Job Overview
Contract: Fixed till 31st August 2026
Full time
Pay Grade: NJ9 - NJC17
Salary: £23,195 - £27,239 Actual Salary (Pending pay award)
36.40 Hours per Week TTO + 2 weeks
Closing date: Friday 4th July 2025, 12.00 Noon
Interview date TBC
Applicants can apply through our Sam Recruit platform by following the below link:
https://co-opacademiestrust.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-C-oAT-0641
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Sports Programme Co-ordinator to work as part of our Oldham School Sport Partnership team to develop and deliver our vision of ‘offering all young people the chance to live a happy, healthy, and active life’. The post holder will be employed by and based at Co-operative Academy Failsworth, part of the Co-operative Academy Trust. This is a 5 day a week (term time only + 10 days) fixed term funded post until August 2026 (extensions subject to continuation of funding).
Your role will be to ensure the effective planning and delivery of a comprehensive programme of sports competitions and events across Oldham schools and the wider community, supporting the delivery of school games interventions and the delivery of bikeability balance across the borough.
The post holder will work as part of the Oldham School Sport Partnership team based at Co-operative Academy Failsworth and will be line managed by the Partnership Manager. The Partnership play a vital role in the development of Oldham Schools PE and School Sport Agenda working collaboratively with key partners.
Responsibilities Will Include
* Supporting the delivery of intra and inter school competition, making links where appropriate with external agencies with an extended reach to incorporate Sport, Health, Wellbeing, Personal and Workforce Development.
* Leading on the delivery of the girls football in schools agenda.
* Support the increase in participation of children and young people in sport and physical activity.
* Assist and support the Partnership Manager as required.
* Delivery of bikeability balance sessions to reception classes across the borough
* Support the development of young leaders.
* Support the delivery of OSSP programmes as required.
* To provide administration support to the OSSP inclusive of website updates and electronic systems.
Ofsted
"Pupils are happy to come to school. They enjoy making friends and they are supportive of each other".
"Pupils appreciate the support and care that is provided by staff. This helps pupils to feel safe".
"…pupils engage positively with their learning. As a result, behaviour in class and during social times is usually calm and orderly".
"Subject curriculums are well designed. The ‘powerful knowledge’ that the school wants pupils to learn is clearly identified. Subject content is introduced in a logical order so that pupils build their knowledge over time".
"Teachers have good subject knowledge. They select appropriate activities to support pupils to learn the intended curriculum".
"The school has introduced a rigorous and well-structured approach to assessment. This supports staff to deliver the curriculum effectively, pre-empting pupils’ difficulties, identifying misconceptions and gaps in pupils’ knowledge and then using this information to plan for future learning".
The school’s behaviour management system is underpinned by the trust’s values, including ‘be yourself always’ and ‘succeeding together’…pupils live up to these values and are considerate towards each other.
"Learning is rarely disrupted by poor behaviour".
Applicants can apply through our Sam Recruit platform by following the below link:
https://co-opacademiestrust.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Detail?campaignRef=SCH-C-oAT-0641 #J-18808-Ljbffr