Be the Sports Coach Children Look Forward to Seeing Every Wednesday Primary School Sports Coach
Location: Primary school in Chester
Day: Wednesday only
Hours: 12.30pm to 4.30pm
Start date: September 2026
Opportunity for Additional Hours
This role begins with one consistent afternoon every Wednesday.
There may also be opportunities to increase your hours and work additional days across our partner schools, before and after school clubs and holiday camps.
Tell us what days and hours you are looking for during the application process. We will explore whether we can build a larger working pattern that suits your availability.
This could remain a rewarding one afternoon role or become the first step towards a fuller working week with Vara.
You are the coach who brings energy into a school.
You know how to make children feel confident, included and excited about being active.
You may already coach sport in the evenings or at weekends and want regular school experience. You may be studying or working part time and looking for a rewarding role that fits around your week.
If you can lead a group, inspire children and make PE enjoyable, this opportunity could be written for you.
A Team Where You Will Be Known
Vara Sports and Education works with more than 35 primary schools across Cheshire, Wirral and North Wales.
Our growing team of more than 75 staff supports around 10,000 children every week.
We are not a company that sends you into a school and disappears.
We know our staff by name.
We provide the planning and resources.
We answer the phone.
We support you when you need advice and notice when you are doing a brilliant job.
You will work consistently in the same Chester primary school every Wednesday.
No being moved between unfamiliar schools.
No feeling like a number.
You will build relationships with the children, teachers and wider school community.
What Your Wednesday Will Look Like
You will arrive prepared and ready to bring PE to life.
You will deliver engaging lessons across the primary age range, using planning and resources provided by Vara.
You could be teaching football, athletics, gymnastics, dance, invasion games or fundamental movement skills.
You will make activities accessible for children of different abilities and confidence levels.
You will encourage effort, teamwork and enjoyment while managing behaviour calmly and professionally.
There may also be an opportunity to lead an after school sports club as part of the afternoon.
A few months into the role, the children will recognise you as their coach.
They will know your routines.
The school will trust you.
You will finish each Wednesday knowing you have helped children feel more confident, active and successful.
What We Give You
We want you to feel prepared and supported from your first session.
You will receive:
- A consistent weekly placement in one Chester primary school
- Full PE planning and lesson resources
- Support from an experienced and approachable management team
- Free training and professional development
- Access to funded qualifications
- Paid training where applicable
- Opportunities to increase your hours when suitable roles become available
- Optional work at our holiday camps during school holidays
- Clear pathways into additional school work and leadership roles
- Wellbeing support from people who genuinely care
- A team that answers the phone and backs its coaches
What You Will Be Doing
You will:
- Deliver high quality PE lessons across primary year groups
- Follow the planning and resources provided
- Adapt activities for different ages, abilities and confidence levels
- Make PE enjoyable, active and inclusive
- Demonstrate skills clearly and safely
- Manage behaviour calmly and consistently
- Encourage teamwork, effort and positive attitudes
- Build strong relationships with children and school staff
- Use equipment safely and responsibly
- Report any concerns promptly and professionally
- Maintain excellent safeguarding standards at all times
Who We Are Looking For
Character comes first at Vara.
We are looking for someone who turns up, works hard and genuinely cares about giving children a positive experience.
You will be:
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Reliable and punctual
- Warm and approachable
- Confident leading groups of children
- Calm when managing behaviour
- Organised and prepared
- Inclusive in your coaching approach
- Able to communicate clearly with children and adults
- Passionate about PE, sport and child development
Experience coaching children is important.
School experience would be valuable, but it is not essential if you have strong coaching experience and the confidence to lead a primary class.
A Level 2 sports qualification or a degree in sport would be welcomed.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle would be helpful, but it is not essential if you can travel reliably to the school.
Safeguarding Comes First
Keeping children safe is our absolute priority.
We expect every member of our team to maintain high standards of professionalism, awareness and care.
The successful candidate must have:
- The right to work in the UK
- Suitable professional references
- A satisfactory employment history
- An enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service or a willingness to obtain one
- A genuine commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures.
These may include identity checks, right to work checks, professional references, qualification checks, employment history checks, discussion of employment gaps and relevant DBS and barred list checks.
Ready to Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to secure consistent weekly school coaching work without committing to a full week.
We expect strong interest ahead of September and only have one position available for this school.
Applying is simple.
Click apply and send us your CV.
A member of our team will contact you for a friendly conversation about your experience and the role.
No pressure.
No complicated process.
Just an honest conversation with a team that would love to hear what you could bring.
One afternoon of your week could become the highlight of theirs.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Freelance
Pay: £13.00-£16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chester CH2 1QJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Have you taught PE in Primary Schools before? If you have, please state the schools below.
- Are you comfortable teaching all sports, including dance and Gymnastics? Full planning available from PE Pulse.
- Do you drive and have access to a car?
Work Location: In person
