Cricket Coach
Surbiton High School
Kingston upon Thames
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 7 November 2022
Job overview
Job Title: Cricket Coach
Job Purpose: To deliver high quality Cricket coaching to a range of different ages, ensuring the continued development of Cricket at the School.
Reporting Line: Head of Cricket
Start Date: January 2023
Tenure: Casual, part-time, 1 term (January to April), 3 hours per week
Salary: Competitive
Surbiton High School is a lively, energetic, independent girl’s day school in Surbiton, West London. The School competes annually at a Borough, County, Regional and National level. Numerous pupils represent at county and regional level through the support offered by our programme. The Cricket Programme aims to deliver an environment where pupils can foster a lifelong love of Cricket
You will have participated or coached at a high level and have experience in coaching young people. This role will require confidence and creativity in managing a large squad of varying abilities in an indoor net environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coaching Cricket across a range of groups, from beginners to senior and scholars
- Developing individuals by catering to their needs
- Feeding back to students on development
- Acting as a coach and offering general support prior, during and after events
- Checking the safety of all equipment and facilities before use
- Awareness and adherence to risk assessments and health and safety guidelines
- Carrying out any such duties as may be reasonably requested
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be likely to fit the following profile:
Qualifications
- Level 1 or Level 2 Cricket coaching qualification
Skills
- The ability to work as part of a team in a dynamic School and successful Cricket programme
- Experience of operating professionally and safely within a sporting environment
- Good communication, organizational, administrative and ICT skills
- Excellent planning and time management skills
Experience and Knowledge
- Must have played Cricket at a high level
- Experience of cricket coaching in an educational setting would be preferable
- A proven track record of demonstrable training and coaching success
- Experience of collaborating with colleagues
- Up-to-date knowledge of cricket technique, strength and conditioning
Personal Qualities
- A passion for cricket and coaching
- Confidence and creativity in managing squads of varying abilities
- High levels of personal and professional integrity and the ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
- Personal warmth to gain the confidence of pupils, staff and parents
- Positive rapport with pupils
- High standards of personal presence and presentation and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate concisely and sensitively, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences
- A strong work ethic and a flexible attitude
- A healthy sense of humour
Attitudes
- A team player with leadership qualities
- Organized and able to self-direct
- Positive, enthusiastic and energetic approach to life, with a can-do attitude
- Ability to think creatively and imaginatively
- Committed to Surbiton High School’s ethos
- High expectations for pupil attainment, personal development and conduct
- Ambitious and aspirational for oneself and for the School
- Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role
For the full Job Description and Person Specification Please see the attached document
To Apply:
Please apply online by clicking on the following:
https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2868830?cid=1567
For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email recruitment@surbitonhigh.com
Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and is fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.
Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
Attached documents
About Surbiton High School
- Surbiton High School
- 13-15 Surbiton Crescent, Kingston upon Thames
- Surrey
- KT1 2JT
- United Kingdom
Founded in 1884, Surbiton High School has become one of the premier independent schools in South-West London, educating c.1,600 pupils across the Boys’ Prep, Girls’ Prep and Senior School for girls. Whilst embracing an intellectually rigorous academic environment in which pupils achieve remarkable results, Surbiton High School fundamentally believes that the happiness and confidence of every child are the key foundations to their future success. All three Schools aim to inspire, encourage, and empower every pupil. Through the provision of outstanding pastoral care, Surbiton High School pupils flourish into compassionate, respectful, courageous and inquisitive members of the community, living out the School’s motto: Amor nos semper ducat (May love always lead us).
Surbiton High School pupils develop a love of learning as they engage in an innovative curriculum designed to develop good learning habits that will prepare and empower them for their future lives. We provide a broad, balanced, challenging and enriching educational experience for all pupils, recognising that education must look beyond the A*s. We consistently strive to create a place where every child is valued, encouraged to give their very best and given an opportunity to grow in confidence. Delighting in the individual and celebrating diversity are key facets of the school’s identity, and, located on the outskirts of London, Surbiton High is ideally placed to attract and retain pupils of all backgrounds and cultures.
Our pupils are authentic young individuals with strong values, keen to make a positive difference in an ever-changing world. Engaging in classroom learning, or musical, artistic, sporting, enterprise, or charitable endeavours, they are constantly encouraged to connect with the wider world, embrace new experiences with confidence, self-belief, and a ‘can-do’ attitude. The Surbiton experience combines our challenging academic education with a co-curricular programme designed to challenge our pupils and develop values and behaviours to sustain them for life.
Surbiton High School prides itself on being able to help pupils to find their niche through both their academic and co-curricular activities, and all staff are expected to play a full part in the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the School. Our staff are inspirational and dedicated, delivering a rich curriculum and programme of activities to challenge our pupils to explore ideas for themselves. Surbiton High School seeks applications from those who are committed to upholding core values and maintaining our status as a leading school of choice, rated ‘excellent in all areas’ by ISI in 2023.
Principal
Matthew Shoults
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