Sports Coach – Football Academy

Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0JA

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,429.00 - £25,204.00 Annually (Actual)

Sports Coach – Football Academy job summary

Job Title: Sports Coach - Football Academy

Terms: Permanent, Part-Time

Salary: Plymouth City Council Pay Scales range, (Grade D, SCP 8 - 14)

Location: Ivybridge Community College

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at Ivybridge Community College.

The Sports Coach - Football Academy supports the effective operation of the trust and works to uphold and promote its vision and values.

Under the direction of the Director of Enrichment and Sports Academy, within an agreed system of supervision, a Sports Coach (for Football, Gymnastics, and Rugby) will undertake coaching of different sports to teams of students aged 4-18. The post holder to be responsible for the planning and implementation of coaching sessions. The Coaches will feed into a specialist Sports Academy provision at Ivybridge Community College, which strives to provide excellence, building engagement and participation, and representation at the highest competition levels.

Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact HR on 01752 691000.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application.

Information about our key policies is available at: https://www.westst.org.uk/our-policies (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).

Ivybridge Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; therefore, all posts will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and all other relevant pre-employment checks.

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

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 Ivybridge Community College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 2262 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ivybridge Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ivybridge-community-college

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