Are you an ambitious coach, professional athlete, or sporting postgraduate looking to make an impact?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Girls’ Sport Specialist to support and elevate our girls’ sports programme across both Cranleigh Senior and Cranleigh Prep.
In this role, you will deliver outstanding coaching, foster player pathways, and act as a positive role model within a high-performing sports environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coach & Develop: Deliver engaging sessions in hockey, netball, cricket, and tennis, including small-group and individual athlete development.
- Inspire the Next Generation: Run outreach sessions and masterclasses at feeder prep schools to promote our sporting provision.
- Performance & Fitness: Support strength and conditioning programmes and assist with fitness testing and sports scholarship assessments.
- Community & Pastoral: Contribute fully to the wider life of the school, including tutoring and pastoral care.
What We Are Looking For
- A strong background in girls’ sport, particularly hockey and/or netball.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to inspire young athletes of all abilities.
- Experience in strength and conditioning or athlete development (advantageous).
- A commitment to high standards of pastoral care and safeguarding.
- This role is ideally suited to a professional athlete or a postgraduate with a background in sporting excellence.
This role is available from Mid August 2026. This is a fixed term appointment for one year.
Accommodation (subject to availability) and all meals (during term time) are included.
For further details about the role, please see the job description below.
To apply, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button in the top right corner.
Candidates are requested to submit a brief letter of application (no more than one side of A4), and as soon as possible and no later than 9:00 am Friday 5th June 2026. Applications are considered as they are received and therefore the vacancy may close sooner than advertised.
Cranleigh School recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder will be subject to a DBS check.
Cranleigh aims to educate children in a truly holistic sense, providing every opportunity for pupils to discover and nurture their talents and passions. We want every pupil in our care to flourish. Above all, we want Cranleighans to go out into the world as Thinking, Being, Giving individuals.
- Thinking: reflects our style of teaching which aims to provide pupils with a questioning mindset and the skills to think and problem solve.
- Being: is who we are and how we are. Our culture aims to nurture in pupils the core human qualities that enable communities to thrive and support one another
- Giving: is our hope that Cranleighans grow to recognise their privilege and go out into the world ready to give back and help to create meaningful change.
Our core values of service, leadership, relationships and excellence underpin all elements of boarding life and education. In the classroom, on the sports field, in the rehearsal studios and creative spaces, we uphold a desire to nurture students with a sense of self-belief supported by a strong moral compass.
We encourage an attitude of service to each other and to our wider community. We recognise our privileges and our responsibility to give back.
We foster strong relationships in our inclusive boarding community. We believe children flourish in safe, supportive environments.
We nurture a spirit of openness, integrity and thoroughness in everything we do, equipping Cranleighans with the knowledge and skills to make a mark on the world. We endeavour to be viewed as leaders in holistic boarding education.
We strive for excellence in everything we do, and aspire to be recognised for our educational vision and the personal qualities of our students.
