Wimbledon High School Boat Club – Assistant Head of Rowing

Required: As soon as possible
Salary: £22,752 – £25,704 p.a. (dependent on experience)
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

This is an opportunity for an experienced rowing coach to play a key role supporting the running of a hugely ambitious, thriving and motivated Boat Club at one of London’s top day schools.

Rowing is a popular sport at Wimbledon High School, with Wimbledon High School Boat Club a key part of the school community and the community on the river! In just five seasons, Head of Rowing Gillian Lindsay (Olympic silver medallist and World Champion) has taken Wimbledon High School Boat Club to great heights, including the winning of silver and bronze medals at the National Schools’ Regatta, participation in the Henley Royal Regatta qualifiers and numerous wins in more local events.

The Assistant Head of Rowing will support the Head of Rowing in the over-all running of the Boat Club. They will be responsible for leading at least one squad and will also provide support at competitions.

The ideal candidate will have a sound knowledge of health and safety, on and off the water, with successful experience of coaching rowing within a school as well as experience of rowing at a high-performance level. They will also have excellent knowledge of long-term development practices for young rowers.

About Wimbledon High School

Wimbledon High School is a highly academic school for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the heart of Wimbledon, less than 20 minutes from central London.

Since 1880, Wimbledon High School has been educating girls to go out into the world and make a difference. We’re incredibly proud of that heritage, and the fact that we are a beacon school of the Girls’ Day School Trust.

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

The closing date for applications is 1 July 2021 at 9.00am. Interviews will take place on 5 or 6 July 2021.

Applications should be made on the GDST application form (CVs alone will not be considered). Please include a covering letter addressed to the Head explaining why you are interested in this post and this school. Your completed form and letter should be emailed to: [email protected]

For further details and an application form, please visit the Wimbledon High School website – Join Our Staff. 

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post. 

Application Dates: From Monday 21st June 2021 to Thursday 1st July 2021