Boathouse Manager

Emanuel School is looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic Boathouse Manager to join the School on a full-time basis.

As the Boathouse Manager, you will play a vital role in overseeing rowing operations and providing exceptional support services to our rowing community. You will maintain the highest standards of safety, maintenance, and logistical coordination, ensuring that our rowing procedures are diligently followed, promoting a culture of safety and best practices. You will also maintain our boathouse facilities and equipment, making sure that they meet all compliance requirements, enabling our rowers to compete at the highest levels safely.

In addition to managing day-to-day operations, you will be responsible for our rowing logistics. This will include coordinating equipment transportation for competitions, training venues, and camps to loading and unloading trailers. This will involve planning of resources and staff time to drive to events both nationally and occasionally internationally as required. 

You will be a self-motivated and robust individual, possessing excellent interpersonal skills. You will exhibit an approachable and supportive coaching style that inspires and empowers our rowers to achieve to the best of their abilities. A clean driving license with D1 endorsement and towing endorsement is essential, as you will be driving with boat trailers. You will also possess a rowing qualification and relevant rowing experience and experience operating near water, preferably on a fast-moving river. You will demonstrate a technical knowledge of rowing, boats and equipment. Hands-on maintenance experience is essential, ensuring that our equipment is always well-maintained.

This role requires flexibility on hours and will entail some weekend and evening work. Time off in lieu will be awarded and taken in agreement with the Director of Rowing. Holiday rowing & racing takes place and there will be busy times of the year between February and July.

Working at Emanuel

There is a genuine buzz at the school. Colleagues enjoy their work and, like the pupils, are ambitious for the school. 

Everyone works hard here, and anyone joining the school should expect to do so. There’s a strong sense of community and source of friendship. From the briefing to all staff, to the half termly staff meetings, termly consultative group meetings and a common room committee, there’s ongoing dialogue about the school’s aims. 

We aim to look after our staff too. We have an appraisal scheme with a focus on the employee’s professional development; we sponsor postgraduate courses and a range of training opportunities; we offer a healthcare plan via Simply Health that includes counselling and medical support; and we’re committed to supporting staff wellbeing. On a more practical level, all staff benefit from good pension provision and free lunches.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am, Wednesday 7th June 2023.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Emanuel School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.