School Sports Development Officer

Academy: The Hayesbrook School, Tonbridge, Kent

Salary/Grade: Kent Scheme 5/6, £18,000 -£22,000 pro rata, 37.5 hours per week, term time only

Start date: September 2018

Closing date for applications: 10:00am, Friday 10 August 2018

Based at The Hayesbrook School, the Tonbridge & West Kent School Sports Partnership is committed to providing high quality physical education sporting opportunities across the schools within the local area. The partnership delivers the national School Games programme, and offers a comprehensive buy-in scheme to support primary schools achieve the recommended outcomes of the sport premium funding. The School Sports Partnership also works with National Governing Bodies and other agencies assisting the development of coaches, officials, volunteers and the wider workforce.

The Tonbridge & West Kent School Sport Partnership (TWKSSP) is looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic Sports Development Officer to take on this exciting role and support the progression and development of physical education and school sport within the TWKSSP. The role is full time and is fixed term until the end of the academic year, due to funding, which will be reviewed annually.
The post holder will support in the delivery of the partnership PE programme, develop an extensive school sport offer and assist in the facilitation of events, festivals and community driven projects to raise standards and enhance the school’s physical activity opportunities.
Please see the Job Description for further details on the role.

The Tonbridge and West Kent School Sport Partnership

We believe that participation in high quality PE and Sport is valuable in its own right because of the specific educational outcomes and the personal, social and health benefits. It is also a very effective means of engaging young people in their broader learning, by raising aspirations, providing motivation and promoting behaviours that lead to higher levels of attainment across the full range of school subjects.
Because of this, we have the vision “to provide every child with equal access to high quality PE, School Sport opportunities and Physical Activity programmes that are inclusive, safe, challenging, progressive and enjoyable.”

We believe that these opportunities should:
• Have clear education value
• Be inclusive and easily accessible to all children
• Encourage aspiration and achievement
• Inspire and motivate
• Provide a varied array of activities
• Value participation regardless of ability
• Encourage and support progression to higher levels of performance as appropriate
• Provide opportunities for competition and various levels
• Encourage positive personal and social values such as teamwork, self-esteem and self-awareness
• Promote responsibility as a citizen and develop leadership

Our School Sport Partnership provides a range of CPD and support services to enrich your schools current PE and School Sport provision. We have earned a great reputation and constantly strive to improve on the service we deliver. We currently work with 75 schools across Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Cranbrook supporting these schools in a number of ways that is appropriate and applicable to them.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks including an Enhanced DBS check and references. An overseas police check will be required by candidates who have worked or resided outside of the UK.

Application information

Applications should be completed using a Brook Learning Trust application form, with candidates demonstrating their ability to meet the key responsibilities, qualifications and skills contained within the job description.

For further information visit the Brook Learning Trust website: https://www.brooklearningtrust.org.uk/page/?title=Recruitment&pid=10&job=135

Completed applications should be sent to careers@brooklearningtrust.org.uk by 10.00am on Friday 10th August 2018.

Interview dates will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates.