Sports Coordinator – Additional LSA Responsibilities
Location: St Elizabeth's Centre, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Just 10 minutes from Bishop's Stortford and Harlow
Contract: Term-time only (Monday to Friday, 36 weeks per year)
Salary: £22,727 (£14.14 per hour)
This role is open to internal applicants only
Inspire Active Lives and Positive Wellbeing
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Sports Coordinator to champion physical activity, sport, and healthy lifestyles across our School.
This is an exciting opportunity to help pupils develop confidence, resilience, teamwork, and physical skills through a wide range of inclusive sporting and enrichment activities. Working closely with colleagues across the School, you will play a key role in creating engaging opportunities that encourage participation, support wellbeing, and celebrate achievement.
What You'll Be Doing
- Coordinating and promoting sporting activities, clubs, competitions, and enrichment opportunities.
- Supporting pupils to develop confidence, teamwork, resilience, and physical skills through inclusive and accessible activities.
- Encouraging participation in physical activity across the wider curriculum and school community.
- Maintaining sports equipment and ensuring activities are delivered safely and effectively.
- Helping to create a positive culture where all pupils can enjoy and benefit from being active.
We're keen to hear from colleagues who:
- Are passionate about promoting health, wellbeing, and active lifestyles.
- Enjoy motivating and inspiring others to get involved and try new activities.
- Have excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Can build positive relationships with pupils, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Are enthusiastic, proactive, and committed to creating inclusive opportunities for all.
- Can act as a positive role model and advocate for sport and physical activity within the School.
Expectations of All Sixth Form & College Specialist Responsibility Holders
All Learning Support Assistants undertaking a specialist responsibility will be expected to:
- Act as a recognised point of contact and champion within their specialist area.
- Share knowledge, resources, and best practice with colleagues.
- Support continuous improvement and service development.
- Maintain appropriate records and contribute to quality assurance activities.
- Attend relevant training and maintain professional knowledge.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to improve learner outcomes.
How to apply
Applicants should send an expression of interest in Ariel 12, on one side of A4, to recruitment@stelizabeths.org.uk telling us about their skills and experience and why they are suitable for the role. Applications will close on Monday 9th November
We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding
St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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