Assistant Director of Rugby

Package Description

The school prides itself on its warm and welcoming community, inclusive of all staff.  Our teaching staff work alongside the operational teams to ensure the smooth running of the school.  We value the contribution of all team members.  

Through involvement in the co-curricular programme all those who work with us can bring their passions to work. Developing our talent is important to us.  Access to training and professional development is available and encouraged. 

Our reward package includes: 

• Generous pension 
• Free gym membership 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Employee Benefits Programme including discounts to several major retailers, holiday, electric car, and cycle to work schemes, as well as health and well-being option 
• Fee discount 
• A three-course lunch is provided during term time  

The Role

The Edinburgh Academy seeks to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate person to perform the role of Assistant Director of Rugby. The successful candidate will work in both the Junior and Senior school alongside the Director of Rugby in delivering the schools’ rugby programme.

The role operates between August-March, during the rugby season.

Opportunities to extend this to three terms can be discussed, depending on the skillset of the successful candidate in providing a summer term sport (cricket or athletics in particular).

Main Responsibilities

The detail below lists the main responsibilities of this role.  It is not an exhaustive list of tasks.

• Work closely with the Director of Rugby to deliver a high-quality rugby programme across the Senior and Junior School.
• Lead the Junior School rugby programme from P4-P6, including the expansion of our P5 fixture programme
• Oversee the administration of the rugby programme, including communicating with parents and updating fixture arrangements on SOCS.
• Support with Saturday morning games
• Assist with the Senior School rugby coaching programme during the week
• Provide coaching guidance, support and technical expertise to staff
• Support the strength and conditioning programme alongside the Athletic Development Coach

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

• Have strong interpersonal skills
• Willing to share knowledge and expertise with teaching and coaching staff alike, providing guidance alongside the Director of Rugby
• Have an energetic, creative, positive and humorous approach to rugby sessions
• Be detailed orientated, well-organised and flexible
• Have excellent organisational skills, adept at managing multiple tasks concurrently
• Be an effective communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Embrace a growth mindset, using this approach to underpin coaching sessions and player development
• Be committed to personal development, actively seeking opportunities to learn and improve
• Have a genuine love for the game and enjoy working with children of all ages / abilities
• Be passionate about the role of sport in developing well-rounded young people

They will also have the following qualifications or experience:

• Hold an appropriate rugby coaching qualification – Aspiring Coaches qualification/UKCC Level 2 minimum –Essential
• Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of coaching children of all ages, specifically P4 upwards - Essential
• Have experience working in different rugby environments (minis, midis, boys / girls, school, club) - Essential
• Hold an appropriate coaching qualification in either cricket or athletics - Desirable
• Have experience coaching Strength and Conditioning - Desirable
• Computer literate – experience using MS Office products (especially Outlook, Word and Excel)  - Essential
• Experience using databases or other systems to organise workload and communicate with parents and other stakeholders - Essential

About the school/organisation

The Edinburgh Academy is a fully co-educational school. The School consists of a Senior School, Junior School and a Nursery Department. The School is a member of HMC. The Edinburgh Academy moved to full co-education across the whole school in 2008. The Junior and Senior Schools are on separate sites, both of which have spacious grounds and sports facilities including extensive playing fields, an all-weather sports area, and a large Sports Hall and Centre.