Cricket Coach

**Job Title: Cricket Coach**

**Job Purpose**: To deliver high quality Cricket coaching to a range of different ages, ensuring the continued development of Cricket at the School.

**Reporting Line**: Head of Cricket

**Start Date**: January 2024

**Tenure**: Casual, part-time, (January to April), 3 hours per week
- Monday: 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Wednesday: 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Thursday: 5:30 - 6:30pm

**Salary**:Competitive

**Application Deadline**:8:00am, Monday 24 April 2023

**Interviews to be held week commencing**:8 May 2023

Surbiton High School is a lively, energetic, independent girls’ day school in Surbiton. The School competes annually at a Borough, County, Regional and National level. Numerous pupils represent at county and regional level through the support offered by our programme. The Cricket Programme aims to deliver an environment where pupils can foster a lifelong love of Cricket

You will have participated or coached at a high level and have experience in coaching young people. This role will require confidence and creativity in managing a large squad of varying abilities in an indoor net environment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To coach cricket across a range of groups, from beginners to senior, and scholars
- To develop individuals by catering to their needs
- To feed back to pupils and support their progress and development
- To act as a coach and offer general support prior, during and after events
- To check the safety of all equipment and facilities before use
- To be aware and adhere to risk assessments and health and safety guidelines
- To carry out any such duties as may be reasonably requested

**Person Specification**

**Qualifications**
- Level 1 or Level 2 Cricket coaching qualification
- GCSE in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above) is essential

**Skills**
- The ability to work as part of a team in a dynamic School and successful Cricket programme
- Experience of operating professionally and safely within a sporting environment
- Good communication, organizational, administrative and ICT skills
- Excellent planning and time management skills
- Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people

**Experience and Knowledge**
- Must have played Cricket at a high level
- Experience of cricket coaching in an educational setting would be preferable
- A proven track record of demonstrable training and coaching success
- Experience of collaborating with colleagues
- Up-to-date knowledge of cricket technique, strength and conditioning

**Personal Qualities**
- A passion for cricket and coaching
- Confidence and creativity in managing squads of varying abilities
- High levels of personal and professional integrity and the ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
- Personal warmth to gain the confidence of pupils, staff and parents
- Positive rapport with pupils
- High standards of personal presence and presentation and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate concisely and sensitively, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences
- A strong work ethic and a flexible attitude
- A healthy sense of humour

**Attitudes**
- A team player with leadership qualities
- Organized and able to self-direct
- Positive, enthusiastic and energetic approach to life, with a can-do attitude
- Ability to think creatively and imaginatively
- Committed to Surbiton High School’s ethos
- High expectations for pupil attainment, personal development and conduct
- Ambitious and aspirational for oneself and for the School
- Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role
- Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and are fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community._
- Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, Disclosure and Barring Service and Online/Social media Searches_
- Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process._