PE Cover Supervisor & Sports Assistant

The Role

The Henrietta Barnett School is seeking to appoint a motivated and skilled individual to provide high quality cover for PE lessons during the extended absence of a permanent member of staff. The successful individual will support the effective delivery of Physical Education cover lessons, and extra-curricular activities using plans and directions from the permanent teacher team. The post holder will work alongside PE staff to promote participation, maintain high standards of behaviour and safety and contribute to the smooth running of the PE department.

The School

The Henrietta Barnett School is a fully selective girls’ grammar school, situated in the beautiful surroundings of Hampstead Garden Suburb. Dame Henrietta Barnett, who was a social reformer, pioneer of education and champion of the poor and needy, founded the school in 1911. Dame Henrietta strongly believed in the power of education to shape people’s lives and founded the school to provide educational opportunities for the highest quality for its students. We were delighted to be awarded the title of State School of the Year 2023 and 2025 for Academic Achievement by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide for having the best GCSE and A Level results in the country. Over 25 students a year gain places at Oxbridge and the vast majority go on to study at the top universities in the country.

The aim of the school is to encourage and enable all students to make the most of their gifts and talents and to fulfil their academic and personal potential. We offer a challenging academic curriculum with enrichment opportunities throughout the school. We encourage students to enjoy their learning for its own sake and to value their independence of mind. We place great emphasis on high quality teaching & learning and provide regular high quality CPD opportunities for staff. Pastoral care and the well-being of our students and staff is our priority. The environment at HBS is unique; it is an extremely warm, friendly and vibrant school, with a very strong sense of community. We support all of our students and ensure that everyone is well known, valued and encouraged.

About You

The qualities of the successful candidate will include:

• Experience of working with children/ young people, especially older children
• Good knowledge of a range of sports and physical activities
• Experience of sports leadership e.g. club, society, junior teams
• Excellent communication skills and confidence to lead groups of pupils
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good organisational skills
• Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
• Grade 4+/Grade C or more in English and Maths GCSE/equivalent
• Competent IT skills
• Clean enhanced DBS certificate and satisfactory other pre-employment checks.

For a complete Job Description and Person Specification please see the document below.

How to Apply

Applications must be made via the School's My New Term portal.

Your application should include a supporting statement outlining the skills, qualities and experiences you have which are relevant to the role.

Closing date: Thursday, 20th August 2026 at midday.

We have a duty of care to ensure the well-being of our students. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. As a school, we maintain the highest possible standards during our recruitment and interview processes. Applicants will undergo enhanced DBS and a range of other statutory and online checks. The Henrietta Barnett School values the diversity of our staff and students, and all of our staff are equally valued and respected. Only by doing this can we maintain the quality of the staff we recruit. It is the duty of any post-holder appointed to promote and safeguard the welfare of pupils at the school.

The Henrietta Barnett School values the diversity of our staff and students and all of our staff are equally valued and respected.