Flexzo Teach | Sports Coach
Flexible teaching opportunities with local schools through a direct booking platform.
Flexzo Teach connects Sports Coaches with schools for short-term, long-term, and permanent roles. Register to join the local talent pool in St Ives.
Why join Flexzo Teach:
- Complete control over your availability and daily/hourly rates.
- Say goodbye to agency middlemen and payroll fees.
- Tailor your bookings based on your specific experience and preferences.
- Make a tangible impact where your expertise is needed most.
Roles & Responsibilities
As a Sports Coach in this unique, outdoor-based Alternative Provision (AP), you will use physical education, teamwork, and outdoor activities as a vehicle for emotional regulation and personal growth. You will:
- Deliver engaging, inclusive sports, fitness, and cooperative games tailored for the outdoor environment and adaptive to various weather conditions.
- Integrate outdoor adventure learning (such as orienteering, team-building challenges, and woodland trails) into your physical education sessions.
- Use sports and physical movement to help pupils with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs channel energy, build self-esteem, and learn self-regulation.
- Work alongside the provision's therapeutic farm and domestic animals, utilizing animal care and outdoor movement to support holistic learner well-being.
- Maintain a safe environment in open, outdoor spaces. Identify behavioral triggers early and use positive handling and de-escalation techniques when required.
- Modify sports and physical sessions on the spot to ensure pupils with complex SEND can participate fully and successfully.
What you need:
To excel in this specialized sports coaching role within an alternative provision, you must possess the following qualifications and experience:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent specialization in Physical Education (PE), OR a minimum of a Level 2 Sports Coaching qualification alongside relevant school-based experience.
- 1–2 years of experience coaching or teaching physical activities to children and young people with SEMH needs or complex SEND.
- Proven experience or a strong willingness to work entirely in outdoor environments and a high level of comfort interacting with therapeutic farm and domestic animals.
- Evidence of training in recognized positive behavior management or de-escalation frameworks (e.g., Team Teach, PRICE, or MAPA) is highly desirable.
- Right to work in the UK.
- An enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or a willingness to obtain one).
- Excellent communication skills, high resilience, and the physical stamina required for full-time outdoor sports coaching.
How it works:
Once your profile is live, schools can contact you directly for work or interviews.
Upload your CV and get started today!