Graduate Assistant – Rugby and/or Lacrosse
Location: Marlborough
Closing Date: 12 June 2025
The Vacancy
This post will offer an exciting opportunity to recent graduates who have an interest in a career in sports coaching, teaching, or other roles involving working with young people. The post is initially for one year, though further employment could result for the right candidate. A number of previous Graduate Assistants have gone on to secure further roles at the College, for example as a Resident House Tutor or permanent member of our coaching team.
Marlborough has an exceptionally broad co-curricular offering, and you will be expected to make a significant contribution, according to your skills. Each term, boys and girls are involved in a main sport, which is complemented by a wide range of other sporting, cultural and intellectual pursuits. Graduate Assistants perform an important role in ensuring that pupils are fully engaged in their sporting activities and are receiving high-quality coaching to facilitate their progress. You will become a tutor attached to one of our 16 boarding houses, each with its own distinct identity. In this role, you will take on a small group of pupils as their academic tutor and take responsibility for their academic guidance, working closely with the Housemaster/Housemistress and House tutor team. This role will include at least one evening on duty in the boarding house, working from 7.30 - 11pm.
The post will be ‘term time’ which equates to 33 weeks per year and includes all term time dates, on an average working week of 40 hours to be worked in differing, but not split, shifts.
For more information on our competitive salary banding please contact [email protected].
For further information about this role please see the documents available at the top of this page, including the full Job Descriptions.
To submit an on-line application, click on the 'Apply' button above. Please specify on your application which of the above roles you are applying for.
If you require any accommodations or additional support during your application process, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Recruitment team; email: [email protected], or phone: 01672 892461
We reserve the right to close this role early if a suitable number of applications are received. We may also call candidates forward to interview whilst the role is still live. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Marlborough College 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 (DBS).
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the College is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."
