United Learning
Gymnastics Coach
Location: Surbiton, Surrey
Salary: Competitive
Start Date: April 2022
Closing Date: 8:00am, Wednesday 9 March 2022
Interviews date: TBC
Job Purpose: To inspire, encourage and empower our pupils to achieve their very best in gymnastics.
Tenure: Casual, days and hours to be determined in liaison with the successful candidate. This role requires a flexible approach to working hours, with the possibility of weekend working.
Surbiton High School is a lively, energetic, independent girl’s day school in Surbiton, West London. In 2010 Surbiton High School formed the Gymnastic Programme within the School and has developed a strong presence. The School has won numerous National titles, and has a number of international representatives. The Gymnastic Programme aims to deliver an environment where pupils can foster a love of gymnastics and succeed in multiple events and disciplines.
You will be a good communicator and have demonstrable training success with young people. Essential attributes would include experience of operating professionally and safely within a Gymnastic environment, a passion for gymnastics, a strong work ethic and a flexible attitude.
You will have participated or coached at a high level and have experience in coaching young people. The role will demand excellent planning, time management, communication and administrative skills, and an ability to work within a strong team environment. You will possess good judgment and a sound knowledge of the gymnastics environment. This role will require confidence and creativity in managing a large squad of varying abilities in changeable conditions, for training as well as at events.
Key Responsibilities
- To coach gymnastics across a range of groups, from beginners to senior
- To Check the safety of all equipment and facility before use
- To be aware and adhere to risk assessments and health and safety guidelines
- To report on, and monitor specific groups when required
- To act as a coach and offer general support for prior, during and after events
- To assist with general day to day running of the Gymnastics Programme and associated equipment
- To carry out any such duties as may be reasonably requested
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be likely to fit the following profile:
Qualifications
- To have, or to be working towards British Gymnastics Coaching Level 1/2
- Evidence of further relevant professional development would be an advantage
Skills
- The ability to lead, inspire, motivate and support pupils and colleagues
- Excellent organizational, administrative and IT skills
- Superb communication skills
- Demonstrate training success with young people
- Excellent planning and time management skills
- Good levels of confidence and creativity
Experience
- Participated or coached at a high level
- A proven track record of delivering on gymnastic performance
- Evidence of successful, inspiring and innovative teaching at all levels
- Experience of coaching young people
- Experience of leading and collaborating with colleagues
- Experience of operating professionally and safely within a Gymnastic environment
Knowledge
- Up-to-date knowledge of successful and innovative teaching within a gymnastics background and the latest curriculum developments and initiatives
Personal Qualities
- A passion for gymnastics
- High levels of personal and professional integrity and the ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
- Personal warmth to gain the confidence of pupils, staff and parents
- Positive rapport with pupils
- A healthy sense of humour
Attitudes
- A team player with leadership qualities
- A reflective and flexible approach
- Organized and able to self-direct
- High expectations for pupil attainment, personal development and conduct
- Ambitious and aspirational for oneself and for the School
- Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role
Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and are fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.
Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
United Learning
Surbiton High School is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It’s an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.
For More Information
For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email [email protected]
Address: Surbiton High Senior School 13-15 Surbiton Crescent Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT1 2JT
Telephone: 020 8546 5245
Website: www.surbitonhigh.com
To apply for this job please visit unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com.