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Sports Coach
- Posted: 04-08-2026
- Category: Cover Supervisors
- Location: Oldham
- Type: Full-time / Contract
- Salary: £95 - £130 per day
This is a great opportunity for sports coaches, graduates or aspiring teachers who want to work in schools without planning or marking.
The Role
As a Sports Coach / Cover Supervisor, you will supervise lessons using pre-set work, support PE lessons and school sports activities, manage behaviour and keep students engaged across KS3 and KS4.
You will not be expected to plan lessons or mark work. The focus is on keeping pupils on task, maintaining a positive classroom environment and supporting the school day.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise lessons using pre-set work.
- Support PE lessons, sports activities and wider school events.
- Manage behaviour and keep students focused.
- Work with pupils across KS3 and KS4.
- Follow school routines, lesson instructions and behaviour policies.
- Build positive relationships with pupils and staff.
- Provide feedback to teaching staff where required.
- Follow safeguarding procedures at all times.
- Experience in sports coaching, PE, youth work or education is desirable.
- You must be confident managing groups of students aged 11–16.
- Strong communication and behaviour management skills are essential.
- You should be reliable, adaptable, proactive and professional.
- School experience is helpful but not essential for the right candidate.
- Graduates and aspiring teachers are welcome to apply.
- You must hold an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or be willing to obtain one.
- You must have the right to work in the UK.
- £100–£130 per day, paid weekly.
- Immediate start opportunities available.
- Flexible work to suit your schedule.
- Full-time and part-time options available.
- Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant.
- CPD and training available.
- Great pathway into teaching or long-term school-based work.
Smile Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will complete full compliance checks, including an Enhanced DBS, Barred List checks, right to work verification, qualification checks and references.
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If you are a Sports Coach, graduate or aspiring teacher looking for school-based work in Oldham, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today with Smile Education or send your CV to jakson@smile-education.co.uk.
We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.
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