Sports Graduate
Job description
Sports Coaches & Sports Graduates – Sunderland Secondary Schools
Teaching Personnel is working closely with several secondary schools across Sunderland to recruit Sports Coaches and graduates with sports related degrees who are interested in building a career within education.
These roles are ideal for individuals with a background in Sport Science, Sports Coaching, Physical Education, Sports Development, or similar, who are looking to gain school based experience, support young people, and explore potential pathways into teaching, PE instruction, pastoral roles, or behaviour support.
What you'll be doing:
- Supporting pupils during PE lessons and practical sports activities
- Providing classroom support as a Teaching Assistant alongside subject teachers
- Delivering small group or one to one interventions using sport as engagement
- Supporting behaviour, motivation, and positive attitudes to learning
- Assisting with extracurricular clubs, enrichment activities, and sports fixtures
- Upholding safeguarding standards and school policies at all times
Who this suits:
- Graduates with a sports related degree
- Qualified sports coaches (grassroots, academy, or club level)
- Individuals interested in a future career in education, PE teaching, or youth work
- Confident, energetic, and resilient personalities
- Those with experience working with young people (coaching, tutoring, camps, mentoring, after school clubs, etc.)
What you get:
- Term time only, school hours work
- Long term placements with potential progression into PE or pastoral roles
- Access to free CPD and training, including safeguarding and behaviour management
- Weekly pay
- Highly regarded experience for teacher training applications (PGCE, SCITT, School Direct)
- Opportunities across a variety of Sunderland secondary schools
Location: Sunderland secondary schools
Submit your most up to date CV highlighting relevant experience and qualifications, or call 0191 223 5071.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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