Newcastle PE and School Sport Support Officer
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Part time - term time
Advert Start Date:
07/01/2025
Advert End Date:
21/01/2025 23:59
Salary:
N4 £25,584 - £26,409 per annum (Actual salary £20,780 - £21,450 per annum pro rata)
Job Category:
Schools - Support
Employment Location:
Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4NU
Further Information
Are you looking to start your career in sport development or physical education? Do you have a passion for school sports and making a difference in young peoples lives?
We are seeking to appoint a PE and School Sport Support Officer with the ability to deliver high quality physical activity sessions based upon the needs of young people. This is an exciting opportunity to support non-specialist teachers in the planning, delivery and assessment of curriculum PE lessons either as PPA cover or for the purposes of upskilling teaching staff as part of the PE & School Sport Service service level requirement.
This post is term time only, plus 5 training days, and is fixed term until 31st August 2025.
We are looking for a colleague who:
- Has the ability to deliver high quality physical activity sessions based upon the needs of young people.
- Has good planning & organisational skills, using their own initiative to work with minimal supervision.
- Is self-motivated with the ability to motivate and enthuse teaching staff, young people, other coaches and sports leaders.
- Has a full UK drivers licence.
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Looking for more information? Please contact Gavin Cree, PE and School Sport Service Assistant Manager on g.cree@neatat.org.uk to arrange an informal chat.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Tuesday 21st January 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.