Sports Coach (Volleyball)

The ideal applicant will have:

• A relevant level 3 qualification or willing to work towards.
• A full clean driving license and daily access to a car as this role is based across multiple sites.
• D1 license required OR be eligible and willing to complete a D1 license and MIDAS course.
• Experience of successful coaching at club level.
• The ability to form meaningful relationships with young people in the full age range of GORSE academies.

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.
• On site gym access.
• Opportunities to train and learn from professional S&C instructors.

About us:

GORSE have established a long-standing culture of excellence where 'high challenge, high support' is commonplace. Our trust will be made up of 15 establishments by September 2025. In addition to this, we also operate GORSE SCITT and Leeds Teaching School Hub, important establishments in their own right. Ensuring that each element of the trust, including the central team, performs at its best to ensure all children, especially those whose who are disadvantaged, have the opportunity to secure the Gift of Choice, is the central mission of GORSE.

We believe that sport plays an integral role in the development of all young people. It leads to improved fitness, health and well-being, concentration span, attitude and academic achievement. Most importantly, however, we believe sport can give our young people experiences they would not otherwise have.

In order to enable our young people to experience the most wide-ranging opportunities possible, we run the "BIG 3" programme. The BIG 3 centres around three sports –Volleyball, Rowing and Karate – which we believe contribute to this trust-wide focus on improving the lives of the students in our care. These sports offer students with different skills and natural abilities, the opportunity to try something completely different and to rise to the very top of their sport as young athletes.

In memory of Ruth Gorse, a highly respected PE teacher and player at Leeds Volleyball Club, The Ruth Gorse Academy and Leeds Volleyball Club created a partnership to launch an extracurricular volleyball programme. As the initial programme was successful, volleyball quickly spread across the Trust resulting in The GORSE Volleyball Club. Volleyball is now part of the PE curriculum for years 3-11 and is supported by extracurricular clubs at each academy. Specialist Coach and Leeds Director of Youth Development and Inclusion, Elaine Brown, oversees The Gorse Volleyball Club and ensures each student across the Trust has an opportunity to give volleyball a go!

If you would like to know more about our Trust, please visit our website at www.tgat.org.uk

How to Apply:

If you're as excited about this role as we are, a Job Description, Person Specification and application form are available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to recruitment@tgat.org.uk or by telephone on 0113 487 8888.

If you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: Apply Now

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible so you do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

Applications should be returned to: recruitment@tgat.org.uk