Assistant Games Coach (Volleyball) | Epsom College
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Assistant Games Coach (Volleyball)

Volleyball is one of our major sports in the Lent and Michaelmas for girls. We are looking to recruit Assistant Volleyball Coach(s) to join our highly successful and vibrant Games Department.

Main Duties

  • Assisting with coaching and match skills under the direction of the ic Volleyball.
  • Supervision of pupils ensuring an active and motivational session
  • Undertaking duties in line with the College’s safeguarding protocols
  • An awareness of health and safety

The selection panel reserves the right to enhance any or all of the desirable criteria to attain a manageable field

Required Skills

  • Some experience of volleyball coaching
  • Playing volleyball to first team school level is desirable
  • A friendly and encouraging approach within a coaching environment
  • Fair and consistent approach in the supervision of pupils
  • An understanding and appreciation of working within safeguarding protocols
  • Experience of coaching young people.
  • Good organisational skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Terms and Conditions

Tuesday 2:45-3:45pm, Thursday 1:55 – 2:55pm

 Salary:                                  £33.63 per hour for coaching and £21.55 per hour for umpiring and supervising matches. Paid monthly in arrears on 25th of the month following submission of approved timesheet. 

 Holidays:                             Statutory holiday entitlement calculated based on the total average hours worked during this temporary period of employment, payable at the end of the temporary term of employment.

 Benefits include:

Life Assurance:                 Members who are automatically enrolled or who choose to opt into the College Pension Scheme will be provided with free life assurance cover at two x contractual annual basic salary.

Employee Assistance

programme:                      This includes free counselling and advisory service to employees and close family

 Health Fitness

and Wellbeing:                Free use of Fitness suite and swimming pool are available to staff at certain times.

 

 

Offer of Post

In compliance with statutory safeguarding regulations, the post will be offered subject to receipt of satisfactory written references, pre-placement medical assessment, proof of appropriate qualifications, a check of online search engines and websites of publicly available information that does not identify the candidate as potentially unsuitable to work within a school setting, a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if appropriate, as well as confirmation that the successful candidate is able to work in the UK.  Prior to interview, an online search of internet search engines, websites and other publicly available and accessible platforms to ascertain applicant’s suitability to work within a school environment will be undertaken on candidates that have been shortlisted.  Please note whilst the Enhanced DBS check will be paid by the College if an overseas police check is required it will be at the cost of the successful applicant.

Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment and attend mandatory training.

 

Application

Applicants are required to complete the Application for Employment Form available from our website www.epsomcollege.org.uk.  To comply with safeguarding procedures when working in a school, CVs will not be accepted. Applicants should refer to the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure policy on the College website. 

Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews and subsequent appointment may occur at any stage after applications are received.  Please apply as soon as possible.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required. Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.