Charterhouse seeks to appoint a Tennis Coach on a casual basis. The successful candidate will work closely with the Director of Sport, the Director of Girls Sport and the relevant staff that coach tennis, in developing the sporting potential of pupils to their highest possible standards.
The core sports are football, hockey, netball, cricket and tennis but there is a
wide variety of others including swimming, athletics, golf, badminton,
basketball, lacrosse, shooting, racquets, squash and fives to name but a few.
There are School as well as House matches in most sports. The sporting facilities
are truly impressive and include the Queen’s Sports Centre (QSC) with its indoor
swimming pool, multi-use sports hall, climbing wall and a well-equipped fitness
suite. The School also has its own athletics track as well as a nine-hole golf course
and three all-weather pitches which are used mainly for hockey and tennis.
Additional facilities include 27 outdoor tennis courts, (including Astro ones) 14
football pitches and 9 cricket pitches. Tuesdays and Thursdays, term time, are
the main sport afternoons with matches played on Saturdays as well as midweek. Additional training nights might be added in Autumn and Spring term.
Charterhouse is a beautiful school in a 250-acre campus – a wonderful setting for the whole community to live and work together and a splendid backdrop for teaching and learning. Founded in 1611, Charterhouse is one of the world’s leading coeducational independent schools, welcoming boarders and day pupils at 13+ entry and 16+ entry. Surrounded by a world of opportunity and connected by a feeling of belonging, each pupil at Charterhouse is educated to embrace life’s full potential, and empowered to carry this into their future.
A Charterhouse education prepares for both academic success as well as laying the foundations for future professional, social and personal fulfilment. The School is academically ambitious for every pupil, with all strands of a Charterhouse education leading towards being fully prepared for the real-world of tomorrow and equipped to grasp future opportunity.
The curriculum is all about choice for the individual and is firmly rooted in academic rigour, intellectual curiosity and independent learning. Year 9 pupils follow a real breadth of academic subjects, with the curriculum in Years 10 and 11 culminating in (I)GCSEs. Pupils benefit from the dual offer available in the Sixth Form: A Levels with an Extended Project Qualification or the breadth of the IB Diploma Programme. A wonderful range of academic electives are on offer, including the Charterhouse Entrepreneurship Diploma (accredited by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs) and the Ivy House Leadership Award. From an outstanding and varied academic education to the raft of co-curricular options – opportunities abound at Charterhouse.
With over 80 activities, the cocurriculum is an essential strand of a Charterhouse education, combining opportunities for leadership development, creativity, exercise and team work. The Boarding House teams are at the heart of supporting each young person on their journey through the School. The Heads of House live in the Houses, and are supported by a team of tutors and pastoral staff – two of whom are also residential. The House Teams are supported by a 24-hour Health Centre and pupils also have access to support through the Wellbeing team, counsellors and chaplaincy. Shared values are central to life at Charterhouse, enabling each person to be themselves – everything at Charterhouse begins with kindness.
We warmly welcome applicants who will share our values and with the enthusiasm and energy to make a significant and lasting contribution to life at the School. Together we can ensure that Charterhouse continues to be a world-class education provider.
– Provide high quality and purposeful coaching sessions.
– Work with the member of staff in charge of tennis, to produce and deliver suitable coaching sessions, upskilling any additional staff working with you.
– Improve the performance of the School tennis teams through coaching sessions and fixtures.
– Play an active part in any tennis tournaments and fixtures, assisting the head of Tennis.
– Assist the head of tennis to develop and enforce a sensible code of behaviour for sport at Charterhouse.
– Conduct yourself in an appropriate professional manner at all times.
– Demonstrate the highest levels of commitment and compliance to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Successful candidates will be likely to fit the following profile:
– Experienced coach with at least a Level 2 coaching qualification.
– Excellent organisational, administrative and ICT skills.
– Experience of coaching at all levels in an educational setting would be
beneficial.
– High levels of personal and professional integrity and the ability to
exercise discretion and confidentiality.
– Positive rapport with pupils.
– A strong work ethic and flexible attitude.
Lunches during your normal working day
Free on-site parking
Invitations to school productions and concerts throughout the year
Applications should be made in accordance with the School’s application and safer recruitment procedures, via the School’s website, selecting the relevant vacancy. The selected vacancy link will take you to our online recruitment system and give you the opportunity to register and complete an application form. You will also have the opportunity to upload your latest CV.
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