Job description
Job Title: Sports Coach
Location: Doncaster
Pay Rate: £460 - £650 per week (depending on experience)
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-time/ Part-time, Day-to-day/ Long-term
Do you have the energy and leadership skills to get young people active, engaged, and confident?
GSL Education South Yorkshire Branch are seeking enthusiastic Sports Coach to join active schools across Doncaster in a combined Sports Coach and Classroom Support Assistant role. We are looking for individuals who can bring the teamwork, discipline, adaptability, and motivational skills developed through sport into an educational setting. Although a background in coaching is an advantage, the position primarily involves working alongside teachers to support pupils with their classroom learning and day-to-day development.
In this position, the Sports Coach/ Learning Assistant uses strong motivational and interpersonal skills to encourage classroom participation, promote positive behaviour, and support pupils in becoming confident and independent learners.
Sports Coach Responsibilities:
- Build positive relationships that encourage pupils to participate confidently in lessons
- Deliver tailored classroom support for individual learners and small intervention groups
- Apply coaching techniques to improve behaviour, motivation, and resilience throughout the school day
- Collaborate with teachers to adapt activities for pupils with varying learning needs
- Assist with lesson supervision and help maintain continuity during staff absence
- Contribute to an inclusive school culture where every pupil feels supported and valued
Sports Coach Requirements:
- Experience in sports coaching, mentoring, fitness instruction, or youth work
- Ability to motivate and inspire young people through positive role modelling
- Confidence managing behaviour in structured group environments
- Flexible approach to supporting learning across different subjects and classrooms
- Strong teamwork, communication, and organisational skills
- Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply)
To work with GSL Education as a Sports Coach / Learning Support, you should:
- Have the right to work in the UK.
- Have an up-to-date CV with two relevant references from within the last two years.
- Have an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service or be willing to apply for one through GSL Education.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools throughout the South Yorkshire.
For more information or to register your interest in the “Sports Coach” role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.