Sports Coach (Lacrosse Specialism)

The Role

SPORTS COACH (LACROSSE SPECIALISM)

Fixed term / Part time (17 hours per week)

Self-employed

Required February 2025

STAHS is a vibrant school supported by a diverse and enthusiastic community of staff, pupils, parents, alumni and friends. It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities. 

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic, forward-thinking and supportive Physical Education department on a self-employed basis. We aim to recruit an individual who would enjoy the opportunity to assist with the delivery of all areas of the Physical Education curriculum. We set high standards for teaching and learning and our students have very good levels of attainment and engagement. 

Physical Education is taught throughout the Senior School, and we provide a wide range of activities for both participation and excellence. For further details please visit our website:  https://www.stahs.org.uk/senior-school/co-curriculum/sport/.

The Sports Coach (Lacrosse Specialism) will support the curricular and extra-curricular programme, including the school’s schedule of fixtures and activities during the week and at weekends. Whilst the individual appointed would not be expected to run a squad training session on their own, they must be prepared to plan, lead and deliver group activities within other training sessions they are assisting. Experience of coaching Lacrosse would be essential. 

This role would suit an individual who has a passion for Physical Education or is looking to gain experience ahead of university or undertaking a PGCE. 

This is a fixed-term position required from Monday 3 February 2025 to Friday 14 March 2025 (excluding half-term which is from 17 to 21 February). The current working hours will be Monday, Tuesday 4pm - 5.30pm, Wednesday 10.30am – 5.30pm, Thursday 2pm - 4pm, Saturday 8am - 1pm. 

Details of the role and application process are available on the school’s website www.stahs.org.uk/vacancies  

Closing date: 9am on Monday 13 January 2025

Applications will be reviewed when received and interview dates will be set accordingly. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we be able to appoint a suitable candidate, therefore please submit your application without delay.

The High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No: 311065

WELCOME TO STAHS!

We are very proud of our warm and vibrant community of ambitious young people, caring and talented staff and supportive alumni and parents.

St Albans High School (we call it STAHS) is one of the country’s leading independent schools, offering a rich and diverse education to 1.150 pupils between the ages of four and 18. We are selective at all points of intake, and we are consistently ranked among the best independent schools in the UK.

STAHS opened in 1889 in a converted hospital on Holywell Hill, St Albans, one of many similar schools which were being established towards the end of the 19^th century. We transferred to our current site on Townsend Avenue in the heart of the city in 1908, with the Prep School subsequently moving to the village of Wheathampstead in 2003. STAHS has close links with the diocese of St Albans through the Bishop and the Dean, the latter being an ex-officio governor of the School. We are affiliated to the Church of England, and we warmly welcome pupils and staff of all faiths or none.

Renowned for both exceptional academic provision and extensive co-curricular opportunities, STAHS pupils leave school as happy, confident and well-rounded young people ready to make their mark on the world.

STAHS has two sites, a few miles apart: the Prep School in leafy Wheathampstead and the Senior School in the historic city of St Albans, just 25 minutes from King’s Cross/London St Pancras. STAHS is proud to be a truly ‘through school’, with the majority of Year 6 pupils joining the Senior School for Year 7 and beyond.

Our Senior School of around 830 pupils from Year 7 to Year 13 has a visible and audible buzz, bustling with difference; difference of opinions, difference of ambitions and difference of interests.

Our Staff are devoted to preparing the young people in our care to live lives of consequence, making a meaningful impact on the world. We work together in a warm and grounded spirit that is uniquely ‘STAHS’. Please do see the Head’s Welcome on our website to find out why STAHS is such a special place.