Graduate Sports Intern

Organisation St Joseph's College, Ipswich Salary Competitive Location Ipswich, Suffolk Contract type Fixed Term (Full time) Closing date 9 June 2025 Job Description Fixed Term, One academic year

St Joseph's College is a vibrant independent day and boarding school in Ipswich providing a broad and seamless education for over 580 boys and girls aged 2 - 19. We provide a wide range of stimulating and challenging opportunities that our pupils embrace in both the academic and extra-curricular life of the College.

The resultant all-round education develops our pupils into well-rounded individuals who challenge themselves to ‘be our best’ in every aspect of life at the school, and beyond. Our innovative teaching and subsequent success starts in the Prep School and runs all the way through the Senior School and Sixth Form.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly successful, committed and well-established Sports Faculty. The department has a long-standing history of success at local, regional and national levels across a range of sports. We are privileged to boast amazing facilities on site, including sports halls, award-winning outdoor pitches, state-of-the-art all-weather surface and purpose-built strength and conditioning gym, which is accessible to all students. We have strong links with local clubs and community providers as well as high-level sporting organisations. We are seeking to appoint a Graduate Sports Intern to join our experienced and dynamic faculty. They must have a sporting background in Netball / Rugby / Football / Cricket. The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic, well organised and demonstrate a genuine commitment to driving sports participation, coaching and physical education at all levels (students 2-19). Support and professional development are a priority at St Joseph’s College. We invest in our staff by providing regular coaching, career planning and training sessions. We have an “open door” lesson policy which ensures you receive extensive support and we promote peer-to-peer sharing of practice, all designed to help you be the best teacher you can be.​

We welcome applications from those with varying backgrounds in sports, education and industry.​