Graduate Assistant: Sport (one-year contract), Essex

Required: September 2026
Closing Date: Midnight Friday 5th June 2026
Interviews: w/c Monday 8th June 2026
Salary: £20,800 (Free shared onsite accommodation is included as part of the package.) For those without accommodation, the salary will be £24,852.

Brentwood Senior School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Sport Graduate Assistant to support our ambitious and innovative co-curricular sports programme. This role is ideal for those considering a career in teaching or looking to develop professional skills while working with students.

This full-time, one-year role offers graduates the opportunity to support fixtures, team practices and lessons across both the Senior and Prep Schools. We particularly welcome applications from graduates with an interest in coaching either Netball, Hockey, Football or Cricket.

• Deliver high-quality sporting provision through coaching, mentoring students and supporting lessons.
• Assist with the administration of the sports programme.
• Contribute to tutor groups, House activities and the wider life of the School.
• Support fixtures most Saturdays, with occasional evening and holiday commitments, including residential trips as directed by the line manager.

• Graduated from a recognised university.
• Strong interest in coaching Netball, Hockey, Football or Cricket.
• Commitment to a full‑time, one‑year contract.

Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.