Sports Coach

Innovate Multi Academy Trust, Weedon, NN7 4QU

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP following intervew

• Closing date

  4 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  1 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,433.00 - £19,328.00 Annually (Actual)

Sports Coach job summary

Purpose of the Job

Teaching a specific sports activity to children between the ages of 4-11. Working to specific schemes of work, running clubs and organising inter-school sports fixtures.

Working environment

The work takes place at the six schools or at sports facilities in the local area. You will need to be able to drive to travel between schools.

Main accountabilities

• Demonstrate the techniques in group sessions

• Provide coaching to adults to develop skills and teamwork

• Set up and run team activities relevant to the subject including sports fixtures

• Work with teachers to deliver lessons

• Work with teachers to maintain records of pupil performance

• Conduct joint assessments with teachers against the standards and award certificates such as Sportsmark

• Organise and run sports clubs during school hours and after school

Planning, Organising and Controlling

The teaching has to be structured to ensure that the children are ready for assessment to the standard by the end of the term. The work must be pre-planned with this in mind.

Communicating and Influencing Skills

The work focuses on the children in groups and requires the ability to command attention and to control behaviour. The Sports coach needs a range of good behaviour management skills and be comfortable and confident leading a whole class of children.

Accountability and job impact

The jobholder is jointly accountable with the class teacher for the results achieved by the class. They can decide which methods to use and are expected to adjust their technique to the age and ability level of each class.

Additional Work Elements

Both indoor and outdoor areas of schools will be used

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.

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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.

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.

About Innovate Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Innovate Multi Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/innovate-multi-academy-trust

Innovate Multi Academy Trust is located in beautiful Northamptonshire consisting of 6 primary schools located in Badby, Kilsby, Paulerspury, Rothersthorpe, Weedon Bec and Woodford Halse.

Our mission is to establish great primary academies that are centres for innovation and excellence for leadership and teaching, where pupils are safe and engaged in their learning.

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