The Ministry for Education and Sport (MES) would like to remind all interested applicants that it has zero tolerance policy towards any form of child abuse. MES adheres to S.L. 327.546 (Recruitment, Initial Training and Continuous Professional Development of Personnel and Protection of Minors in Compulsory Education Regulations 2016) in its recruitment process.

1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Education and Sport (MES) invites applications for the position of part-time Coach within the Ministry for Education and Sport for the following areas:

3.1. Part-time Coach shall work on a part-time basis for a maximum of twenty (20) hours per week which will be determined prior to the beginning of the scholastic year, depending on the number of applicants who would have applied to attend the courses and/or any exigencies which may arise/change from time to time.

3.2. A part-time Coach shall be paid at the rate of €20 per hour according to the number of lessons/work assigned plus pro-rata bonuses (mid-year and Christmas) and income supplement. The remuneration is inclusive of preparation, contact time and any other related duties.

4. The job duties for the position of part-time Coach may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.

5.1. By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:

The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.

The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation.  Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.

In addition applicants must be:

ii. able to communicate in the Maltese and/or English languages in order to sufficiently and adequately carry out the duties applied for; and

iii. has a Sports emergency first aid certificate or equivalent; and

iv. in possession of any two (2) Advanced Level and any four (4) Ordinary Levels subjects or a recognised full qualification at MQF Level 4 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits, or equivalent *; and

*A recognised qualification comparable to 120 ECTS credits, as applicable, is only accepted subject to an MQRIC formal recognition statement being submitted with the application (subject to the provisions of clause 5.4 of the General Provisions document).

Apart from satisfying the above clauses 5.1 (i) to (iv), those applying to coach Strength and Conditioning are also required to:

v. have a minimum of four (4) years experience as a physical fitness coach.

Apart from satisfying the above clauses 5.1 (i) to (iv), those applying to coach Rythmic Gymnastics are also required to:

vi. have a minimum of four (4) years experience as a gymnastics coach; or 

vii. have proof of competing.

Short courses leading to awards, as distinct from qualifications, do not have the required number of ECTS credits at the respective MQF level and, hence, will not be considered for eligibility purposes.

5.2. (i) Candidates who have not yet formally obtained or are not yet approved for the qualification specified in paragraph 5.1  or else as indicated in paragraph 3.1 of the general provisions https://peopleandstandards.gov.mt/media/PDFs/Resourcing/GenProvs/GeneralProvisions_ENG.pdf will still be considered provided that they submit evidence that they are in the final phase of their course leading to such qualification. Appointees must obtain, or be approved, for the award of such qualification​ within one year of their appointment date. If this stipulated deadline for the attainment of such said minimum qualification is not met, the appointment will be, for this reason, revoked.

(ii) Furthermore, candidates who are currently following a recognised programme of study at a higher MQF level than that requested above will also be considered.  Such candidates are to submit evidence that they have successfully completed the necessary ECTS credits, or equivalent, and attained the required MQF level, by the closing time and date of the call for applications. Prospective applicants should note the requirement to produce MQRIC recognition statements in respect of their qualifications from MQRIC or other designated authorities, as applicable, as per provisions applicable to this call for applications (see link below).