Job Description

Haberdashers' Boys' School

Hertfordshire
24,000 - 26,500 per year

Salary:

27,000 - 29,000 full-time equivalent (pro-rated to 24,868 - 26,710)

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Apply by:

21 September 2025

Job overview

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Join Our Team at Haberdashers' Boys' School

Role:

Sport Administrator

Location:

Sport Department

Salary:

27,000 - 29,000 full-time equivalent (pro-rated to 24,868 - 26,710)

Contract:

1-year fixed term term time plus 3 additional weeks, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Flexibility is required to support occasional fixtures and events outside regular hours.

Are you highly organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting excellence in sport?

Haberdashers' Boys' School is seeking a dedicated Sport Administrator to provide vital support to our thriving Sports Department. This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-achieving environment where sport plays an integral role in school life.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Director of Sport, you will be central to the smooth operation of our sports programme, coordinating fixtures, managing logistics, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring clear communication across staff, students, parents, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate fixtures, tournaments, galas, and sports trips, including arranging transport, catering, and logistics. Manage pupil records, team lists, and participation registers with accuracy and efficiency. Maintain and update online platforms, including SOCS Sport and the school website. Support communication with parents, external coaches, and facilities providers. Prepare promotional materials and assist in marketing key sporting events. Provide administrative support for departmental meetings and initiatives.

Please see candidate pack for full job description.

Qualifications & Skills

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

Education: Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C or above. Experience: Significant experience in an office or administrative environment. Technical Skills: Excellent working knowledge of MS Office and Microsoft Outlook. Organisation: Outstanding attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and remain calm under pressure. Communication: Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with pupils, staff, parents, and external partners. Initiative & Adaptability: A proactive, flexible approach and willingness to support events outside core hours. Professionalism: Tact, discretion, loyalty, and a friendly, approachable manner. Marketing Skills: Experience in marketing or a willingness to develop skills to promote Habs Sport. Cultural Fit: Appreciation of and sympathy for the ethos and objectives of an independent school environment.

What we offer:

A competitive salary, commensurate with the candidate's experience Private Pension Scheme through Aegon Additional life insurance cover Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential support and advice Financial assistance for obtaining further qualifications Extensive professional development training opportunities Free lunch and refreshments Free onsite parking and access to travel on the schools extensive coach network Free access to state-of-the-art sports facilities including the gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes Wellbeing initiatives and programmes, such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks Access to an online GP service, providing quick and convenient healthcare advice Access to Vivup, the staff benefits platform, featuring discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources
Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner, please apply as soon as possible.


Haberdashers' Elstree' Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Attached documents

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Habs Boys - Candidate Pack - Sports Administrator.pdf
1.98MB

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About

Haberdashers' Boys' School

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Haberdashers' Boys' School

Butterfly Lane, Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AF
United Kingdom

+44 20 8266 1700

Haberdashers' Boys' School is a large independent school located in the village of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1690, the all-through school educates around 1,200 boys aged 5-18, all of whom are day pupils.



The School has a selective admissions policy, with prospective students for the senior school expected to pass entrance exams across a range of subjects. The best-performing boys are interviewed to ascertain their suitability for a place at the School. Entrance to the pre-prep and prep departments is also selective, with assessed playgroup sessions and exams used depending on the boy's age.

Headmaster

Robert Sykes

Values and vision

Haberdashers' Boys' School maintains rigorous academic standards, in order to allow talented students to achieve their full potential. The School has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to keep its pupils engaged and interested throughout their time at Habs. It achieves this through the attendance of high-profile speakers and a strong investment in co-curricular activities such as sporting events and school trips, all supported by an array of extensive modern facilities.

Teaching staff

The members of the School's teaching staff are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and reflect the diversity within Habs. All are well qualified and have strong subject knowledge with a deep sense of commitment to the welfare of the boys and to help them achieve their very best. There is a strong sense of community within the common rooms, which are harmonious and dynamic places where staff work hard in a collaborative and purposeful atmosphere. There is a growing international dimension to the work of staff with regular visits overseas and links with the best schools across the globe.



Support for staff at every stage of their career is exceptional, with one of the foremost and forward-thinking professional development plans in the country. Pedagogy and teacher development takes a collaborative approach which is both voluntary and open-minded. Many teaching staff attend Learning Lunches where their peers will demonstrate new developments or ideas with which they have been experimenting. In addition, teachers can request specific training which is often run in well attended Twilight Training sessions at the end of a school day. The School operates an 'open door' approach with teachers regularly observing and learning from each other.



To find out more about teaching and learning at Haberdashers', view our video here: https://vimeo.com/260062004

ISI report

"The School fulfils its aim to provide an outstanding educational experience and enable pupils to perform to the highest level of their ability. Pupils make excellent progress and demonstrate exceptional achievement in their levels of attainment and co-curricular activities."



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