Whitgift Summer School Tennis Academy Coach
This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years, with approximately 1550 pupils and over 100 boarding or flexi-boarding pupils. It was founded in 1596 by Elizabeth I’s last Archbishop of Canterbury, John Whitgift, and is the oldest school in Croydon. Whitgift enjoys facilities of outstanding quality, amongst the best available nationally, in a beautiful parkland estate in South Croydon with excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.
During the summer holidays Whitgift runs its own summer school for international students, utilising all its fantastic facilities and modern boarding house. Whitgift Summer School, with its innovative and exciting English language and academic courses, along with activities which involve English speaking students, is designed to appeal to girls and boys aged 11-17 from all over the world.
We are looking to appoint a Tennis Coach to join our summer school team and lead our Tennis Academy as part of the afternoon activity programme. The successful candidate will be expected to play a pivotal role in the coaching of Tennis at the Summer School. The Tennis Academy coach oversees the afternoon Tennis Academy across a range of age groups for both boys and girls aged 11 – 17.
The successful applicant will be a well-qualified and capable Tennis Coach with an enthusiasm for coaching and developing sport within the framework of a leading independent summer school.
Applicants must be able to present evidence of their right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract.
We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
Further information about the role and the skills required is available by selecting the 'Documents' button at the bottom of the page. Click the green 'Apply' button on the top right for the online application form.
For any queries, please telephone the Summer School on 020 8633 9924 or email summerschool@whitgift.co.uk
The Summer School will run for six weeks, and, although applicants who have full availability throughout this period are prioritised, applications for shorter periods may be considered. Therefore, if you are unable to work for the entire 6 weeks, please state this clearly within the additional information section of the application form and provide reasons.
Applications will be reviewed daily, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received, so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. The School reserves the right to appoint at any stage of the recruitment process.
Closing Date: 26 May 2025
Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure & Barring Service and online checks (including personal, professional and other online activities).
The Company
For more than 400 years, Whitgift has been transforming boys’ lives through education.
Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school, both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.
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