Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
Fixed Term, Term Time Only
The School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Gap Year Teaching Assistant to assist the PE department during the Spring and Summer Term. The general working hours for the role are 8:00am to 4:00pm. This a fixed-term contract expected to end by July 2025 and the employee for the role is paid at an hourly rate.
Francis Holland promotes active participation in both competitive and recreational sports. The School believes that developing the skills to lead a healthy active lifestyle is vitally important. The Sports department offer an extensive co-curricular programme. Some competitive sports include netball, football, cricket, gymnastics, swimming, dance and athletics. Pupils have the opportunity to develop their sporting talents in fixtures against other schools.
Most outdoor sports take place at Battersea Park, where there are superb facilities: extensive grass and all-weather pitches, seven all-weather netball courts and 19 all-weather tennis courts. The Millennium Arena at Battersea Park hosts the annual Sports Day, and we operate an efficient bus service to transfer pupils to and from various off-site facilities. Swimming lessons take place at the Queen Mother Sports Centre in areas of the pools set aside for the School’s exclusive use at that time.
Francis Holland Trust has its own generous salary scale with season ticket loan available.
For more information and to apply online, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 8:00am on 29th November 2024.
Early application is advised. Applications will be assessed in order of receipt, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Statutory checks including a satisfactory DBS certificate and references will be a requirement for this role. This role is classed as regulated activity with children as it involves teaching, training or supervising children on a day-to-day basis and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.
