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Job title: Football Coach
Job Type: One term with opportunities for extension, Part Time - approximately 25 hours, Mon-Sat (weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings) Term Time Only
Salary: Hourly rate dependent on experience and qualifications
Department: Sports and Exercise
Reporting to: Director of Sport
Location: Highgate, North London
Start: November 2026
Closing Date: 5 October 2026 at 9:00 am
Highgate is an academically selective, co-educational North London day school. We are looking to appoint a Football Coach.
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified practitioner to join our Sport and Exercise Department. The Sport and Exercise (SpEx) Department is vibrant and forward-thinking and has benefitted greatly from significant investment in both staff and facilities. We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds and experiences in sport and working with young people. The role will involve teaching and supporting the development of an innovative curriculum at Highgate, supporting pupils' progress across all three schools.
The position will commence in November 2026. The successful candidate will be expected to fully participate in the development of our football programme, including midweek and weekend fixtures, training, tournaments, and tours.
The closing date for applications is Monday 5th October. Highgate School reserves the right to interview at any point in the process and therefore early applications are welcome.
Director of Sport Mario Noto would be happy to talk to any interested candidates about the role in advance of an application or interview. Please contact mario.noto@highgateschool.org.uk.
The Department
Sport and Exercise ('SpEx') at Highgate has a reputation for excellence and innovation in teaching and coaching. The department consists of over 35 colleagues, offering a broad range of activities from participation through to high performance pathways. At Highgate we have a SpEx Leadership team that supports all aspects of the department and are responsible for the line management of all SpEx staff.
Pupils are taught an exercise curriculum, planned to support their knowledge and understanding of athletic development, wellbeing, and sporting options. The role includes working on Saturdays (hours equivalent to 5 hours). However, hours may vary depending on the specific activities scheduled, sometimes being less or slightly more. Fixtures are organised for a wide range of sports, including a comprehensive Saturday/weekend fixture and training programme. Tours and trips are a regular feature of our offering, alongside showcase events, such as award evenings, conferences, and intra-school competitions throughout the year. The department offers a range of opportunities for staff development, and we are keen to see staff grow in their roles and share their expertise with others.
The Department is based around the well-equipped Mallinson Sports Centre (MSC). It is adjacent to the playing fields, near the Junior and Pre-Preparatory Schools, and within a few minutes' walk of the Senior School. The Centre comprises a newly re-built swimming pool, large sports hall, strength & conditioning suite, and mezzanine hall. In addition, there is a dance and movement studio, squash and Eton Fives courts. The MSC managers and staff provide a significant programme of community use; they also support pupils' activities within the Centre and provide administrative assistance. The school has twenty acres of playing fields, including an all-weather pitch, which can accommodate ten netball courts, a full-size hockey pitch, or twelve tennis courts. There is also a multi-use games area which provides six cricket nets, three tennis courts, two netball courts, and a hockey training facility.
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Our Vision For Sport And Exercise At Highgate
We want pupils to be active throughout their time at school and to develop a passion for sport and exercise that leads to their continued participation beyond school. This objective will be underpinned by a nurturing and safe culture that promotes fun, friendship, and wellbeing.
We want high-level teams that perform competitively against our peer schools and a performance programme that supports talented individuals. Nevertheless, this will not be at the expense of an inclusive culture that supports all abilities.
We want to promote choice and flexibility that lead to successful pathways, whilst also being mindful of the issues relating to affordability and consistency in the quality of provision.
"I really enjoy the healthy balance between competitive sport and children becoming empowered to understand exercise as a way of improving their physical and emotional wellbeing"
Stuart Evans, SpEx Teacher, Head of Alumni Relations
Job Description
The Role
Highgate School is looking for a suitably experienced Football Coach to join the School's Sport & Exercise Department. The position involves the coaching and supervision of pupils across the Pre-Prep, Junior, and Senior Schools in all aspects of Football. The appointment would be for the Michaelmas and Lent terms, unless the successful candidate is also able to offer coaching in one of our Summer sports. Sports coaches are responsible for the preparation and delivery of coaching sessions, as directed by the Head of Football. You will be expected to prepare, manage, and select squads and work closely with those managing curricular and extra-curricular programmes.
Curriculum Delivery
- Plan, coach, and deliver lessons, from schemes of work set out by Heads of Section and the Head of Football.
- Plan for the groups coached, both in relation to ability and pupil information available regarding individual needs.
- Review and reflect on lessons, reporting and offering feedback on lessons, groups, and individuals, to Heads of Section and the Head of Football.
- Contribute to the development of coaching plans and schemes, supporting the development of a Football programme with clear objectives in the way Highgate plays.
Pupil Development
- Assist in ensuring, through the Head of Football, that there is clear guidance for pupils and parents/carers in Football.
- Support in developing and fostering a positive environment for all.
- Keep abreast of the latest research within youth development, including how other organisations are currently working to support player pathways.
- Develop opportunities with your lessons and sessions for groups and individuals to be supported, offer feedback, and monitor improvement.
Staff Development
- All members of the SpEx team are asked to work in a variety of ways. Be prepared to lead, support, and work collaboratively, to aid development for all staff, including yourself.
- Share lesson and session plan design, with other colleagues, alongside any recent literature, evidence, or best practice you may come across through other organisations and channels.
- Personally reflect, review, and appraise, offering feedback to be considered by your line manager, Heads of Section, and the Head of Football.
- Participate and contribute to INSET training for staff as required.
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Competition
- Support the Head of Football in relation to year-round planning for training, fixtures, and tournaments.
- Work closely with the Head of Football and other colleagues, to prepare and select squads, using school software to communicate selections, fixture, and competition details.
- Support the Head of Football in ensuring effective and positive communication regarding fixtures, across pupils, parents/carers, and the teaching body of the School.
- Coach, officiate, and manage fixtures and tournaments, as required across our extra-curricular programme, which includes an extensive Saturday fixture programme.
- Support intra-school competition, which includes whole year group events in a number of activities.
- Support at least one sports tour a year as required by the Director of Sport.
These responsibilities are intended as a guide. They are not exhaustive. Sports coaches are required to carry out other duties, within the post holder's capabilities, as may be reasonably expected by the Director of Sport.
Person Specification
Desirable
Criteria
How will these be tested or verified?
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Level 2 Football coaching qualification (or an equivalent qualification), or currently undertaking/beginning level 2 qualification
- Experience of coaching football successfully, including an understanding of current coaching practices and health and safety
- Experience of working with young people, between the ages of 11 to 18
- Experience of managing teams and fixtures/competitions, including refereeing
- Entry-level officiating qualification
- Performance-level coaching qualifications
- Personal experience of coaching or playing at a high standard
- Knowledge and experience of working within Football player pathways
- Experience of working with young people, between the ages of 4 to 18
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of applying best practice sports coaching with children
- An up-to-date knowledge of evolving developments in Football
- The ability to blend wider SpEx departmental objectives with relevant pedagogical knowledge to design engaging and progressive lessons and sessions.
- Experience working at an independent school
- Experience of teaching/coaching other age-groups
- The ability to support the school coaching/managing teams in one of our Summer sports
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- The ability to foster effective working relationships both across the department and wider School, and with external professional organisations
- Energetic, approachable, and personable to reflect an enjoyment of working with young people
- The ability to persuade and influence
- An organised and methodical approach to tasks
- A willingness to contribute to the future evolution of the SpEx programme
- Awareness and understanding of safeguarding and welfare of children
Personal Qualities
Highgate School seeks to appoint employees who will have, in addition to the professional qualities outlined below, the following proven personal qualities, or the potential to develop them. At interview, candidates will have the opportunity to demonstrate or give an account of these attributes.
- Profound and continuing interest in the sport to be coached.
- The depth of knowledge and agility of mind to allow flexibility in lessons, adapting delivery as appropriate in the light
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