Job description
Job Title: Sports Coach / Learning Support
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £460 - £650 per week (depending on experience and qualifications)
Contract Type: Long-term / Temporary, Full-time / Part-time
Start Date: Immediately
Do you have a background in sport or coaching and enjoy helping young people stay focused, engaged and confident in the classroom? A welcoming school in Sheffield is looking for a Sports Coach / Learning Support professional to join their team.
About the Role:
This is a school-based classroom support role rather than a sports delivery or PE position. Your sporting background will provide useful transferable skills such as behaviour management, resilience, communication and the ability to create structure. Day to day, you will support pupils in lessons, assist with behaviour management, provide cover supervision and help students engage positively with their learning. Depending on the school's needs, this may include Primary or Secondary classroom support, EYFS or SEN support.
About the School:
This inclusive school is committed to providing a supportive and well-structured environment where pupils feel safe, valued and able to learn. Staff work collaboratively to maintain positive behaviour, high expectations and strong support for students with different learning needs.
Responsibilities:
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Provide practical classroom support to pupils across the school.
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Assist teachers with learning activities and day-to-day classroom routines.
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Support positive behaviour and help pupils remain focused during lessons.
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Provide cover supervision when required, following the work set by teaching staff.
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Build positive relationships with pupils and encourage constructive engagement.
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Use your sporting and coaching experience to bring structure, consistency and resilience to the classroom.
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Support pupils with SEN, EYFS or other additional learning needs where required.
Requirements:
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Previous experience in sports, coaching, education, youth work or a similar setting is desirable.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
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A calm, patient and consistent approach to behaviour management.
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Confidence working with children and young people in a classroom environment.
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Ability to adapt to different pupils, lessons and school settings.
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A genuine interest in supporting pupils' learning and development.
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Sports or coaching experience is advantageous as a transferable skill, but sport will not be the main duty of the role.
To work with GSL Education as a Sports Coach / Learning Support, you should:
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Have the right to work in the UK.
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Have an up-to-date CV with two relevant references from within the last two years.
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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 South Yorkshire.
For more information or to register your interest in this role, or to be considered, please click 'apply now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV. Leanne Clark at GSL Education South Yorkshire will be in touch shortly.