Sports Coach / Cover Supervisor – Secondary Schools (Wakefield)

Location: Wakefield
Start Date: ASAP

Love sport? Love working with young people? This could be your perfect next move.

Whether you’re a sports graduate thinking about a career in PE teaching, a seasoned coach looking to level up, or a qualified PE teacher after something fresh—we’ve got secondary schools across Wakefield ready to welcome you.

Our partner schools are on the lookout for energetic and confident educators to support their PE departments and step in for general cover when needed. No two days will look the same, but every day you’ll be making a difference.

What you’ll be doing:

✅ Leading PE lessons that get students moving and engaged
✅ Supporting the school’s curriculum and behaviour policies (with great staff backing you up)
✅ Covering general lessons across a range of subjects—variety is part of the fun!
✅ Creating safe, structured, and inclusive learning environments
✅ Inspiring students aged 11–18 to aim high on and off the pitch

You’ll need to:

Have experience coaching or teaching sports to young people
Stay calm, positive, and confident in front of a class
Be flexible, reliable, and open to trying new challenges
Have a genuine passion for education and youth development

The nitty gritty:

Monday to Friday (part-time options available)
Term-time only
8:30am–3:15pm

Why join Protocol Education?

✨ Weekly pay via PAYE (no umbrella faff)
✨ FREE access to our CPD Academy (including sports and classroom management modules)
✨ 1:1 consultant support from people who actually listen
✨ Flexibility to suit your lifestyle
✨ £££ refer-a-friend rewards

If you’ve got the energy, confidence, and passion to inspire the next generation, we want to hear from you.

Click apply now or send your CV to georgia.tams@protocol-education.com and we’ll take it from there.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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