Basketball Coach

• Copleston High School
• Address: Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5HD
• Salary: 15961 per annum
• Hours: 25 hours per week 42 weeks per year
• Contract: Permanent. Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5413

Based at Copleston Basketball Academy.

1980 students (includes 331 in the Sixth Form).

Copleston High Schoolislooking for a motivated and committed Basketball Coach (Assistant Coach and AoC U19 Mens/Lower School Academy Head Coach) to join our Basketball Academy coaching team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a coach looking to develop their experience acrossperformance coaching player development education and basketball operations.

You will play a key role in the delivery and development of our Basketball Academy with responsibility across coaching player development and education.

Key responsibilities:

• AoC U19 Head Coach Take lead responsibility for the AoC U19 Mens Basketball Team including planning and delivering training sessions preparing for competition and leading the team on match days

• head Coach of the Lower School Academy Lead the coaching and development of our Lower School Academy programme supporting the progression and development of young players within the academy pathway

• principal Contact for DiSE Delivery Act as the main point of contact for the delivery of the DiSE programme supporting learner development and ensuring effective communication between players staff and relevant education partners.

In addition to these key responsibilities the role will also include:

• supporting academy practices and individual player development

• coaching across the wider academy programme including boys and girls W/EABL teams where required

• performance analysis scouting and reviewing performance

• supporting player recruitment progression and retention

• match-day fixture and academy administration

• supporting transport and away fixtures where required

• contributing to the wider development of our basketball programme.

You will beadaptable organised and passionate about developing young players both on and off the court. You will be comfortable taking ownership of key areas of the programme while also working collaboratively as part of a wider coaching and education team. Previous experience of coaching within a performance or academy environment is desirable alongside an understanding of player development and the education landscape.

Additional hours available

There is also the opportunity to accessadditional coaching hours and development opportunitiesthrough Copleston Basketball Academy partnersIpswich Basketball Cluband thePlayground2Pro community programme.

These opportunities can includeevening weekend and school holiday sessions providing scope to increase hours and gain further experience across community development and performance basketball.

We will offer you:

• 25 hours per week with flexibility around the basketball season

• opportunities for additional coaching hours

• CPD and ongoing professional development within one of the leading basketball institutions in the UK

• experience across coaching performance analysis and education

• the opportunity to work within a performance-focused basketball environment

• responsibility for key areas of an ambitious and developing basketball programme

• a clear opportunity to develop your coaching career.

If you are passionate about basketball and player development enjoy taking ownership of programmes and want to play a key role in an ambitious academy and wider basketball pathway we would love to hear from you.

To find out more

For an informal discussion about the role please email Nick Drane (Head Basketball Coach) on

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

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Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications

Please note CVs are not accepted.

Wevalue our staff and actively maintain a culture in which respect empathy and honesty are the cornerstone of positive relationships throughout the trust.

The Oxlip Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such all posts are subject to safer recruitment process including the disclosure of criminal records online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools. Child protection training will also need to be undertaken.

Oxlip Learning Partnership promotes equality diversity and inclusion in its workforce and encourages applications from all sections of society. We are always keen to hear from talented professionals at all stages of their career who believe they can support us in achieving our vision.

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.