The Tennis for All Development Coordinator is a community tennis role responsible for coordinating, developing, and delivering accessible tennis opportunities across local communities. This includes the school’s tennis programme, estate and outreach programme, and leading the implementation and growth of the Barclays Free Park Tennis programme across eight community tennis sites. The successful individual will also play a key role in the wider coordination of the Tennis for All programme.
The postholder will ensure high-quality, inclusive community tennis delivery that increases participation, particularly amongst children and young people, women and girls, ethnically diverse communities, disadvantaged or inactive people, and people with disabilities. The role combines community programme coordination, administration, partnership working, and direct delivery to create meaningful and lasting impact through tennis.
The postholder will be responsible for:
Schools Programme Coordination & Delivery (Community Tennis Focus)
- Coordinating all aspects of the Tennis for All community tennis schools programme, including scheduling, bookings, communication with schools, and delivery planning
- Acting as the main point of contact for partner schools, teachers and school sport leads, strengthening links between schools and local community tennis opportunities
- Supporting and, where required, directly delivering high-quality, inclusive community tennis sessions in primary and secondary school settings
- Ensuring clear and effective transition pathways from school-based tennis into community, park and club tennis provision
- Managing registers, attendance data, feedback and reporting requirements linked to schools delivery
- Acting as the main point of contact for school programme funders, completing all required data collection and reporting
Barclays Free Park Tennis – Programme Implementation
- Leading the implementation of Barclays Free Park Tennis across 8 community park tennis sites
- Coordinating session timetables, activator deployment, equipment and site logistics to support accessible community tennis delivery
- Supporting and monitoring on-court delivery to ensure consistency, quality and inclusivity across all community sessions
- Working closely with Tennis for All management and delivery teams to grow community participation and retain players within local tennis pathways
Programme Development & Partnership Working
- Establishing and maintaining strong partnerships with schools, local authorities, and community organisations to strengthen community tennis provision
- Supporting the development of new, inclusive participation opportunities linked to schools and community tennis programmes
- Working collaboratively with the wider Access to Sports team to integrate Tennis for All within broader community sport and physical activity programmes
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Implementing effective monitoring and evaluation processes across all community tennis programmes, including schools and park delivery
- Collecting, managing and analysing participation data and outcomes (quantitative and qualitative) to evidence community impact
- Producing regular reports for internal use and external stakeholders, including funders and partners
- Supporting the capture of case studies, participant feedback, photos, video and digital content to showcase the impact of community tennis initiatives
Staffing, Volunteers & Workforce Support
- Supporting the coordination and supervision of coaches, volunteers, community activators and sessional staff delivering community tennis activities
- Assisting with the recruitment and onboarding of new coaches and volunteers to support community delivery
- Supporting coach education and activator training opportunities in collaboration with the Coach Education Coordinator
Additional Tasks
- Attending community events, school events and outreach activities to promote community tennis opportunities
- Supporting holiday programmes and inclusive community tennis events where required
- Providing internal updates and reports on programme delivery
- Undertaking training and CPD relevant to community sports development and tennis
- Keeping up to date with best practice in community tennis and inclusive sports development
Regulatory & Legal Compliance
- Working with the Chief Executive and Tennis for All Manager to ensure all legal and regulatory requirements are met, including health & safety, safeguarding, data protection and equal opportunities
- Ensuring all staff and volunteers promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Following statutory safeguarding guidance and local child protection procedures
- Sharing information appropriately with partner agencies in line with legislation and organisational policy
Functional Support
- Contributing to organisational functions including programme administration, reporting, record keeping and data management
Other Duties
- It should be noted that the above list of principal duties and responsibilities is not necessarily a complete statement of the duties of the post. The list of duties and responsibilities as a guide and may not cover all aspects of the role and as such additional duties may be required from time-to-time that are not identified above. These shall be appropriate to the nature, grade and demands of the job.
Person Specification
The person specification is a picture of skills, knowledge and experience required to carry out the job and will also be used in the short-listing and interview process for this post.
You should demonstrate on your application form how you meet the following criteria.
Job Requirements; skills, knowledge and experience
Essential (E) Desirable (D)
Knowledge
Knowledge
- Understanding of barriers and motivations affecting participation in sport and physical activity in inner-city communities (E)
- Awareness of issues faced by communities experiencing disadvantage and inequality (E)
- Knowledge of school sport environments and curriculum / enrichment delivery (E)
- Knowledge of community tennis development and participation pathways (E)
- Understanding of monitoring, evaluation and impact reporting methods (D)
- Ability to work effectively with schools, local authorities, sports organisations and community groups (E)
- LTA Level 2 Tennis Coaching qualification or equivalent (E)
- Valid LTA Accreditation (E)
Experience
- Significant experience of working successfully in a leadership role with different groups of people. (E)
- Experience leading a variety of both adult and junior tennis coaching sessions, both on court and/or in community settings. (E)
- Experience delivering sessions with individuals identifying as having a SEND/Mental Health Conditions or would be willing to undergo CPD for appropriate delivery (D)
- Experience of coordinating and/or leading service delivery and achieving targets. (E)
- Experience of producing high quality and impactful reports using a variety of methods: presentations, written, video or social media. (D)
- Significant experience and knowledge of community sports development, and current initiatives relevant to tennis and/or sports development. (E)
- A proven track record of directly leading programmes of sports/youth activities in a range of inner-city settings. (E)
Qualities and Competence
Demonstrate qualities including:
Leadership: creates and communicates a compelling vision in a way that motivates others to achieve it (E)
Managing performance: sets clear goals and expectations follows progress against goals. (E)
Managing resources: allocating time and resources efficiently and effectively. (E)
Clear Communication: expressing clearly and effectively when speaking and/or writing to individuals or groups and an ability to engage effectively with partners, staff and stakeholders. (E)
Enthusiasm and Commitment: demonstrating a passion and commitment to developing sporting opportunity and a commitment to meeting the objectives of the Access to Sports project. (E)
Drive for results: defining work in terms of results and pursues success with energy and drive. (E)
Problem solving: generating creative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities. (E)
Valuing Diversity: demonstrating a genuine respect and commitment to cultural diversity. (E)
Interpersonal skills: building constructive and effective relationships inside and outside the organisation. (E)
Organisation/Project management: following logical approaches to completing work and translating strategies into step-by-step plans for action whilst monitoring work progress to completion. (E)
Other
- Demonstrate commitment to The Access to Sports Project’s Safeguarding and Child protection, Equal Opportunities Policy and work to promote safeguarding and Equality of Opportunity in their work. (E)
- An understanding of and commitment to the Health and Safety requirements for the post. (E)
- Appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. (E)
Pay: £19,294.00-£23,152.00 per year
Work Location: In person
