Graduate Sports Performance Coach

Organisation: Uppingham
Salary: £17,672.72 per annum. Accommodation provided
Location: Uppingham
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 13 March 2026
Job Description: Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Start: 30 August 2026

The role

Uppingham School is seeking ambitious and driven Graduate Sports Performance Coaches to join our high-performing Sports Department across:

• Cricket
• Hockey
• Netball
• Rugby

These roles offer an exceptional opportunity to launch your coaching career within one of the UK’s leading co-educational independent schools, working within well-established performance programmes that support participation, aspiration and elite pathway development.

As a Graduate Sports Performance Coach, you will lead and deliver sport-specific coaching across multiple age groups, contribute to scholar and high-performance programmes, and play a key role in matchday planning, player development and programme organisation. You will work closely with experienced Directors of Sport and Heads of Sport, contributing to an environment that combines high standards, player welfare and performance ambition, while also being fully involved in the wider life of a busy boarding school community.

About you

Educated to degree level (or equivalent), you will hold a recognised coaching qualification in your specialist sport. You will have experience of coaching and leading young people, ideally with exposure to club, pathway or performance environments, and be confident in designing engaging, purposeful training sessions that support technical, tactical and mental development. Organised, articulate and committed to high standards, you are motivated to build a long-term career in performance sport or education and are excited by the opportunity to take genuine responsibility within a structured and ambitious sporting programme.

What we offer:

When you join us, you become part of a community that appreciates and supports its team members. You will enjoy a range of benefits that reflects our appreciation:

• 50% Contribution towards premiums for the School’s private health scheme
• Discount on School fees
• Discount at a local nursery in Uppingham
• 25% Discount on holiday club fees
• Westfield healthcare
• Westfield Rewards which gives discounts at various retailers, gyms, cinemas, and restaurants
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In house Occupational Health Service
• Membership to dual-use Sports Centre (with a £25 annual joining fee)
• Free staff lunches during term-time
• Free annual Flu vaccinations
• Complimentary staff ticket for select School performances
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Recognised as a “Disability Confident” employer
• Recognised as a “Mindful” employer

Closing date: 13 March 2026.

Interviews: Week commencing 16 March 2026.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we have received an adequate number of applications, therefore we encourage early submissions.

Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview.
How to apply: Please click on this link to find out more and apply https://uppingham.careers/careers-in-sports-coaching/