Female PE Support Assistant (Gap Year Opportunity) The PE Support Assistant is a vital role within the PE department and is key to ensuring outstanding PE teaching and an enriching extracurricular programme. The post involves having responsibility for resources, maintaining equipment and providing support for both PE lessons and extracurricular activities. The work carried out by the PE assistant is valued by our staff and contributes to the creation of a safe and welcoming environment both in curriculum lessons and at extracurricular PE clubs. As a PE assistant, you will have the opportunity to impart your knowledge and passion for physical activity and sport onto students in order to support our aim. Key responsibilities for the role include: To provide administrative support for whole-school PE events: Sports Day, Gym & Dance display, Sports Relief Week, Sports Awards Evening, End-of-Year Sports Assembly and Inter-house competitions. To maintain equipment, including the re-gripping of rackets, pumping up balls etc. To assist with swimming lessons, including overseeing the changing rooms before and after the lessons. To assist with fixtures, attending away fixtures and tournaments as the second member of staff. The successful candidate will: be an A-Level or equivalent, gap year student have strong organisation skills, and be able to communicate effectively across the whole school community be enthusiastic with a "can-do" attitude be flexible and adaptable to changing needs and priorities be positive, even tempered and calm under pressure be able to maintain confidentiality and discretion What we offer: A unique selling point as a school within an all girls’ schools trust An excellent working environment that prioritises the wellbeing of its staff and students A generous contributory pension scheme Eyecare vouchers Cycle to work scheme Free tea/coffee/squash available in the staff room Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential advice on a variety of matters Term time free access to the on-site David Lloyd Leisure Centre (during fixed times Key Application Dates: Shortlisting Date: 27th June / 30th June 2025 Interview Date: During the week commencing Monday, 30th June 2025. Start Date: 1st September 2025. Our commitment: The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities. Please see our Recruitment Pack for more details about our school, the job description and person specification. Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found. Sponsorship: We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.