Head of Athletic Development

The Head of Athletic Development will be responsible for the planning, development, and delivery of coaching within all areas of the Reed’s Strength & Conditioning programme. The role-holder will be responsible for optimising the development of pupils of all standards in order to enhance Reed’s current position in school sport. There will also be a requirement to contribute and coach within our major sports programme, taking teams throughout the academic year. This role will be a full time, term time only, role and the role-holder will be expected to attend fixtures at weekends across all 3 terms. This role will report into the Director of Sport.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire S&C coaches across the programme.
• Deliver high quality sessions throughout the school, to all ages and increasing ability levels.
• Promote Reed’s S&C benefits internally to Sports Department and beyond.
• Manage a programme of before school, timetabled, lunch time and after-school training.
• Manage and coordinate the High Performance Programme, in liaison with the Director of Sport.
• Ensure safe practice at all times in the school’s gym.
• In liaison with the Heads of Sport, manage players’ workload.
• Oversee the session planning of all Sports and Academy scholars.
• Enhance the professional skills of all involved in S&C and appraise their performance through CPD.
• Maintain positive and effective communication with all members of the Reed’s community including pupils, parents and staff.
• The upkeep of spreadsheets, SOCs and SIMS for session information, registers and data.
• Produce risk assessments for S&C and ensure that the school adheres to directives and guidelines issued.
• Management of the S&C budget and development of equipment and facilities.
• Communicate with the Medical Centre and physiotherapy team regarding injuries and plans for rehab.
• Oversee effective use of facilities.
• Contribute to a briefing for all sports staff at the beginning of term.
• Engage with outside bodies and professional coaches to enhance provision for elite athletes.
• Devise, review and implement a plan for the recruitment and retention of sports scholars.
• Use post-game statistical analysis, including GPS and video, to enhance the physical performance of athletes.
• Lead on Sport & Academy scholarship assessment days.
• Attend Heads of Sport meetings and contribute to the overall management and strategic development of sport.
• Undertake such other comparable duties as the Headmaster requires from time to time.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a completed application as soon as possible. The School reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate present themselves. The 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 (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of their application. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.