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About The Role

South Derbyshire Active Communities and Health Team are looking to recruit a highly motivated Active Communities and Health Coordinator to support various projects across the District of South Derbyshire.

The role is for 37 hours on a one-year fixed term contract and will include daytime and evening hours subject to the demands of the service.

The role will be responsible for the coordination, delivery & monitoring of high-quality support and intervention programmes to a variety of audiences across South Derbyshire.

You will lead on the coordination and delivery of Sports Mentoring, providing one to one mentoring sessions to young people aged 11-16 who have been referred into the programme for reasons such as poor school attainment or attendance, involvement with anti-social behaviour or poor mental health, using sport and physical activity as a vehicle for change.

You will also lead on the coordination and delivery of Active Futures, providing group and one to one support to 16-66-year-olds who are unemployed. Active Futures supports individuals to get active, boost confidence and gain employability skills over a 6-week period. This will involve working with partners, those referred and physical activity and training deliverers to boost self-confidence, general mood, skills and work preparedness.

Additionally, you will be supporting the roll out of community-based Exercise by Referral (EbR). EbR is a physical activity initiative to support those with long term health conditions aged 19+ to get physically active, which is currently delivered in our Leisure Centres. We wish to expand the offer to provide supportive and accessible physical activity in a community setting throughout the district. This role will be responsible for developing and delivering these sessions, as well as managing referrals into the scheme to enable access and meet targets.

Due to the nature of this role, the post holder will have experience of delivering to young people and adults with complex needs, health conditions and behavioural issues and experience of coordinating, delivering and reporting on externally funded projects in line with Service Level Agreements.

This role will also support South Derbyshire District Councilâ??s extensive range of community-based programmes within the Active Communities and Health Team.

Further Information

The full details and guidelines are available on www.southderbyshire.gov.uk/about-us/jobs-and-volunteering/jobs-and-careers - To apply complete the online application form. 

Should you have any difficulties accessing this, please contact HR on 01283 595789 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Laura Winter, Principal Active Communities and Health Officer at Laura.Winter@southderbyshire.gov.uk or phone 01283 595873. 

Provisional interview date: Tuesday 5th August 2025 

We are looking for applicants committed to equal opportunities, diversity and good customer care to ensure our customers receive an excellent service

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.

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Closing date: 27th July 2025