HOCKEY ASSISTANT

Hockey Assistant

Job Reference schooltalent/TP/45733/2814

Number Of Positions

1

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract - Part Time

Contract Details

Term Time only

Working Hours

30 Hours per Week

Location

Edinburgh

Closing Date

25/09/2026

Department

Physical Education/Sports

Region / Division

ESMS

Job Role

Operational/Professional Services

The Role

Erskine Stewart Melville are currently recruiting for a Hockey Assistant to join the ESM PE and Sport department on a temporary basis until. March 2027. The role is term time only, working 30 hours a week, with a salary of £18 per hour.

Duties

• Assist in the planning and delivery of hockey training sessions for pupils across the Junior and Senior School.
• Support the administration and organisation of hockey fixtures
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Hockey, PE and Sport department staff and wider school community.

The successful candidate must have experience coaching hockey with young people, the ability to work effectively as part of a team and strong organisational and administrative skills. Experience working within a school sports environment and a relevant hockey coaching qualification is desired. To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

Eligibility

ESM is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.

Benefits

• Free school lunches
• Free Sports' Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Paid moving house day
• Employer pension contributions of up to 8%
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESM Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESM values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESM have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 25th September. We anticipate that interviews will take place shortly after.

About ESM

Welcome to Erskine Stewart Melville, a school for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh, where innovation thrives. We are committed to the individual ambitions of every student by pushing the boundaries of traditional academia.

Our school cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. We empower our learners to dream big and surpass their own expectations, using progressive teaching and learning. Our approach provides an expansive range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities, as well as a dedicated wellbeing programme that supports the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

Attached Documents

• Hockey Assistant - Sept 2026 - ESM.pdf