School Sports Assistant

School Sports Assistant (Full time/Temporary)
Rossendale

GBP416-GBP475 per week (salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)

Start date: March 2025

The School and Role

Do you have experience as a Sports Coach or a Teaching Assistant supporting within schools? Have you supported young people from difficult backgrounds?

A specialist school in Rossendale is seeking a School Sports Assistant with a passion for engaging children in physical education and a desire to use sports and activities as a tool to aid motivation, confidence, and emotional resilience.

A School Sports Assistant will engage with pupils aged between 11-16 years with Social, Emotional or Mental Health needs. Classroom support would also be required, you will need to be adaptable and willing to assist in all areas of the childrens learning and development.

If you are a committed, enthusiastic and looking for a new challenge, please apply now or contact Vision for Education for a confidential discussion.

Requirements
The desired School Sports Assistant will:

• Have a positive mindset to inspire children through sport.

• Have relevant experience delivering sports to young people.
• You will need to be resilient, empathetic, patient and not take things too personally.
• Have relevant experience of working with children, young people or vulnerable adults.

What we offer
As a School Sports Assistant and part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.
• Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply
If you are a School Sports Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call us on (phone number removed).

All applications are subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy.
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained.
• You must have legal right to work in the UK.
• You must be willing to attend a registration interview.