THE BOAT CLUB
Winchester College Boat Club is one of the oldest school boat clubs in the country, founded officially in 1867. It has around 90 pupils rowing and aims to be a nationally competitive club that has an excellent coach to athlete ratio and is well supported by the College. This year we have welcomed girls into the 6th form and into the boat club.
Most rowing takes place on the Itchen Navigation, part of the network of rivers and streams running through Winchester, and there is a very well-equipped boathouse within walking distance of the College. Long-distance training takes place on the tidal waters in Southampton from the University's boat hard. The club has a high-quality fleet of boats.
In the first year, all rowing is in sculling boats and most racing is in coxed quads and octuples. At the start of the second year the transition is made to sweep boats and the main racing boat from then on is the VIII. Winchester crews race at all levels at head races during the winter season and regattas during the summer.
The Assistant Coach will be responsible for coaching one of the three sweep squads (J15, J16 or J17-18). They will work closely with the Head Coach to deliver high quality rowing coaching which will involve coaching other squads as required.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Graduate Assistant Rowing Coach has the following duties in the support of the department, which are not exhaustive and will be the subject of periodic review:
Person Specification
It is desirable for applicants to have at least one of the following qualifications; B+E Driving License (towing license), UKSCA level 2, RYA level 2 powerboat licence.
We invite applications from those who may be considering a career in rowing or teaching, but we equally welcome interest from those as yet unsure of their professional aspirations.
The role is full time and ideally the candidate will be in position for two full academic years.
BENEFITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND APPLICATION
Terms of Service
Start date
The College is looking to make an appointment to start in September 2023. This is a fixed term contract for two years.
Salary
Circa £22,000/annum
Hours of Work
This is a full-time post during term time only, which will include evening and Sunday commitments. During holidays, the postholder will be expected to support planned school trips and camps.
Annual Leave
The College leave year runs from 1 September to 31 August. This position will be entitled to the statutory holiday requirements. These are presently 28 days. Any Public Bank Holiday occurring during term time is deemed to be a normal working day. All leave must be taken outside of term time.
Sports Facilities
The school offers all staff free access to its excellent sports facilities, including gym membership, tennis courts and in 2023, a new 25m swimming pool. Exercise classes, including spinning and circuits are also available.
Wider Benefits
Winchester College is situated in the heart of beautiful, historic Winchester. Staff are offered a free tour of the College, with discounted rates available for booking venues within the school’s grounds for hospitality events. Car-parking is also available.
Pension and Life Cover
On employment, employees will be auto-enrolled into the College’s pension scheme according to legislative thresholds. Those who are not eligible for auto-enrolment may still elect to join the College’s pension scheme.
Initially, when joining the College’s pension scheme, employees will become a member of the College’s Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP). For this Plan, known as Tier 1, the employee contributes 4% and the employer 3%.
After 9 month’s membership of the Tier 1 plan, employees may opt to join Tier 2, which is also a GPP, where the employee contributes 5% and the employer 9%.
Employees in Tier 1 automatically qualify for a Life Cover of 2 times salary. On entry to Tier 2, Life Cover changes to 4 times salary.
Probation and Notice Periods
The first four months of employment will be a probationary period. During the probationary period, the notice required by either party to terminate employment will be four weeks. If employment is confirmed, the notice period will increase to one full term.
Disclosure Check
As Winchester College is an educational establishment, a condition of employment will be that the successful candidate must consent to the school obtaining an Enhanced Level Disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will reveal all spent and unspent convictions, warnings, cautions and bind-overs. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on the school’s website.
Safeguarding is one of the primary responsibilities of this role. The jobholder is responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact with, and will need to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the jobholder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, they must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or in their absence the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
References and Pre-employment Checks
The appointment will be dependent upon the receipt of a successful medical check and satisfactory references. The College will usually seek references from shortlisted candidates before interview and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. At least one referee must be the current or most recent employer. Where applicants are not currently working with children but have done so in the past, one referee must be the person by whom they were most recently employed when working with children.
HOW TO APPLY
Only applications completed on the school website will be accepted.
Please attach a full CV and covering letter with your application.
Closing date for applications: Noon on Tuesday 9 May 2023.
Please note that applications will be dealt with as they arrive.
Winchester College reserves the right to appoint before the deadline passes.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the recruitment process, please email recruitment@wincoll.ac.uk
Data Protection
Winchester College collects and processes relevant personal data as part of its everyday operations and is obliged to process it in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Act 2018. The school is the Data Controller of this data under the Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. Its registration number is Z5751669.
If you have any queries or comments about this policy or how personal data is processed by the school, please contact the Bursar and his team by emailing: dataprotection@wincoll.ac.uk or by writing to: Data Protection, The Bursary, Winchester College, College Street, Winchester, SO23 9NA.