Netball Coach
Magdalen College School
Oxford
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive Salary (see Information Pack for other benefits)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2024
Job overview
The Role
The school is seeking to appoint a skilled and motivated individual to commence as soon as possible, to help the Head of Girls’ Sport in developing Netball further within the school. The successful applicant will be expected to coach bright and enthusiastic female pupils in the 6th form. During the Hilary term, January through to April, fixtures take place on Wednesday afternoon as well as the odd Saturday. There is also the demand for Saturday morning training in the Michaelmas term to prepare for the County Cup and the Sisters’ in Sport Cup. The role will be for an average of 4 hours per week. The vacancy arises as a result of the desire to enhance the provision of the sport within the school.
The candidate will lead and oversee coaching for 6th form girls at MCS, whilst offering support and development opportunities to individuals from within the Sports Department and the Senior Common Room as well as communicating effectively to pupils, parents and the local community.
The Netball Coach will be responsible to the Master through the Director of Sport for the proper discharge of his or her duties.
The Candidate
The ideal candidate should be an outstanding netball coach who displays a high level of technical knowledge alongside an enthusiasm for both participation and performance levels of the game.
Essential:
- At least level 2 coaching qualification award, or an ability to work towards it in the coming year
- Experience in planning and implementing annual strength and conditioning programmes to individuals and teams
- Ability to show detailed knowledge of strength and conditioning
- Ability to look for new ways to improve performances as well as preventing injuries across all of the athletes and sports at the school
Desirable:
- It is advantageous if the candidate has experience of either playing or coaching at an elite level
- Previous experience of coaching within an independent school, club or performance pathway
- Ability to show an understanding of sport as part of an extra-curricular provision
Application Process
Candidates should submit the “MCS Application Form for Teaching and Support Staff” which can be found on the Job Vacancy link of the website (www.mcsoxford.org). To access Click here. To apply for the position please send the following two documents to the Recruitment Officer, Miss Yelena Molcanova (recruitment@mcsoxford.org).
- “MCS Application Form for Teaching and Support Staff” Form
- CV (Curriculum Vitae)
All documentation should be sent no later than Monday 30th September 2024, at midday; early applications are highly encouraged. The school’s preferred method of communication is by email and it will not be necessary to send a hard copy of the documents by post.
References may be taken up in advance. If you do not wish references to be called for at this stage, please make that clear on the reference section of the application form.
We anticipate holding interviews on Monday 7th October . We will be in contact with shortlisted candidates by telephone. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a “Self-Disclosure” form before attending their interview.
Safeguarding Policy
Magdalen College School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s). This role will be in regulated activity and will require a children’s barred list check as well as an enhanced DBS check. The enhanced DBS check is due to this role being exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Remuneration and other benefits
This is a fixed term contract to start as soon as possible until the end of Hilary term. The role will be for an average of 4 hours per week, term-time only. The hourly rate will be commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
The school has a fully equipped gym which is available for staff use, and staff may also enjoy access to the University of Oxford’s Rosenblatt Swimming Pool. Tennis courts are available, and there is a comprehensive programme of staff sports clubs, including football, climbing, yoga, Pilates, and badminton. Staff also have the opportunity to join choirs and music groups, and to get involved in drama productions.
The successful candidate can choose to opt in to the school’s contributory Group Pension Scheme. This is a defined contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%.
Head to mcsoxford.org/vacancies to find out more.
Attached documents
About Magdalen College School
MCS has a rich and distinctive history. The school was founded in 1480 by William Waynflete who believed in education as a facilitator of social mobility, and as such wanted to found a school of an entirely new kind. MCS quickly flourished as a school which firmly connected school education with a newly emerging university education and it soon became one of the country’s leading schools.
Today MCS provides a first-class education for boys aged 7-18 and sixth form girls. The school is small enough to develop every young person’s character and talents, yet large enough to provide a wide range of subjects and activities. MCS encourages a respect for learning whilst developing in every pupil a close interest in a wide range of extra-curricular interests.
MCS pupils enjoy a stimulating curriculum which is designed both to provide academic stretch and challenge, and to equip pupils with the skills for success beyond school.
In the early years, the emphasis is on exposing pupils to a wide range of subjects in order to discover their interests and talents. Pupils are put in sets by ability in French at 11 and in Mathematics at 12, no other subjects are set. There is an additional intake of pupils from prep and maintained schools at 13 and it is at this stage that boys make their first subject choices. Almost all pupils take ten (I)GCSEs, an increasing number of which are now reformed 9-1 (I)GCSEs.
Although MCS consistently secures outstanding public examination results, the real priority in the Sixth Form is on teaching beyond the syllabus, and the formation of habits of mind for life. In the Lower Sixth all pupils study at least four subjects, research and write their Waynflete Project (a 5000 word essay on a subject of their choice), undertake a community service or CCF placement, and participate in Games. From September 2017 all A Level (or Pre-U) courses will be linear; MCS pupils will no longer sit AS Levels. In the Upper Sixth, between one third and one half of Sixth Formers gain four or more A Levels, and there is a programme of lectures from visiting speakers, as well as UCAS applications and Games.
The School was last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in 2017 and was recognised as “excellent” in both of the assessed outcomes: “Quality of Pupil Achievement” and “Quality of Pupil Personal Development”.
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