School Sport Teaching Assistant

Telford & Wrekin Council, Sutton Hill, Telford and Wrekin

School Sport Teaching Assistant

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Telford & Wrekin Council, Sutton Hill, Telford and Wrekin

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

, 14 Dec | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 42e0422d01ce4c9c8a6345fcf280239e

Full Job Description

  • Assist in the delivery of PE lessons and school sports activities, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.
  • Lead and supervise breakfast, dinner, and after-school clubs related to sports and physical activities.
  • Support the planning and organisation of intra and inter-school competitions, fostering the school's commitment to equality and diversity.
  • Collaborate with teachers to integrate physical activity into classroom learning during non-PE lesson times. Provide additional support in classrooms when there are no PE lessons scheduled, ensuring a conducive learning environment.

    The Governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic School Sport Teaching Assistant to support the delivery of high-quality Physical Education (PE) and School Sport within our educational setting. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for Physical Education and a dedication to working with children and young people., A keen interest in Physical Education and working with children and young people.
  • Relevant experience or qualifications in sports coaching, physical education, or a related field is desirable.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to engage and motivate students in physical activities.
  • Flexibility and willingness to adapt to the needs of the school schedule.
  • Commitment to promoting equality and diversity within the school community.
  • KCSIE: Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider at all times, what is in the best interests of the child."

    Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021. At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

    In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement. At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments here