Sports Coach - Willenhall Community Primary School

Willenhall Community Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 3DB

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £29,540 (£22,552.43 - £25,633.87 Pro Rata)

Sports Coach - Willenhall Community Primary School job summary

What is the job role?

Willenhall Community Primary School is looking to appoint a hardworking and enthusiastic Sports Coach.

As a school we can offer you:

• Incredible children who make coming to work an absolute joy
• Caring and supportive colleagues
• A commitment to staff welfare and work-life balance
• Professional development opportunities to support you in your role or to enable career progression
• A supportive governing body
• The opportunity to work in Coventry’s only Infant School

Interview Date: 16th July 2026

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to appoint an effective team player who:

• works well as part of a team.
• is able to communicate effectively with young children and colleagues.
•  has good knowledge of how to support children’s physical development
• is able to plan and lead motivating physical activities for young children
• whose own commitment to and enthusiasm for physical activity inspires others
• is committed to the safeguarding of children.
• is reliable, punctual and able to meet the physical demands required of this role (e.g. working outdoors in all weather, lifting and moving equipment). 

Need help completing your application form? The Job Shop can support you. You can email them at jobshopemploymentsupport@coventry.gov.uk or  visit the Job Shop in person, please see their webpage for more information. 

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.  This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post. 

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

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 Willenhall Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 464 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Willenhall Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willenhall-community-primary-school

Willenhall Community Primary School is a large primary school on the South East side of Coventry. The school was built in 2005 and is a large modern building with lots of outdoor space.

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