PE Teaching Assistant Apprentice

PE Apprentice - St Patricks Catholic Primary School

Grade: Romero Apprenticeship scale (paid pro rata to term time working)
Hours: 37 hours a week, Fixed Term Apprenticeship Contract term time only

We are looking for a PE & Sports Apprentice to work within St Patricks Catholic Primary School which is part of the Romero Catholic Academy. You will support teachers with PE and sport including extra curricular activities during and after school to help raise attainment and fitness throughout the school.

We can offer:

A happy school with a committed team and a strong Catholic ethos;

A warm and welcoming atmosphere;

Enthusiastic, well-motivated and excellently behaved students;

Supportive parents and LGB Members;

Excellent professional development opportunities within our Academy of schools.

The successful candidate will:

Be a dedicated professional with the ability to inspire our students

Set high standards for themselves and others

Be committed to promoting the Catholic ethos of our school;

Be a team player with good interpersonal skills and able to multi-task in a busy environment;

Be energetic, enthusiastic and caring;

Be able to show excellent organisational and communication skills with both students and colleagues

Some experience in delivering sports coaching would be an advantage

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Closing date: Tuesday 12

th

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged, please get in touch to arrange.

The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.