Sports Coach Job Description
Sports Coach Job Description
Sports Coach Job Description
Responsible to Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team.
Responsible for the pupils in your charge.
Maintain good relationships with pupils and parents; all members of staff; the Strategic Governing
Body; local schools and other Academies in STEP Academy Trust.
To prepare and implement well-structured and progressive coaching programmes ensuring a high
quality, enjoyable coaching experience centered on the needs of children. The coaching programme
will link the Academy and the wider community, and will aim to provide increased opportunities for
children to participate in sport and physical activity.
To support the PE coordinator with the administrative tasks involved in school and competition
events.
To deliver coaching in a range of physical activities alongside teachers within the Academys PE
curriculum and to have a focus on out of school hours learning.
To organise inter-school and intra-school sporting competitions for children.
Maintain appropriate records and prepare monitoring reports.
To be positive role model, creating a positive and fun environment in which to motivate and
encourage children to participate in sport and physical activity.
To take positive steps to identify and overcome barriers to participation amongst children,
prioritising access and inclusion.
To agree to abide by STEP Academy Trusts Staff Code of Conduct, including professional behavior,
relationships and appearance.
To carry out duties in accordance with the Academys PE and other policies, including equal
opportunities, child protection, health and safety at work.
To develop and maintain effective and positive working relationships with all staff, including the
wider community and sporting organisations.
To attend appropriate professional development courses as identified through post-holders training
needs analysis.
To continue to maintain contacts are made with outside sporting bodies to ensure signposting
opportunities are made available to specific groups or individuals.
Attend to the pupils personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social,
health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters including medical procedures following
appropriate training.
Supervise and support pupils to ensure their safety and access to learning;
Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding
appropriately to individual pupils needs.
Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
Encourage pupils to interact with others to promote high levels of physical activities. Encourage
pupils to act independently as appropriate.
Other Responsibilities
The nature of the work may involve the post holder carrying out work outside of normal working
hours.
This job description sets out the duties and responsibilities of the post which may vary from time to
time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.
This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of
time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.