Director of Rowing
Pangbourne College
West Berkshire
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2025 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 3 January 2025
Job overview
Pangbourne College is looking to recruit a Director of Rowing to lead rowing at Pangbourne College with vision, energy and expertise, managing the team of coaches and overseeing the operations of Pangbourne College Boat Club (PCBC).
The Director of Rowing will play a vital role in fostering a passion for the sport and guiding students to success in rowing, both recreationally and competitively, inspiring pupils to succeed in the sport over their College careers.
The successful candidate will have a proven coaching record of success at Junior National and preferably International level in sculling and/or rowing. They will deliver high quality coaching of rowing to students of all abilities. Working collaboratively with our Heads of Sports and other stakeholders, the Director of Rowing will devise and maintain a professional, inclusive and competitively balanced rowing programme at the College.
Pangbourne offers a challenging and adventurous all-round education, embracing academic rigour and a diversity of sport and extra-curricular activities, in an environment where every pupil can flourish.
We offer excellent working conditions set in beautiful grounds. Our salary package will recognise your experience, qualifications and commitment. You will be expected to fully contribute to the wider life of the College and thriving community. Please click on our Employee Benefits Page to find out more.
Applications should be sent to recruitment@pangbourne.com and the closing date is 09.00am Friday 3 January 2025. Should you have any questions prior to making an application you would be welcome to contact us on the above email address.
In line with our recruitment policy and for the protection of our pupils, you will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and employment reference checks. Pangbourne College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You must be eligible to work in the UK.
For further information about the College, please visit our website www.pangbourne.com/vacancies
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About Pangbourne College
Pangbourne College is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11-18 in West Berkshire.
About us
Pangbourne College is a small, independent boarding and day school with a unique history and a bright future. It’s a community where everyone can flourish; our small size allows us to get to know each student individually, ensuring that they are nurtured as they grow academically and socially.
Our Flag Values of kindness, selflessness, moral courage, initiative, industry, resilience, respect and integrity underpin all we do as a College. They are rooted in our Christian ethos and go a long way to prepare our pupils for life’s challenges and the responsibilities of adulthood. Our aim is to equip Pangbournians with the strongest possible foundations for their future.
Providing a challenging academic curriculum, we also offer plenty of co-curricular opportunities for sport, music, art, drama and adventurous training, so that each individual fulfils their potential and develops confidence, values and skills to make a positive difference to the world.
Ideally located
The campus is set in 230 acres of beautiful West Berkshire countryside, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and yet we are just 10 minutes from Junction 12 of the M4 motorway. We are also on the mainline rail network between Oxford (30 minutes) and London Paddington (45 minutes). Daily school transport services are available from Ascot, Basingstoke, Henley/Wargrave, Maidenhead, Newbury and Wantage.
Highly rated
In November 2019, the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rated the college as ‘Excellent’ for both the academic and personal development of its pupils. It said: ‘Pupils demonstrate exemplary attitudes to learning: they respond to academic challenge with energy and purpose.’
In June 2021, we were shortlisted for the ‘Co-educational Independent School of the Year’ category in the Independent Schools of the Year 2021 Awards.
The Good Schools Guide describes us as: ‘A small, distinctive, grounded and family-oriented school that puts huge emphasis on self-discipline, teamwork and leadership. Caring and supportive, Pangbourne buzzes with activity and encourages every pupil to have a go.’
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