Job Introduction

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding cricket coach to join our Games department and deliver high-quality coaching to pupils aged 8 to 13. They will fully participate in all weekly fixtures and training sessions, including Games afternoons. 

The Sports Department at Westminster Under School is one of the school's busiest, but most exciting, departments. Pupils in Years 3 to 5 have three hours of Games per week, and those in Years 6 to 8 have four hours of Games per week. 

Cricket is a core sport at Westminster Under School, and the successful candidate will coach players and teams across the full age range of our pupils to ensure that every pupil benefits – from supporting participation to coaching high-ability teams and individuals.

The Cricket Coach will support, develop, and deliver an effective coaching programme, working with players in Years 3 to 8. They will assist in developing players of all standards, positioning Westminster Under School as a sporting school of the highest calibre.   

We seek candidates with qualifications or significant experience coaching high-level cricket. Playing experience to a high standard would be advantageous. The right candidate will have the enthusiasm and drive to ensure that every pupil develops in our Games lessons and co-curricular programmes. They will have strong communication skills and the confidence to work with children in a trusted role. Applicants will have participated in their sport to a high level and ideally hold coaching qualifications in relevant activities. 

This role is a temporary one for the Election term 2024 (Wednesday 17th April – Wednesday 3rd July 2024). 

Role Responsibility

Key Responsibilities: 

• Supervising cricket sessions 

• Refereeing and umpiring games and matches. 

• Deliver, plan, and evaluate coaching sessions that are safe, pupil-centered, structured, progressive, enjoyable and of high quality for all ages, abilities, and levels of experience. 

• Keep accurate registers of attendance. 

• Be available for school fixtures on Saturdays and other ad hoc days as requested by the Director of Sport. 

• Ensure the kit and equipment used for sessions or fixtures are left in good order and tidied away after the activity. 

• Complete results sheets and other administration, such as match reports, immediately after fixtures. 

• Assist the Director of Sport in a range of administrative duties as required. 

General Responsibilities: 

• Maintain high professionalism in attendance, punctuality and engagement with pupils and parents. 

• Maintain own professional development, keeping up to date with legal requirements. 

• Maintain appropriate confidentiality of information relating to the school and its staff and maintain compliance with the Data Protection Act. 

• Always adhere to the School’s Health and Safety Policy. 

Hours of work

Monday and Wednesday 10.15am to 5.00pm (with unpaid 30 min lunch break) essential. Saturday sports fixtures (varied dates and mainly mornings) and occasional ad hoc days can be discussed and agreed at interview. 

The Ideal Candidate

Please refer to the attached person specification.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Westminster Under School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Package Description

Required for: April 2024

Location: Vincent Square - Westminster Under School

Contract: part-time, temporary

Salary: £33.50 per hour. Any hours worked outside of set working hours should be submitted via time sheet.

The deadline for applications is 09:00am on Friday 12th April 2024. Interviews will take place, in-person, on Wednesday 19th April 2024.

About the School

Working at Westminster Under School

Westminster Under School is a busy, purposeful and vibrant place to be and an excellent workplace. The community is made up of 292 pupils, 43 teaching staff and 50 support staff.

Westminster Under School is a friendly and welcoming place to work. There is a real sense of community here and staff members quickly become part of the rhythm of life, both inside and outside the classroom. Social events are regular and varied, with plenty of opportunity to socialise outside working hours. Support staff as much as teaching staff are encouraged to embrace the School’s day-to-day activities, whether that be attending a concert or a sports fixture.

At Westminster we will always select the best candidate for every position. We do know, however, that we can only truly choose the best person on every occasion if a broad and diverse pool of candidates see the job advertised and are encouraged to apply.

As such, we continue to work on how our job roles are encountered, and particularly welcome applications from groups who have traditionally been underrepresented here.

Westminster Under School is for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. We hope you are encouraged to apply.

The School

Westminster Under School is a great environment for happy and purposeful pupils, and for all the staff who support them. Our aim is to produce well-rounded individuals with a love of learning and an enthusiasm for life, and who relish coming into School each day. All members of staff play an important role in ensuring that day-to-day processes at the School run smoothly, and in turn helping each and every pupil to enjoy and benefit from all that the School has to offer.

The Under School is a day school with approximately 292 pupils aged between 7 and 13. The School was founded in 1943 in the precincts of Westminster School in Little Dean’s Yard, just behind Westminster Abbey. The 17 boys with whom it began rapidly became 60 in  number and by 1950 there were 80 boys in the Under School. The boys had to compete for space with the senior school pupils who had returned from evacuation at the end of the war, but in 1951 the Under School acquired its own premises in Eccleston Square. Numbers of pupils continued to rise during the 1960s and 1970s and in 1981 the School moved once again to its present site overlooking the Westminster playing fields in Vincent Square. A stone’s throw from the same Square is the striking Art Deco Sports Hall, which is used by both Westminster Under and Westminster Great School pupils.

To this day, the Under School enjoys a strong and important bond with Westminster Great School. Both schools foster a deep sense of the importance of independent thought and the ethos of a liberal education, giving them a unique shared identity. It is usual for Under School pupils to be offered a place at the Great School, and the vast majority accept their offers, continuing on until they leave the School in Year 13.

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