Job Description

Millfield School

Somerset
Expiring soon

Salary:

23,500 per annum (inclusive of statutory holiday pay) plus benefits

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

2 July 2025

Job overview

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Millfield School is seeking an Athletic Development Lead (Swimming) on a two-year fixed-term contract, starting in September 2025.


This role involves coaching swimmers from junior squad level through to international standard, supporting their development both in and out of the water. The post-holder will also lead the athletic development programme in alignment with Millfield's Sport Values and contribute to the school's Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) support, helping to position Millfield at the forefront of swimming and athletic performance.


We're looking for someone with coaching experience in swimming or athletic development, ideally at county level or above, with UKCC Level 1 (or preferably Level 2) qualifications in both swimming and strength & conditioning. Strong communication, planning skills, and a commitment to the wider development of young athletes within a school setting are essential.


This is a two-year fixed-term contract from September 2025, working 39 hours per week across Monday to Saturday during term time, plus 4 weeks during non-term time. In return, you will receive a salary of 23,500 per annum (inclusive of statutory holiday pay) along with an array of staff benefits.


This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's leading school swimming programmes and make a meaningful impact in a high-performance environment.

About us

Founded in 1935, Millfield's vision is to be the world leader for the development of children. There are nearly 1,300 students at the senior school (year 9 to U6), with a 3:1 ratio of boarding to day. Although essentially a rural British school, 20 per cent of Millfield students are international and come from more than 70 countries.


Set in over 100 acres of grounds, Millfield's size brings great opportunity, and the facilities are unmatched in the UK: an Olympic-sized swimming pool, golf courses, indoor centres for tennis, golf and cricket and an equestrian centre; concert hall, recording studio, theatre, art gallery, hi-tech Science block and outstanding teaching facilities; and high-quality boarding accommodation.


Our aim is to discover brilliance in every child and to immerse them in academic, creative and sporting opportunities to develop this brilliance. We offer an exceptionally wide range of courses and provide multiple pathways through the school to meet the needs of the individual child.

To apply, please click the apply button, where you'll be able to complete our online application form.

Closing date: 2nd July 2025.

Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including but not limited to Enhanced DBS clearance. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance.

About

Millfield School

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Millfield School

Butleigh Road, Street
Somerset
BA16 0YD
United Kingdom

+44 1458 442 291

The modern world is highly competitive and the way we prepare our children for its demands is more important than ever. Young people today are subject to great pressures and it takes strong personalities to avoid the traps that life has lying in wait. Hence a good school must seek to develop confidence and maturity in all its pupils whatever their strengths and weaknesses.



All individuals have different needs and therefore a variety of opportunities must be available to enable each one to achieve success. They must learn to apply themselves to academic work but must also be encouraged to express their other talents.



With its outstanding facilities, a staff:pupil ratio of 1:7.5, an extraordinary range of academic courses and the unrivalled strength of its extra-curricular programme, Millfield strives to achieve all these aims. It also seeks to move with the times whilst maintaining the important traditions of good manners, discipline and respect for others.



We pride ourselves on the richness and diversity of the Millfield experience as well as the friendly atmosphere within our community.



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