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SalaryRequired for September 2024
Bolton School Boys’ Division are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Graduate Sports Assistant to join a successful and forward-looking Sports Department, under the leadership of our Director of Sport. The role will be fixed term for one academic year.
The successful candidate will be required to act as a Sports technician and assist with coaching during sport lessons throughout the week, and support some PE sessions.
The normal hours of work will be 35 hours per week to include supporting extra-curricular activities at lunchtimes and in early evenings (until 5.30 pm) and on Saturday mornings, during term time.
This post is probably ideal for anyone considering the teaching profession or coaching as a likely career. Applicants should be able to offer a range of coaching skills in at least one of the following sports: Rugby, cricket, hockey and football. A specialism in hockey would be desirable.
With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.
In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.
Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.
An attractive salary and benefits package are available. For further details and to apply online for the position, please visit the School website.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 12.00 noon
Interviews will be held on Monday 22 April 2024
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.
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