Stewart’s Melville College are recruiting for a Resident Sports Assistant – Hockey (RSA – Hockey) to join the Department of Physical Education on a temporary part time basis from August 2024 until March 2025.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated player, preferably with coaching experience, but more importantly with the personality and drive to make a difference to our coaching programme. You will work with players who are just picking up a stick for the first time to those who are currently part of the Scotland Emerging (U16) and Aspiring (U18) National squads. The RSA - Hockey will work in the PE Department each morning and coach hockey each afternoon from Monday to Friday, as well as coaching/umpiring on Saturday mornings.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

This is a temporary, term time only position available from 19 August 2024 until 28 March 2025 for 26 hours per week. The postholder will receive a competitive salary rate and accommodation can be made available for the duration of the employment in line with the UK Government rates. 

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday, 3 May 2024. We anticipate interviews will be held shortly thereafter. 

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and   junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.

Our Vision is to be a pioneer of rounded education in Edinburgh, giving every child the opportunity to excel.

Our Mission is to develop grounded, resilient, accomplished children, with strong values who go out into the world equipped with everything they need to lead full and happy lives.

Aims

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our nine values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.