Overview
Head of Sport role at Ampleforth College. Senior position within the Sport Department.
Salary: Depending on qualifications and experience. This is a senior position and therefore attracts the appropriate additional responsibility points.
Closing date: Wednesday 1st October 2025 midday. Interviews: Wednesday 8th October. Start Date: 1st January 2026 (although we would be happy to wait until 1st September 2026 for the right candidate).
Education and About the School
Founded in 1802 and set in a beautiful Yorkshire valley, Ampleforth College is the world’s foremost Catholic boarding school, welcoming girls and boys of all faiths aged 11-18. Each student’s unique talents are recognised and nurtured within a welcoming community rooted in Benedictine values. This gift is realised in Catholic Education as a place where children grow in self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and self-gift.
Ampleforth is full boarding with students from all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. We rejoice in being culturally diverse with many different languages spoken. Our aim is to develop Benedictine Scholarship and to help students become life-long learners who are reflective, resilient, intellectually curious, and capable of transferring knowledge across contexts.
Role and Responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, versatile and flexible Head of Sport to join our high performing Sport Department. The department offers a range of sporting opportunities across many activities, and we pride ourselves on delivering a wide and varied sporting program that caters for all abilities and aspirations. The successful candidate will join a thriving team and support both students and staff in the department. The school includes a number of former international sportsmen and women, professional coaches, and staff dedicated to running school sport to offer a market-leading program.
Sport forms an integral part of a child’s development, with a programme that influences all ages and abilities and aims to instil a lifelong love for sport and physical activity. The role supports delivery of sport across the school to develop every child’s interest, passion and performance, from aspiring internationals to those pursuing physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Benefits
Ampleforth has a fantastic range of benefits, including:
* Free meal during working hours
* Pension – Ampleforth College Group Personal Pension Scheme
* A generous Bounty scheme for referral of new staff
* Subsidised on-site gym membership
* Free car parking on site
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee assistance programme
* Staff lodging where available
* A friendly and supportive working environment
* 10% Staff Discount at Ampleforth Abbey Shop and Tearooms
If you are seeking a highly rewarding position, please download and complete the attached application form and return it to employment@ampleforth.org.uk. For further information about the school, please see the attached applicant information pack. If you have questions about the role, contact the Headmaster, Jon Mutton, at jbm@ampleforth.org.uk.
St Laurence Education Trust and Ampleforth College are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to DBS checks and other relevant employment checks.
Seniority and Employment Type
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Book and Periodical Publishing
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