Graduate/ Undergraduate Sports Assistant

Christ’s Hospital is looking to appoint a graduate or undergraduate to join its Sports Department. The successful candidates will be expected to coach and offer support in rugby, football, netball, athletics, hockey and/or cricket, as well as assisting with the administration of a busy Sports Department.

Christ’s Hospital is looking to appoint a graduate or undergraduate to join its Sports Department. The successful candidates will be expected to coach and support in rugby, football, netball, athletics, hockey and/or cricket, as well as assisting with the administration of a busy Sports Department.

Experience in Strength & Conditioning would be an advantage. The candidates will be highly motivated and fully prepared to undertake the demands of working in a unique co-educational boarding school, existing to provide a first-class education to children form all backgrounds.

This is a temporary position, initially for a period of one academic year, commencing at the end of August 2025, but could be extended for a further year by competitive process for the right candidates. Successful Graduate Assistants recently have gone on to take on further teaching roles at CH including starting PGCE training.

The department currently comprises 7 members of staff, incorporates nearly 30 external coaches, a group of Graduate Sports Assistants as well as a high percentage of the full-time academic staff. The Director of Sport oversees the Activity for Life programme, which aims to provide all students with an enjoyable, challenging, and balanced range of physical activities. The programme empowers every student with the knowledge and skills needed to make responsible lifestyle choices, that positively impact on their health and well-being. The Head of Sport Science oversees the PE programme.

Sport at Christ’s Hospital is an important and vibrant part of the Activity for Life programme. The various sports are run by members of the P.E. department or other academic staff, and significant investment has been made in order to employ outside coaches where necessary to provide the best possible coaching across a variety of sports. The main sports are Rugby, Football, Netball, Hockey, Cricket and Athletics. In addition to these sports, Christ’s Hospital is very proud of its achievements in areas such as Badminton, Cross-Country, Fives, and Squash and continually looks to promote these sports along with many others such as Basketball and Swimming.

Facilities are excellent and include twenty-one grass pitches, two floodlit all weather pitches, seven netball courts, fifteen tennis courts, eight cricket squares, a swimming pool, a double sports hall, gymnasium, squash courts, fives courts, fitness suite and dance studio. Within this safe and pleasant environment our students can develop their skill base and to learn the lifelong benefits of physical activity. Work is also well underway for four padel courts, a state-of-the-art athletics track and field area and an activity trail.

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. We consider the most important factor to be the right skills, abilities and attitude for the job which will ultimately improve the well-being and education of the pupils. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

To apply please go to https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/graduate-undergraduate-sports-assistants-west-sussex-2214426 and click on Quick Apply. Further information about the school is available on our website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk/. Completed applications must be received by the closing date below. We cannot accept CVs unless accompanied by a completed application form.

Closing date: 9.00am Wednesday 28th May 2025

Interviews will take place at the school on Thursday 5th and/ or Friday 6th June 2025

Christ’s Hospital is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced disclosure application with the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service). More details on the disclosure process can be found on www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

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Christ’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.

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