos, equality and diversity of the school Ensure compliance with Health and Safety law and school procedures, minimising any health and safety risk and security of the working environment
As an employee you will have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and instant access to the Schools Advisory Service that offer a range of wellbeing services that includes;
Access 24 hours a day to a GP helpline where you can have a telephone conversation for you and close relatives.
Access to Physiotherapy
Access to a counselling service
Free 12 week Weight Management Programme
Support for stress management
Lifestyle Screening
Relationship Counselling
Long-term condition support - support for you and family members where you or a member of your family is suffering from a long-term condition such as cancer, Multiple Sclerosis or Motor Neurones disease. This list is not exhaustive.
Private Medical Service
Stress Counselling
Redden Court School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this position you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before appointment is confirmed.
We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.
If you would like more information please contact Mr Tom Hughes, Director of Sport and Student Performance on 01708 3422933 or email thughes@reddencourtcloud.co.uk
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 Redden Court School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1019 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Redden Court School website (opens in new tab)
We pride ourselves on being a fully comprehensive school placed at the heart of the community. We want all of our students to be happy, ambitious and to achieve results that reflect their true potential.
Our school has served the local community of Harold Wood for many years, providing a high quality education to the students of this area.
Our vision is focused on a ‘Commitment to Success for All’ and high levels of aspiration for every member of our community. The school is forward thinking and progressive. We seek to achieve the very best for all of our students through the use of a rich variety of educational approaches.
We have caring staff who are dedicated to ensuring the students are successful in every aspect of their learning.
Redden Court is the founding school in the Success for All Educational Trust and is recognised as one of the highest performing mixed comprehensive schools in Havering.
We are an accredited ‘Thinking School’ and have very close links with the Cognitive Education Development Unit at the University of Exeter. Metacognition and the development of thinking skills is at the heart of our teaching and learning in the school as we believe it plays an important part in developing resilient and independent learners.
We also have very strong links with the Havering Teacher Training Programme, we are a senior partner in the Empower Teaching Alliance and we are recognised as a Leading Edge School by the SSAT. The school has also been accredited with All Together (Anti Bullying), Place2Be (Student Mental Health), SEND Exceptional Outcomes Award, The Quality in Careers Standards, Healthy Schools Gold Award and Gold Travel Ambassadors Award.
We are a growing community Trust with inclusion at the heart of our ethos and require leaders who will bring this vision to life.
These are exciting times for Redden Court School with so much change and challenge in the future.
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