Lacrosse Coach (fixed term)

Salary: GDST Support Staff Pay Band Grade 3, FTE 1: £29,479 to £35,003 per annum (Actual salary: £24,034 to £28,538). Dependent on experience.

Contract: Fixed term for two terms

Hours: Full time (36 hours per week) and term time plus five days

Required from: September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and well-qualified individual who will be responsible for teaching and supporting lacrosse throughout the school.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Coach with a specialty in lacrosse to join our exceptional Physical Education Department from September 2025. The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping young people reach their potential in sport and be able to work in a busy Sports department.

About the PE Department

In lacrosse, our senior 1st team are the 2022 National Schools Champions. Other notable successes include our U15 reaching the National Schools final as well as all other age groups achieving Top 16 level at the National Schools tournament. We compete in the Surrey county, which is one of the most competitive in the country and we have had lots of success in county and the South Schools tournaments. We have a busy Saturday fixtures schedule that enables us to perform at the top level and we put out 2-5 teams in every age group.

About the School

As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.

The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.

The school is part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

1. Competitive salaries and pay progression.
2. Access to extensive professional development opportunities.
3. Training grants for qualifications.
4. Free life assurance benefit.
5. A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools.
6. Interest free loans for training, computer purchase and for a travel season ticket.
7. A Cycle to Work scheme.
8. Competitive terms and conditions of employment.

For further information and to apply for this exciting opportunity please click the \’Apply Now\’ button.

Applications must be received by Monday 10 February 2025 at 9am.

Interview date: Wednesday 12 February 2025.

Putney High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At Putney High School, we embrace and celebrate difference. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on their age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. To ensure this, all positions are subject to blind shortlisting.

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