Sedbergh
HOCKEY GRADUATE ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Hockey Graduate Assistant
Responsible to: Director of Sport
Main Purpose: To support the delivery of the schools outstanding Hockey programme in the Senior School through coaching teams and individuals and sharing your enthusiasm for hockey with our pupils.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• To work directly with the Director of Hockey to support the planning and delivering the hockey programme.
• To coach boys’ and girls’ teams across a full season, planning training sessions that challenge and develop individuals and teams.
• To offer high level coaching to small groups and individuals as part of our scholarship programme to stretch the most able pupils.
• To support with the performance analysis filming, clipping and pupil/team feedback
• To support the wider delivery of the Sedbergh Sports programme, assisting when needed with other sports and contributing to the summer term programme with cricket, athletics, or tennis.
To assist with administration tasks related to Hockey and the wider sports programme, including engaging with the use of school systems, including socs and iSAMs, to organise and register fixtures and games afternoons.
To work collaborative with fellow graduate assistants to support the Sedbergh Sports programme on event days such as sports scholarship days and tournament days.
• Play a full and active role in the busy boarding environment, being a resident tutor in a boarding house, including tutoring, supervising, and leading activities.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to engaging with young people.
• To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding of children and young people
• To undertake other duties within the post as requested by your line manager or senior management team.
Health and Safety:
All staff should be aware of the school’s health and safety policy and implement it as appropriate.
Safeguarding:
All staff employed by Sedbergh School are expected to take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact.
These roles and responsibilities provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the level of this post.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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