Job Title: Female Sports Coach
Location: Tower Hamlets, East London
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Love sport? Love making a difference? This could be your perfect match.
We're working with a vibrant secondary school in Tower Hamlets looking for an enthusiastic Female Sports Coach to join their team on a permanent basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about sport, physical activity, and helping young people build confidence both on and off the pitch. Whether you're an experienced coach or looking to take the next step in your career, you'll be joining a school that values teamwork, wellbeing, and student success.
What you'll be doing:
- Delivering engaging sports coaching sessions to secondary‑aged students
- Supporting PE lessons and extracurricular sports programmes
- Encouraging participation, teamwork, and healthy lifestyles
- Helping students develop confidence, resilience, and leadership skills
- Organising and supporting school fixtures, tournaments, and sporting events
- Acting as a positive role model for young people across the school community
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience coaching sport with children or young people
- Holds relevant coaching qualifications or has a strong sporting background
- Is energetic, positive, and passionate about inspiring the next generation
- Has excellent communication and behaviour management skills
- Enjoys working as part of a supportive and collaborative team
- Is committed to promoting inclusion and participation in sport
What the school offers:
- A welcoming and supportive leadership team
- Excellent sports facilities and resources
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- A diverse and inclusive school community
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
Why Tower Hamlets?
Tower Hamlets is home to a diverse and energetic school community, with excellent transport links and a strong focus on educational achievement. You'll be working in a school where sport plays a vital role in student development and wellbeing.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer free online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
