Job overview
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If you are a committed and organised administrator with an interest in sport, this is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience within a leading girls’ independent school.
About the role
Joining our busy and high-achieving Sports Department, you’ll provide high-level administrative support to both the Junior and Senior Schools, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of all sporting activities and playing an essential part in the delivery of a rich and ambitious sports programme.
Reporting to the Director of Sport, you will coordinate the logistics of fixtures and training schedules, communicate key information to parents and staff, and assist with the organisation of events including Sports Day, awards evenings, and scholarship assessments. The role also involves working closely with external coaches, transport providers, and internal teams such as Estates, Marketing, and Admissions.
About you
We are looking for a highly organised individual, confident in their communication and comfortable managing multiple priorities with professionalism, accuracy and discretion.
If you are a team player with strong IT skills, excellent interpersonal abilities and a proactive attitude to working under pressure and to deadlines, we would love to hear from you.
About Wimbledon High School
Competitive salaries and pay progression- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- GDST Flexible Pension Plan (Details from: https://workplace.aviva.co.uk/gdst/)
- Training grants for qualifications
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season tickets
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and an application form please click the apply button.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. To be eligible for employment, candidates must provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
