Job Title: Sports & Activity Coach
Location: Schools/Community Venues/Office
Reports to: Operations Manager
Working hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, evening and weekend work will be required.
Salary: £24,785 per annum depending on experience
We are looking to recruit to a quick time frame, interviews will be offered as applications are submitted. This post may be removed before the deadline if a successful candidate is appointed.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Purpose
We are looking for an enthusiastic and responsible Sports & Activity Coach to provide a fun and safe sporting experience for young people. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing basic sports strategies, scheduling team practices and games, and quality delivery of activities that ensure all participants get an enjoyable and high-quality experience.
You will have extensive experience of working with young people, knowledge of basic sports strategies, and good communication skills. Epic requires all our staff to adhere to the high standards that is demonstrated across the team to ensure all young people enjoy and engage in uplifting sporting experiences.
Level of Contact with Children and Young People
The responsibilities of the post require the post-holder to have substantial, unsupervised and daily contact with children, young people and their families and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check.
Main Responsibilities:
● To work as part of a project delivery team to create fun, inspiring and meaningful projects to children and young people.
● Ensuring that participants train and perform to a high standard of health and safety at all times
● To develop and lead school, afterschool and community activities.
● Act as a positive role model at all times, assisting in the creation of a constructive and fun environment, encouraging the active participation and motivation of the young people in your care.
● Identifying needs and planning and implementing suitable training programmes.
● Build relationships with local agencies to enable effective delivery of projects.
● Support or contribute to promotional materials to raise awareness of the provision through parent groups, assembly’s, classroom drops, websites, social media, taster sessions etc.
● Ensure that all paperwork is completed for each session in a timely and accurate manner, to the standards required and outlined in the procedures.
● Provide targeted support to identified vulnerable children and young people, enabling them to develop emotional resilience and access local provision, make good choices and identify positive pathways.
● In conjunction with other partners, support future apprentices, young leaders and mentors engaged with Epic, enabling them to enhance their confidence and skills in working with children and to become their role models in the area.
● Attend and participate in relevant meetings, training and performance development sessions, as and when required.
● Collect monies and keep accurate records in accordance with Epics procedures.
● Act as an ambassador for Epic Partners at all times, by actively promoting Epic and our values, aims and services within the local community, especially with regards to equal opportunities and safeguarding children/young people.
● Undertake any other duties as requested by your line manager.
Skills
You will need the following:
- The ability to quickly develop successful working relationships with people from different backgrounds and with varying levels of sporting ability
- A desire to help other people succeed
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Team building ability
- Enthusiasm, flexibility, and patience
- Awareness of equality and diversity issues, including those related to sport and disability
- Motivational skills and an understanding of the psychology that underpins successful competition, particularly at senior coaching levels
- Organisational skills
- A strong interest in maintaining professional skills and knowledge.
Epic’s Community Coaching roles require the ability and enthusiasm to work with both small and large groups of children. Epic Partners is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and Safeguarding qualification is required for this role.
Other Organisational Responsibilities:
● To be aware of and comply with Epic’s policies and procedures.
● To ensure that relevant risk management and safeguarding arrangements are in place, are always followed and adhered to.
● To ensure that good practice and equal opportunity principles are complied with and promoted in accordance with Epic’s values and Diversity/Equal Opportunities Policy.
● To conform to health and safety legal requirements in accordance with Epic’s policies and procedures.
● To ensure legal, ethical and professional boundaries when working with children, young people and adults.
● To ensure that a high level of confidentiality is maintained in all aspects of working with children, young people and their families.
● To take ownership and develop a learning plan and review this with the Epic Line Manager to ensure reflection and development of own practice.
The successful candidate will be able to drive and have access to own transport and carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post.
These duties are intended as a guide and operational requirements may necessitate the employee performing other duties not included in this job description.
I hereby confirm that I have read and understood this job description and agree to comply with the content therein.
Experience
Organising/leading programmes of activity.
Delivery on school and community sites.
Development experience.
Sports specific coaching, teaching or both.
Awareness of community and curricula needs.
Mentoring experience.
Supervisory experience.
Special knowledge
Good understanding of sports equity issues.
An understanding of player pathways.
An understanding of the education sector.
An understanding of community sport and Long Term Development.
An understanding of school/club links.
An understanding of the role of local authorities.
Qualifications
NGB Level 2 coaching qualification.
NGB Level 3.
Plus other NGB awards.
Training
Safeguarding and child protection training.
First aid qualification.
Personal circumstances
Clean driving licence.
Ability to work unsociable hours.
Car owner/driver.
Disposition/Attitude
Confident outgoing, good communicator.
Ability to communicate well.
Good interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to form good working relationships.
Ability to motivate others.
Patience and empathy with beneficiaries.
Able to organise time.
Confident in addressing large groups.
Willingness to work with different partners.
Practical and intellectual skills
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
Able to deliver in a variety and range of environments.
Able to deliver across ability ranges from foundation to excellence.
Computer awareness.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: £24,500.00-£25,000.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
