Sports Coach (Hockey Specialism)

SPORTS COACH (Hockey specialism)

Approx 12 - 15 hours per week, depending on match schedules 

Start Date: January 2025 (possible start date of September 2024 for the right candidate)

The Post 

We are seeking to appoint a Sports Coach with a hockey specialism for January 2025 (with a possible start date of September 2024 for the right candidate) to join our dynamic Sports Department. Primarily coaching Hockey, you will be required to assist in the delivery of a first-class coaching education where pupils learn and develop sporting skills in a variety of disciplines.   

The successful candidate should be a positive sporting role model for our students both on and off the pitch, be able to work as part of a team, have good communication skills and be able to develop good relations with staff, pupils and the wider school community.  

Ashfold offers an excellent all-round education and a wealth of opportunities to excel both in the classroom and beyond. We encourage and celebrate participation in sport and the arts, including art and design technology, drama and music as well as a wide variety of extra-curricular activities enabling every child to develop their individual strengths, talents and interests and discover new ones.

The School

Ashfold is an established co-educational Preparatory School for around 300 children aged 3 - 13 set in a beautiful Jacobean mansion with its own thirty-acre estate in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside just twenty minutes from Oxford, Thame and Aylesbury.

The school has expanded significantly over the last fifteen years and invested heavily in its infrastructure and support systems. We aim to give every child the firmest possible grounding in the core academic subjects, within a small caring family community where children both know each other and all of the staff.

Application 

Closing Date:  12:00pm on Friday 19 April 2024. Interviews will take place soon after the closing date.

Please note that applications not submitted on the Ashfold Application Form, or applications not completed in full, will not be considered. Please ensure you read the other documentation provided with the vacancy.

We reserve the right to close the application process earlier if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications from candidates.

Ashfold is committed to the protections and safety of its children and the successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Charity Number 272663.