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Secondary Education Coach

Gloucester Rugby
Organisation
Gloucester Rugby
Salary
£24-26K
Location
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Contract type
Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date
4 July 2025
Job Description
Do you care about others? Are you passionate about the power of sports to positively change lives? We seek dedicated individuals eager to enhance both the impact of our work and their own personal growth.

About the Foundation
Gloucester Rugby Charitable Foundation is the charitable arm of Gloucester Rugby, dedicated to leveraging the power of rugby to drive meaningful change in our community. Our vision is simple: imagine a community where the Gloucester Rugby Charitable Foundation serves as a catalyst for positive transformation, creating lasting social impact through a variety of rugby-related initiatives. These include youth development programmes, health and wellness campaigns, educational workshops, and inclusive sports opportunities. By promoting the core values of rugby—teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline, and sportsmanship—we aim to inspire and empower individuals of all ages and backgrounds, fostering a stronger, healthier, and more cohesive community.

About the Job
Gloucester Rugby Charitable Foundation provides several education and wellbeing intervention programmes that use the power of Rugby to break down barriers and to positively change people’s lives. The Secondary Education will be fundamental to achieving this mission through providing excellent organisation and delivery skills for a range of programmes in education settings.

You will deliver and develop our programmes, whilst supporting the creation and development of new projects aimed at engaging key stage 3 and 4 students as well as supporting other young adult education programmes. You will be key in delivering high quality lessons and to a range of participants in educational settings and work alongside a very passionate team of coaches. You will create engaging sport themed lessons aimed at enhancing students’ engagement in education, improving students’ personal skills for KS 3 and 4 students which could utilise Gloucester Rugby player content. Your delivery supporting young adults through our partnership with a local education provider will equip the young adult with the skills and confidence to continue in education, employment or further training. All lessons may vary between classroom and practical games and support the broad range of learners.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic, and self-motivated individual with the skills and aptitude to support young people in a range of education settings who have a variety of challenges and needs.

Key Accountabilities
The successful candidate will be an important part of the Foundation, working closely with the Head of Programmes to deliver the Foundations ‘Changing Lives through Rugby’ strategy and to prioritise project delivery and programme innovation.
Their key job accountabilities will be:
• To undertake the necessary planning for each lesson, ensuring that teaching and coaching demonstrates progression throughout, is aligned to the national curriculum and the relevant NGB guidelines and follows the principles of long-term student development.
• To ensure that all lessons are high quality, student-centered lessons that maximise enjoyment, participation, and participant progress.
• Ensure all lessons and sessions are caring, active, purposeful, enjoyable, and safe.
• To continually monitor and evaluate all lessons/sessions, activities, and relationships with the ultimate vision of improving the quality, impact, and reputation of Gloucester Rugby Foundation.
• Work with Secondary Education Lead by providing reports, data and case studies in a timely manner.
• To work closely with the Foundation Head of Charitable Delivery to deliver the Foundations strategy and to prioritise project ideas and programme innovations.
• To support the delivery across other education, participation and wellbeing programmes to ensure the delivery of the initiatives achieve the relevant outcomes.
This role may include community-based delivery, match day events, festivals, and other programmes. It will also require working some evenings and weekends as needed.

This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities and is not meant to restrict any individual in performing other duties as required by the Company.

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge
Essential
• Experience in a secondary school setting or similar organisation
• Experience of delivering high quality classroom lessons
• Experience of working with and supporting vulnerable people
• Excellent organisation, time management and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Experience of working with under-represented groups of people in education or sport settings
• An enthusiastic and committed individual who will ‘go the extra mile’ to deliver results
Desirable
• Educated to a PGCE or equivalent level.
• 2 years’ experience in key stage 5 and older (16+)
• Mental Health First Aider training
• Trauma informed training
• Experience of working with local agencies in Education
• A passion for sport and an understanding of wider issues relating to sport, health and education
• Experience of managing education budgets and report
• Experience of delivering high quality sports-based lessons

Minimum Standards
Outside of the essential requirements for the role, we must comply with the minimum standards set by our governing bodies. All employees must meet these standards when working for us and we will provide the necessary training where required.

• *England Ruby Coaching Award (ERCA or Level 2 equivalent)
• *First Aid certification
• *Safeguarding Qualification
• *Current DBS
• *RFU’s Minimum Standards (In Touch, Head Case, etc.)
• Current Driving License with no more than six points
• Access to a vehicle

*If you do not meet this requirement, we can provide the training, but we would expect you to be compliant within six months.
How to apply
Please send a covering email and CV to recruitment@gloucesterrugby.co.uk
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