Job description
Sports Background? Make an Impact in Sheffield Schools!
Job Title: Sports Coach / Learning Support
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £460 – £650 per week
Contract Type: Full-time / Part-time, Long-term / Day-to-day
Start Date: Immediate
GSL Education are looking for energetic and people-focused individuals with a background in sport, coaching, or fitness to take on school-based support roles across Sheffield. These positions sit firmly within education — the day-to-day focus is on supporting classroom learning, assisting with behaviour management, supervising lessons, and helping young people stay engaged and on track.
If you are looking to channel the skills you have built through sport into a role with real, lasting impact, working in a school environment could be exactly the right move.
About the Role:
This is a learning support role, not a sports coaching or PE delivery position. Alongside teachers and school staff, you will support pupils in the classroom, supervise lessons, and provide practical help to students who need additional encouragement or guidance. The discipline, communication, and motivational skills that come naturally from a sporting background translate powerfully into this environment — but your primary focus will always be on education support, not sport.
Responsibilities:
- Assist teachers with classroom learning, keeping pupils engaged and on task throughout lessons
- Supervise classes in a cover or learning support capacity, managing groups with confidence and consistency
- Use the motivational and organisational skills developed through sport to support pupil behaviour and engagement
- Provide tailored support to individual students or small groups who require extra help
- Help maintain a structured, calm, and purposeful learning environment across the school day
- Share observations about pupil progress and conduct with teaching and pastoral staff as required
Requirements:
- A background in sports coaching, fitness, physical activity leadership, youth work, or a similar role working with people
- Confidence managing groups of young people and building positive working relationships quickly
- Strong communication skills, with a natural ability to motivate and hold the attention of pupils
- A professional, dependable, and flexible approach to varied daily responsibilities
- A sincere interest in supporting pupils' learning and development — rather than delivering sport
- An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to complete a new application)
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing a new application.
As an ethical, independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff across the UK.
To work with GSL Education in this role, you should:
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Hold an up-to-date CV with two references from the last 2 years
- Have a DBS registered to the update service or be happy to apply for one with GSL Education
For more information or to register your interest in this Sports Coach / Learning Support role, please click 'Apply Now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV. Alternatively, you can find Tom Knight on the GSL Education Website to discuss this opportunity further.