Athletics Coach — Vidya Niketan Opening — Vidya Niketan, Kolkata
Vidya NiketanKey facts
- Role
- Athletics Coach — Vidya Niketan
- School
- Vidya Niketan
- City
- Kolkata
- State
- West Bengal
- Board
- CISCE
- School type
- Day School
- Employment type
- Part Time
- Salary
- ₹2.6L – ₹3.9L per year
- Experience
- 3–6 years
- Posted
- 18 Jun 2026
- Closing date
- 18 Aug 2026
Job description
Overview
Vidya Niketan, a CISCE school in Kolkata, is hiring a Athletics Coach.
Key responsibilities:
- Plan training sessions and conditioning programmes
- Coach students for inter-school tournaments
- Maintain equipment and safety standards
- Identify and develop young talent
Requirements:
- 2-6 years of relevant experience
- Certification in the sport from a recognised body; coaching experience preferred
About the school: VIDYA NIKETAN - A luminous bright name among the English Medium Schools of Kolkata. The Institution aspires to prepare our young ones to be tomorrow's citizens, well equipped morally, intellectually, culturally and physically to play their respective roles both in individual and collective lives. The Institution provides not only textual education but also providing the students with the ideas so that they can sharpen their skills for the development of body, mind and soul. It organises educational tour, celebrates Independence Day, Children's Day, Teachers' Day, Tagore's Birthday, Vivekananda's Birthday etc. to infuse a spirit of cultural among its students. It also provides the play way method to teach the toddlers. Having all such facilities available here a child who is a learner in the school is bound to say that he is proud to be associated with the school.
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About Vidya Niketan
VIDYA NIKETAN - A luminous bright name among the English Medium Schools of Kolkata. The Institution aspires to prepare our young ones to be tomorrow's citizens, well equipped morally, intellectually, culturally and physically to play their respective roles both in individual and collective lives. The Institution provides not only textual education but also providing the students with the ideas so that they can sharpen their skills for the development of body, mind and soul. It organises educational tour, celebrates Independence Day, Children's Day, Teachers' Day, Tagore's Birthday, Vivekananda's Birthday etc. to infuse a spirit of cultural among its students. It also provides the play way method to teach the toddlers. Having all such facilities available here a child who is a learner in the school is bound to say that he is proud to be associated with the school.
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