Sports Coach Apprentice

About Us

We are a 3 form entry primary school from Reception to Year 6, which also includes a 52 place Nursery. Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred (HPACH) is a successful academy that was judged outstanding in every category in our October 2018 Ofsted inspection.

We are a sister school to Harris Primary Academy Mayflower along with the other Academies in the Harris Federation. We work very closely together and share the very best practice and leadership knowledge and capacity to make the education we offer outstanding. Our shared belief is that children thrive when they feel consistently happy and safe at school and our commitment to excellence is encapsulated in our vision statement: "Excellence, Every child, Every day."

Our Core values of: Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Community and Kindness underpin everything that happens at Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred. They are our foundations and we have a clear expectation that all adults, as well as children and staff, model and respect these values both inside and outside the academy.

Our team are committed to every child, and aim to develop confident and creative learners who leave the academy ready for secondary and the world ahead of them. We proudly celebrate our children’s diversity and achievements, from both school and at home.

Whether they are learning English and Maths, Latin or Mandarin, competing in sports, or discussing their dream occupations, we do whatever it takes to ensure our pupils gain the confidence to aspire and flourish in life.

At HPACH, we work tirelessly to make sure that every child comes to recognise their own potential. As a result of the exceptional practice at our academy every single day, our children achieve outstanding outcomes each year and we are incredibly proud of them. Alongside academic achievement, we want our academy to be a safe and caring space for children who are excited and happy to come to school every day to learn, grow and develop.

We offer many opportunities for our parents and the local community to share in our students learning and encourage our parents to attend academy events.

Main Areas of Responsibility

As an Apprentice Sports Coach, your areas of responsibility will include:

• Working with the sports lead to develop into the role of Sports Coach while undertaking a Sports Coach Apprenticeship programme
• Working with the sports lead to deliver the PE curriculum
• Under the guidance of the sports leading, preparing, delivering and assessing extra-curricular club sessions, lunchtime and breaktime activities, after school sports events/fixtures and other related programmes and enrichment activities
• Ensuring PE equipment is correctly set up, maintained, stored and returned
• Ensuring students identified for support are given every opportunity to access the curriculum
• Highlighting each student’s learning needs to the class teacher and agreeing how they will be supported in lessons
• Monitoring identified students in lessons, providing teachers with feedback on participation and progress
• Supporting identified students to engage with the learning objectives set for the lesson
• Using behaviour management strategies
• Maintaining records of students’ progress
• Contributing to evaluation, review and target setting
• Supervising students as part of playground duties related to sports activities

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths – Grade C or above
• Qualifications to A level or equivalent
• The ability to encourage and inspire young people through sport
• Energy and enthusiasm to improve the learning of all students
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to use your own initiative

Some knowledge and experience of sport would be advantageous but you will be supported and developed through the Apprenticeship Programme.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.