King's Worcester - Sports Gap Student

Location: Worcestershire
School: King's Worcester
Type: Fixed Term | Gap Year | Term Time
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Summary

King’s St Alban’s Prep School, Worcester is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Sports Gap Student to our friendly team for the 2026-27 academic year.

Detail

King’s St Alban’s Prep School, Worcester is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Sports Gap Student to our friendly team for the 2026-27 academic year. The ideal candidate will have a passion for sport and will enjoy sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge with children.

The Sports Gap Student will help to deliver a full and varied range of Games activities for our pupils. This is an exciting role that will enable a keen and professionally-minded individual to gain a year of valuable experience working with children, and to contribute in a tangible and rewarding way.

Duties will include:

Assist in the delivery of Games lessons by reinforcing teaching points, recording results and preparing equipment.
Adhere to Health and Safety policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe, effective, pupil-friendly environment in all lessons and activities.
Be prompt to lessons, wearing the appropriate sporting attire.
Assist with co-curricular activities.
Uphold the King’s School’s reputation and sporting ethos.
Ensure all pupils’ experiences are positive and enjoyable.
Maintain the equipment for the PE and Games programmes.
Play a role within the working school day, including lunchtime supervision and other duties.
Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety, safeguarding and child protection.

Hours of work:

Part-time
18 hours per week to be worked in the afternoons, Monday to Friday
Fixed term for one year, from September 2026
Term time only.

An outline of the key responsibilities, required skills, and eligibility criteria for the role can be found in the job description and person specification below.

How to apply

Applicants must complete an application form which can be found on the Vacancies pageof our website and should be emailed to recruitment@ksw.org.uk

When completing the supporting statement of the application form please ensure that you refer to the job description and person specification. Please also provide a detailed employment history and specify which specialisms you hold with reference to your playing and coaching experience, as well as any coaching qualifications that you hold.

Please submit any queries regarding the role to the HR team at recruitment@ksw.org.uk

Application deadline: 9am Monday 8th June 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates and appoint to the role before the closing date, therefore early applications are encouraged.

The King’s Foundation

King’s Worcester is a hugely welcoming and fulfilling place to work. We are incredibly proud of our reputation. Our employees and our enviable King’s community is what sets our school apart. We are committed to recruiting the best candidates, who join us from a diverse range of backgrounds, including other educational settings, industry or the commercial world. We are also committed to developing and helping colleagues to thrive while they are here at King’s. Careers at King’s Worcester are exceptionally rewarding in many ways. Here’s what we can offer you…

We promote the values of mutual respect and integrity at every level in the Foundation, and we are an equal opportunities employer.
A highly successful, well-resourced school with a warm, welcoming atmosphere and a positive outlook.
A competitive salary, commensurate with the importance of the post and with the experience and qualities of the successful candidate.
Access to an Aviva Defined Contribution Pension Scheme for teaching and support staff.
A genuinely rewarding role as well as career development and support for professional studies, if appropriate. Whatever the role, we offer excellent training and development. We are also committed to promoting from within whenever we can, giving the chance to build a great future at King’s.
Access to the School’s outstanding sports facilities including the gym and swimming pool at agreed times.
Staff are able to purchase private medical insurance through the School in order to benefit from group premium rates.
Lunch is provided for employees during the school day, plus hot drinks and snacks.
Employees have full use of School library resources and services.
Cycle to Work Scheme.
Free Yoga classes.
Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

The King’s Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-declaration form in relation to any criminal record or information that may make you unsuitable to work with children, and will be subject to an online search.

In order to provide our pupils with a well-rounded and enriched educational experience that is truly representative of the world in which they grow up, the King’s Foundation strives to place equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that we build a community which is truly representative of all backgrounds and experiences. We believe that we will do that best if our employees come from different backgrounds and if we create an environment of inclusion and belonging for them.