Graduate Sports Assistants (residential option available)

King Edward's School, Birmingham seeks Graduate Sports Assistants. This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful department, with a national reputation for Physical Education and Games, from late August 2026 to early July 2027. If you are an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and skilled sportsperson who is looking to potentially move into a career in sport in the future, then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidates will provide support across the sports department and work alongside the PE and sports coaching team, working with students from year 7 to Year 13. This will involve assisting with both management of school teams and also the House sport programme. They will be expected to be available at all times that school sport takes place, including Saturdays and evenings during term time.

The School would welcome applicants who have a strong background in rugby and hockey.

Next Steps

Click "Apply Now" to apply for this role, please forward a completed application form, equal opportunities monitoring form (both available for download at Work with us - King Edwards School) and a covering letter addressed to Mr Matthew Bartlett, Deputy Head (Co-curricular) by email to: kesrecruitment@keschools.org.uk.

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 9^th March 2026. Interviews will provisionally take place later that week.

Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the advertised closing date. As such, early applications are strongly encouraged to ensure full consideration for this post.

If you have any queries about the role or would like to discuss it in more detail, please contact the Director of Sport, George Adams by email to: g.adams@keschools.org.uk.

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