DEPUTY CLUB MANAGER - SPORTS & WRAPAROUND CARE - Ealing W5

Company Description

Junior Adventures Group

Job Description

🌟 WE’RE HIRING! DEPUTY CLUB MANAGER – SPORTS & WRAPAROUND CARE 🌟

📍 Montpelier Primary School, Montpelier Road, Ealing, London, W5 2QT

💷 £24,960 per annum

⏰ 30 hours per week | Monday–Friday

📋 Permanent | 52-week rolling contract

🏀 Sports background essential

🚗 Free on-site parking

🏀 Passionate about sport? Ready to take the next step in leadership?

Are you an experienced sports coach or sports professional who loves working with children and is ready to develop your career in management?

Junior Adventures Group (JAG) is looking for a confident, organised and enthusiastic Deputy Club Manager to join our team at Montpelier Primary School in Ealing.

Working closely with the Club Manager, you’ll play a key role in the day-to-day running of our busy club, helping to lead and support a large team while ensuring children enjoy a safe, active, engaging and positive experience every day.

This is more than just a coaching role. You’ll combine your passion for sport with genuine leadership responsibility, helping to organise the team, maintain high standards and step up to lead the setting when required.

With a permanent 30-hour-per-week, 52-week rolling contract, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for greater stability and the chance to build a long-term career in sports, childcare and management.

⭐ What You’ll Be Doing

As our Deputy Club Manager, you’ll work alongside the Club Manager to ensure the smooth and successful running of the setting.

You’ll:

• Support the Club Manager with the day-to-day operation of the club

• Help lead, motivate and support a large team of coaches and club staff

• Organise activities and allocate coaches and team members effectively

• Help plan and deliver a varied and engaging sports programme

• Coach and support activities such as football, basketball, netball, dodgeball and multi-sports

• Use your sports experience to help maintain a high standard of coaching and activity delivery

• Support the development of coaches and other team members

• Create a fun, active and inclusive environment where every child can participate

• Maintain high standards of behaviour, safety and safeguarding

• Build positive relationships with children, parents, school staff and colleagues

• Support operational and administrative responsibilities

• Ensure safeguarding, health & safety and company procedures are consistently followed

• Take responsibility and make confident decisions when required

• Step up and lead the club in the Club Manager’s absence

🏆 A Sports Background Is Essential

For this position, you must have a genuine background in sport.

We’re looking for someone who brings practical experience from an environment such as:

• ⚽ Sports coaching

• 🏀 Multi-sports coaching

• 🏫 PE or school sport

• 🏆 Sports development

• 🎯 Sports leadership

• 🏋️ Leisure or recreation

• 👥 Sports clubs or community sport

• 📚 A sports-related degree or qualification combined with relevant practical experience

You’ll need to be confident leading or supporting the delivery of sports activities and comfortable helping other coaches and team members deliver engaging, high-quality sessions.

This requirement is essential for the role.

💛 What We’re Looking For

Alongside your sports background, we’re looking for someone who is:

🌟 A confident and positive leader

⚽ Passionate about sport and physical activity

❤️ Enthusiastic about working with children

🤝 Organised, reliable and proactive

💬 A strong and confident communicator

🎯 Comfortable taking responsibility and making decisions

👥 Able to lead, motivate and support a team

🏀 Confident delivering and overseeing a range of sports

🌈 Committed to creating an inclusive environment for every child

🛡️ Passionate about safeguarding and children’s wellbeing

Previous supervisory, team-leader or management experience would be a strong advantage.

You may currently be working as a Senior Sports Coach, Lead Coach, Sports Coordinator, PE Coach, Sports Development Officer, Activity Leader, Team Leader, Club Supervisor or similar and be ready to take the next step into a Deputy Manager position.

📅 A Permanent, Year-Round Opportunity

Unlike a traditional term-time-only sports coaching position, this role offers:

30 contracted hours per week, 52 weeks of the year.

During term time, you’ll support our school-based provision, including lunchtime and wraparound activities.

During the school holidays, you’ll have the opportunity to support and help lead our exciting Holiday Club provision, where children enjoy full days packed with sport, games, activities and creative experiences.

It means greater stability, guaranteed contracted hours and the opportunity to develop your leadership experience throughout the year. 🌟

🎁 What’s In It for You?

✅ £24,960 annual salary

✅ 30 guaranteed hours per week

✅ Permanent 52-week rolling contract

✅ Monday to Friday working

✅ Free on-site parking

✅ Paid training and ongoing professional development

✅ Opportunities to develop your management and sports leadership career

✅ 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured

✅ Discounted wraparound school care and Holiday Clubs, where applicable

✅ Refer-a-friend rewards

✅ Supportive and friendly team environment

✅ The opportunity to make a genuine difference to children through sport, play and physical activity

🚀 Develop Your Career With JAG

This role is ideal if you love coaching but are ready for more responsibility.

You’ll still have the opportunity to be involved in sport and activity delivery, but you’ll also develop valuable experience in:

People Management | Leadership | Operations | Safeguarding | Planning | Team Development | Childcare Management

If your ambition is to progress from sports coaching into management and leadership, this could be an excellent next step.

🛡️ Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care.

All roles require an Enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List Check and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment is subject to satisfactory DBS and suitability checks.

As part of our safeguarding and due diligence procedures, online searches may be undertaken in relation to shortlisted candidates.

Successful applicants will be required to:

• Complete our application process — CVs alone cannot be accepted

• Provide two satisfactory references, including one from their most recent employer

• Undergo an Enhanced DBS check, unless already registered on the DBS Update Service and subject to the required checks

• Provide documentation to support identity, right to work and vetting requirements

All safeguarding checks must be successfully completed before employment can commence.

🌟 Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you have a strong sports background, love working with children and are ready to take the next step into a Deputy Manager position, we’d love to hear from you!

Bring your sports experience. Develop your leadership skills. Help us create amazing experiences for children every day. 🏀⚽💛

Apply today and join the JAG team!

Junior Adventures Group – Creating amazing experiences for children, every day.

JAGH